Here’s
A Close Look At Gordon's Volvo P1800 With Three Million Miles
Gordon may have departed, but his legendary car
lives on.
In September 2013, a red
1966 Volvo P1800 reached the 3-million-mile mark. It was owned
by Irv Gordon, which, for Volvo fans and P1800 devotees, was a legendary name.
He was the Guinness world record holder for highest vehicle mileage for
non-commercial use. By May 2018, Gordon had hit over 3.25 million miles with
his car but sadly, he passed
away a few months after.
The
record-holding P1800 is now under the ownership of Volvo and still being
driven, and Hagerty's latest video aims to take a closer look at the famed
classic in memory of its owner for over five decades.
This is the first time that this particular P1800
was driven by a person outside of Volvo, with
Hagerty's Magnus Walker doing the honor and conducting the interview. Talking
to the car's mechanic since the early 1980s, the video aims to know Gordon on a
personal level. Nino Gambino recounts his over 40 years of friendship with
Gordon, even recalling Irv's driving style and punctuality.
For the
uninitiated, Gordon's P1800 still has its original engine intact, with only two
engine rebuilds and two paint jobs since it rolled out of the factory back in
the '60s. It had a sticker price of $4,150 back then.
Thinking
about it, Gordon and his car had many memories in between them. Racked up miles
after miles, journey after journey, it is the best representation of a bond
between a man and his loyal steed.
The video
concluded with Walker's take on car ownership, and how cars should be driven
rather than be kept inside a garage waiting for their value to shoot up. For
what it's worth, we couldn't agree more.
Source: Motor One via Hagerty via YouTube
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