Always fancied a P 1800 ES:A 1966 Volvo 1800S owned by Irv Gordon of East Patchogue, New York, USA has the Guinness world record for highest mileage in the same vehicle he has been driving for more than 40 years. It had covered in excess of 2,219,751 miles (3,572,342 kilometres) by March 2004, and passed the 2,600,000 mile mark (4,184,294 kilometres) by October 2007.[3][4][5] As of November, 2009, the car is at 2.7 million miles and the owner is now targeting the three million mile mark.[6]
He has driven about 26,000 of those miles outside of the U.S., in Canada and Mexico, as well as in Europe. "In Sweden, we drove to Volvo's global headquarters to see where the P1800 was born", Gordon said.
On April 2, 2002, Gordon and his 1800S were guests on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, after reaching the two million milestone.
They called it the "Fiskebilen" in Sweden (The Fish Car) as they thought it looked like a fish
The guy I worked for had a P1800, didn't reckon it as a sports car but as the perfect long distance cruiser. The gearstick amused him, like something out of a tractor.
Wasn't aware that Jensen made the first 600.
(I'm rather keen on all American cars to be honest)
