Volvo P1800 S with 5 million kilometers

The Volvo P1800 is one of the most iconic cars from the Swedish brand. Mainly due to the role in the TV series "Saint". However, now, thanks to Irving Gordon, this car can also be associated with reliability. The American drove almost 5 million kilometers on it.

The story of an American teacher and a Volvo convertible began on June 30, 1966. At one time, Gordon purchased this car at a Swedish brand car dealership for $ 4150. Although this amount seems small now, in those years it was equal to the annual salary of a 25-year-old person.

Gordon, now 72, has kept his car to this day and continues to use it every day. This car is easy to recognize, because instead of license plates, “MILNMILER” is written on the bumpers, and the current mileage of the car is also indicated on the front side. At the moment, the mileage is exactly 2 miles. How did he manage to achieve such an impressive result?

According to Gordon, travel is his passion. His Volvo has already traveled the roads of all American states, and the annual mileage is from 80 to 100. miles. He covered the first million miles in 1 years, and after another 21 years, Gordon intends to overcome the mark of 15 million miles and set a Guinness world record. Interestingly, the previous record of 3 million also belongs to him and was set in 2. Currently, the distance covered by the Volvo P2002 S corresponds to 1800 circles of the globe.

The car still has the original engine, although it has been overhauled twice.