BAY SHORE, N.Y. — It just keeps going, and going, and going. No, it’s not a battery. It’s Irvin Gordon’s 1966 Volvo P1800S.
Gordon’s small, red two-door has well more than 2 million miles on the odometer, the equivalent of nearly 1,176 times around the globe. The retired schoolteacher from Long Island hopes to reach the 3 million- mile mark by next year. He has 34,000 miles to go.
Gordon, 72, drives his Volvo everywhere. He has held the Guinness World Records mark for high-mileage vehicle since 2002.
“It’s just a car I enjoy driving,” he said.
He bought his beloved car June 30, 1966, for $4,150. He was 25. Gordon originally wanted the convertible Volvo with air conditioning, but it was too expensive. He paid extra to have an AM/FM radio, though.
“It was $10 extra, and at that time, $10 was a lot. But an AM/FM radio was a big deal,” he said.
It took him 21 years to reach the first million miles and 15 more years to reach 2 million. Gordon averages 85,000 to 100,000 miles per year. Most of his trips are for auto shows.
