Man Sets World Record, Drives Car 3 Million Miles

New Yorker Irv Gordon hit his three million mile mark on his 1966 Volvo this week continuing his place in the Guinness Book of World Records as the driver with the most miles driven in one car by a single owner. Full Story: The odometer on Irv Gordon's 1966 Volvo P1800 clocked three-million miles to solidify his place in the Guinness Book of World Records on Tuesday. He holds the record for the most miles driven by a single owner of a vehicle. Gordon bought his red Volvo on June 30, 1966 and has been driving it ever since. [Irv Gordon, Owner of 1966 Volvo P1800]: "The day I first bought the car I picked it up on a Friday night and started driving around town and showing it off to all of my friends and local pubs and wherever else. And just kept expanding my ride and before I knew it, I was up in New Jersey and up in Connecticut and went back to my college in Massachusetts." He said the qualifications he was looking for in a car was simple: reliability and dependability. [Irv Gordon, Owner of 1966 Volvo P1800]: "I was very happy when I figured I got a car that's going to be reliable and dependable, and well I am still driving it today." On March 27, 2002, Gordon was awarded the Guinness Book of World Records for the greatest ever recorded mileage for a car when he hit two-million miles. In just over 11 years, Gordon was able to add another million to his odometer. He reached three-million miles on Tuesday (September 17, 2013) in Alaska. For more news and videos visit ☛ http://ntd.tv Follow us on Twitter ☛ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision Add us on Facebook ☛ http://on.fb.me/s5KV2C

Comments

1. Ok this is really cool , but who funded his cost of living and fuel while all this was going on . traveling that much where did he work and maintain this lifestyle ???
2. Reliability and dependability; aren't they kind of same thing? Unless by dependability he means durability (lasts a long time).
3. wow. That's great this guy is getting the full potential of his car. I have an 01 ws6 trans am with 174,000 I hope I have it a long time.
4. vinyl i would say none old volvo engine and transmission last forever if you serveice them. Engine oil and filter once a year and gearbox oild every 5 years and valve adjustment every 10 years in a p1800 and it will run for ever. The only enemys to old volvos is rust
5. How many engine and transmission rebuilds though? Any car could do that really.
6. you have alot of wasted typing falling on deaf ears, I'm the only one watching... but I am watching you PAT!
7. One of the rare occasions where a car has become more valuable by having a large odometer reading!
8. Yes, well, you can have a car 40 years and barely drive it- many senior citizens' weekend cruiser cars are that old but only have 80,000 miles on it.
9. The Volvo P-1800 was a great car! I had one...=)
10. It's a Volvo.
11. A lot of burnt gas to make a stupid record :(