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RayJohnson

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I was watching Chasing Classic Cars and Wayne was looking at a Volvo with 3.2 million miles that one guy put on it. (Guinness record)

So I looked up the story..

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cul...1800-obituary/

It says he hit 3 million miles in 2013, so being a 1966 that would be 47 years of an average 63,829 miles per year or 174.8 miles a day 7 days a week for 47 years.. Guy's a driving maniac.

Then I was thinking how long would that take driving, say at an average of 40 mph to log 3 million miles, I get 8.5 years 24/7 in the drivers seat.

Also in the story..

"At the million-mile mark, Volvo gave Gordon a brand-new 780 coupe, which he drove for 450,000 miles then sold" In his spare time .. :lol:
 

Those Volvo p1800's were amazing. He did have to replace and rebuild a lot of parts. A lot of cars could last much longer, but people give up too soon...I guess it's a throw away mentality that has been taught to us.

I'm working on a tractor right now that had a "Pretty" paint job, but was lacking in general maintenance. Some of these old tractors seem like they can last forever. I'm afraid that some of the newer tractors are going to be in the throw away category. I wonder what tractor has the highest verifiable hours on it ?
 
Over the years, he rebuilt the engine twice. The first time was at 680,000 milesthe dealer said the car didn't need it, but Gordon insisted.. :roll:
 
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