Irv Gordon'd million mile '66 P1800S Volvo

João Emílio S. C. Almeida (JESCA)

The Million Man Story: Irv Gordon and his '66 Volvo P1800S

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Irv bought his P1800S in 1966. Initially looking for the new Corvette, since the Volvo was 1000USD cheaper, Irv decided to try it. Bought the car on a friday; next monday morning was back for first 1500 miles oil change.

Everyone who met Irv say he is a very nice and friendly guy.

His car is completly original, having only a few parts replaced. The engine was rebuilt once around 680.000 miles. In 1987 achieved the 1.000.000 miles record!

Media Coverage

New York Times article: in the 8th Feb 2002 NY Times newspaper, an article devoted to Mr. Gordon says that on March 27th his P1800 will record two million miles when driving through Times Square during the Volvo's 75th anniversary celebration

USA Today:World Record

USA Today : Irv Gordon explains the Universe

MSN Brasil

Everyone can check how many miles actually Irv car has checking the Irv_O_Meter in the VCA website.
One message from Irv Gordon to Glenn Goodspeed here.
Last info: Irv Gordon 2002 European Vacation's misfortunes here (Sept. 25, 2002)

Most of the information in this page came from Kirk Houser's site. There is also available an Italian version.

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Irv bought his P1800S in 1966. Initially looking for the new Corvette, since the Volvo was 1000USD cheaper, Irv decided to try it. Bought the car on a friday; next monday morning was back for first 1500 miles oil change.
	Everyone who met Irv say he is a very nice and friendly guy.
His car is completly original, having only a few parts replaced. The engine was rebuilt once around 680.000 miles. In 1987 achieved the 1.000.000 miles record!
Media Coverage New York Times article: in the 8th Feb 2002 NY Times newspaper, an article devoted to Mr. Gordon says that on March 27th his P1800 will record two million miles when driving through Times Square during the Volvo's 75th anniversary celebration USA Today:World Record USA Today : Irv Gordon explains the Universe MSN Brasil
Everyone can check how many miles actually Irv car has checking the Irv_O_Meter in the VCA website. One message from Irv Gordon to Glenn Goodspeed here. Last info: Irv Gordon 2002 European Vacation's misfortunes here (Sept. 25, 2002) Most of the information in this page came from Kirk Houser's site. There is also available an Italian version.