Record-breaking Volvo 1800
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Stumbled across this while browsing the internet. Might be a re-post and if anyone has an update would be good to know if he’s still running up the mileage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_P1800#Record-br...
A 1966 Volvo 1800S and its owner Irv Gordon of East Patchogue, New York, USA own the Guinness world record for highest mileage in the same vehicle he has been driving since 1966, He has driven about 26,000 of those miles outside of the U.S., in Canada and Mexico, as well as in Europe. "In Sweden, we drove to Volvo's global headquarters to see where the P1800 was born", Gordon said.
In 1987 he reached the one million miles mark.
In 1998 got registered by the Guinness Book of World Record with 1.69 million miles for the vehicle with the highest certified mileage driven by the original owner in non-commercial service.
In 2002 he reached the two million miles mark.
On April 2, 2002, Gordon and his 1800S were guests on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, after reaching the two million milestone.
In January 2011 Irv Gordon and his Volvo were featured on PBS's Nova scienceNow and in Hemmings Sports & Exotic Magazine in November 2011.
As of June 2013, the car had reached a little over 2,996,012 miles, VCNA launched an unprecedented PR campaign valuing the performance (volvocars.3millionreasons.com) and the car surpassed the 3 million miles mark in Alaska in September 2013.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_P1800#Record-br...
A 1966 Volvo 1800S and its owner Irv Gordon of East Patchogue, New York, USA own the Guinness world record for highest mileage in the same vehicle he has been driving since 1966, He has driven about 26,000 of those miles outside of the U.S., in Canada and Mexico, as well as in Europe. "In Sweden, we drove to Volvo's global headquarters to see where the P1800 was born", Gordon said.
In 1987 he reached the one million miles mark.
In 1998 got registered by the Guinness Book of World Record with 1.69 million miles for the vehicle with the highest certified mileage driven by the original owner in non-commercial service.
In 2002 he reached the two million miles mark.
On April 2, 2002, Gordon and his 1800S were guests on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, after reaching the two million milestone.
In January 2011 Irv Gordon and his Volvo were featured on PBS's Nova scienceNow and in Hemmings Sports & Exotic Magazine in November 2011.
As of June 2013, the car had reached a little over 2,996,012 miles, VCNA launched an unprecedented PR campaign valuing the performance (volvocars.3millionreasons.com) and the car surpassed the 3 million miles mark in Alaska in September 2013.
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