Volvo owner Irv Gordon, who drove 3.2M miles in his P1800, has died
Irv Gordon was perhaps the world's most famous Volvo owner.
Irv Gordon was perhaps the world's most famous Volvo owner.
While we were seated at our desks like good worker bees yesterday, Irv Gordon was continuing his assault on the record books. Gordon, if you recall, is the original owner of a red 1966 Volvo P1800 (owner and car shown above), and yesterday, Volvo says the coupe's odometer clocked its three-millionth mile. The miracle mile occurred on the Sewa
AOL Autos has been following Irv Gordon and his journey to three million miles in his 1966 Volvo P1800 for a while. Today he announced that he is within 50 miles of his goal and plans to reach it sometime today.
Although we haven't heard from Irv Gordon has his almost-three-million-mile 1966 Volvo P1800 in a while, we can't help but think of him for this story. Starting next month, Volvo will be launching the Volvo Heritage Club to distinguish owners ce
If you've been following these pages for a while, you may remember Irv Gordon and his 1966 Volvo P1800. The duo have found their way onto these pages twice before: first back in 2007 when the machine cruised past 2.6 million miles and then again in 2011 when the machine picked up <
Irv Gordon and his Volvo P1800 – Click above for high-res image gallery