INTERVIEW
Swedish coupe stands the test of time
We have heard of high mileage cars before, but Irv Gordon’s Volvo P1800 goes way beyond that, writes Lerato Matebese
More than 5-million kilometres travelled, only two engines rebuilt and one owner since new. Meet Irv Gordon, a former school teacher based in New York in the US who has owned a Volvo P1800 for the past 50 years which has rewritten the rulebooks of high mileage cars. To find out from the man himself, we decided to touch base with 76-year-old Gordon during his recent visit to SA to get a better insight on this feat. Gordon regaled us with a candid story on how he acquired his Swedish coupe back in 1966. He owned two Chevrolets prior to that, which both broke down — the second one just as he left the dealership. That proved the final straw in Gordon’s ownership of that brand. A friend of his at the time owned a Volvo sedan and was rather happy with its reliability and performance, so he advised Gordon to sample one of the brand’s models. Of course, switching brands has never been an easy thing to do, but Gordon says he took the plunge and sampled the red Volvo P1800, which was retailin...
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