Man Goes for 3 Million Miles in a 1966 Volvo
When any motor vehicle reaches 100,000 or 200,000 miles there is cause for celebrations. But what about 1 million miles? How about 2 million? Doesn’t happen too often – but for one Volvo, we’re about to see 3 million! Irv Gordon is the driver of one 1966 Volvo P1800. A few years back he reached 2 million miles in his used car which is drives daily – you’d have to in order to get that many miles out of a car.
Ivr currently has 2.8 million miles on his ride. He recently turned 70 years old. He hopes to make it to 3 million miles by his 73rd birthday. Do the math: he will have to drive a minimum of 180 miles each day, every day. Seems insane, but he’s already made it further than Volvo and anyone else would ever thought he would.
Back in 1966, Irv purchased the car brand new. He managed 1500 miles in just the first two days. In 1998, when reaching 1.69 million miles, Irv entered the Guinness Book of World Records and has been beating himself ever since.
We wish Irv and the classic Volvo P1800 the best of luck, we hope to be writing about his 3 millionth mile in 3 years, if not sooner.
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