One careful owner

A 70 year-old driver from New York in the US has clocked record distances in his 1966 vintage Volvo. Owned from new the Volvo P1800 has clocked an incredible 4.8 million km (3 million miles). The man is an enthusiastic driver covering anything from 96,000-160,000km/year (60,000-100,000 miles/year) and not only in the US, but also in Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK.
September 24, 2013 Read time: 1 min
A 70 year-old driver from New York in the US has clocked record distances in his 1966 vintage Volvo. Owned from new the 2394 Volvo P1800 has clocked an incredible 4.8 million km (3 million miles). The man is an enthusiastic driver covering anything from 96,000-160,000km/year (60,000-100,000 miles/year) and not only in the US, but also in Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK. The engine has been rebuilt twice although the man claims that the car has always proven reliable.

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