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Gordon purchased his Volvo P1800S in June 1966 from Volvoville, a dealership in Huntersville, New York. [1] [2] He had owned two new Chevrolet Corvair models, but was dissatisfied with their reliability. [2] At the time, Gordon's daily commute was around 125 mi (201 km). [1] [2]
The Volvo P1800 (pronounced eighteen-hundred) is a 2+2, front-engine, rear-drive sports car manufactured and marketed by Volvo Cars between 1961 and 1973. Originally a coupé (1961–1972), it was also offered in a shooting brake configuration toward the end of its production (1972–1973).
Volvo B20, rear 3/4 view The 2-litre B20 is a bored-out B18 introduced in 1969, with its bore diameter enlarged to 88.9 mm (3.5 in) and a displacement of 1,986 cc (121.2 cu in). The design is virtually identical to the earlier B18, thus most parts are functionally interchangeable, albeit with running changes to the manufacture and design of ...
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Many non-commercial vehicles (both auto and truck) have exceeded 1,000,000 miles (1,600,000 km). For instance, in 2013, East Patchogue, New York resident Irv Gordon (1940-2018) had accumulated 3,000,000 miles (4,800,000 km) in his 1966 Volvo P1800. The car had amassed 3,200,000 miles (5,100,000 km) by Gordon's death on 15 November 2018. [9]
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The following is a List of Volvo passenger cars indexed by year of ... 1944–1966: PV444/544: Small family car: 1946–1950 ... P1800: Sports car: 1966–1974: 140 ...
Greatest mileage ever recorded by a car (3.2 million miles by a 1966 Volvo P-1800S) [38] 10 10: 10 Gm: 18 Gm Approximately one light-minute: 10 11: 100 Gm: 150 Gm 1 astronomical unit (au); mean distance between Earth and Sun 10 12: 1 terameter (Tm) 1.3 Tm Optical diameter of Betelgeuse: 1.4 Tm Orbital distance of Saturn from Sun 2 Tm