00R Bets That You Do Not Know Which 1960s Car Has Hit 2.8 Million Miles - Find Out HERE

You have to admit, this is pretty cool.

A driving freak who recently celebrated his 70th birthday, Irv Gordon, has turned over another clock as well. His 1966 Volvo P1800 has hit over 2.8 million miles. In 1998, he claimed a record in the Guiness Book Of World Records with 1.69 million miles on the odo.

Here's the kicker: the P1800 still boasts the same engine, radio, axles and transmission.

Talk about some serious life out of the car!

Would you have guessed a vehicle with this kind of longevity would be a Volvo?

The driver of the highest mileage vehicle on the road turns 70 years old today (it's longevity day here on Drive On, if you haven't noticed) and Volvo is helping him celebrate.

Irv Gordon's red 1966 Volvo P1800 has 2.8 million miles on it, and the septuaganarian says he wants to reach 3 million miles by his 73rd birthday.

"Three million miles is an iron clad number that I'd like to think sits right up there with DiMaggio's consecutive game hitting streak," Gordon said. "Who's going to beat that? No one...

[Source: USAToday's Drive On]

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cdoke - 7/19/2010 1:50:57 PM

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"00R Bets That You Do Not Know Which 1960s Car Has Hit 2.8 Million Miles"

...and I will bet that probably 60% of the people on here already know about Irv and his Volvo. Your surprise on the subject shows something about you that really isn't very complimentary. I won't use the word "provincial" as I find that to be one of the more unsophisiticated and hebetudinous asininities uttered by uneducated narrow-minded urbanites.

Agent00R - 7/19/2010 2:23:54 PM

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[Yawn]

Are you done, yet?

We'll see in the results of the comments, I guess.

By the way, pls. put your dictionary down when writing a comment. Thx.

cdoke - 7/19/2010 2:57:19 PM

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No dictionary required on my part, sorry. I do admit I get a little more florid with the insults.

KZ258 - 7/19/2010 10:10:56 PM

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i already knew this through AOL autos. pretty late on the subject, oo1

lock - 7/19/2010 2:55:21 PM

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Id be happy if my Volvo lasts half that time.

tottibas - 7/20/2010 3:14:18 AM

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00R good post. I liked reading about this little fact. Good to see a car can last that long!!
Stop being so arrogant people (emphasis on CDOKE, you a$$) !!! jesus christ!

cdoke - 7/20/2010 5:26:21 PM

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Tottibas,

You are entitled to whatever opinion of me you want. I am actually a very nice person, although I admit that on occasion I am a bit intellectually tyrannical.

Agent63 - 7/20/2010 6:13:41 AM

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Truly impressive

85bmw745i - 7/23/2010 2:43:16 AM

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To bad cars are not built like that now. Older European and Japanese cars would last forever.