Talk about getting bang for your buck. Long Island native Irv Gordon purchased a cherry red Volvo back in 1966, and, he's been driving it ever since. Gordon now holds the Guinness World Record for the most miles driven by a single owner in a non-commercial vehicle. That record gets his some press. 
 
 "The car every once in a while gets put into a magazine or into a newspaper. Every once in a while somebody takes an interest in it. And when I'm driving down the highway people go by and they honk and they put their thumbs up as they go by or stick their camera out the car and take a picture of me driving along. It's kind of a nice feeling. If I stop for gas some place or I stop for a cup of coffee people will pull up next to me and ask about the car and was that the car they saw in a magazine and how's the car doing and so on and so on and its terrific. Before you know it, you've got new friends all over the country." 
 
 And Gordon takes his car on his travels. He's driven his car all over Europe and Australia: 
 
 "When I brought the car to Sweden, I asked if there was any rush to bring the car home and they said 'no,' so I drove the car to the UK and Denmark, and Germany and France and Holland. I have friends in a couple of those places and I stopped off to see them. Because of the car, I got invited to go to Australia and drive, not my car, but the oldest Volvo in Australia from Perth to a town called Geelong which is about the distance between Los Angeles and Atlanta, Georgia. So I got a chance to drive across the outback all because of my car," he recalls. 
 
 However, Gordon says he's just a simple guy, who likes to drive his car. 
 
 "I was a middle school science teacher - I knew a little bit about mechanics, after 46 years I know my car pretty well," he says. "I just try to keep it presentable. It's a road car it's not a show car, but it's a pretty car. Who wants to drive a car with dents all in it, so I do my best to keep it neat." 
 
 How has Gordon kept his car for so long? He says it's all about maintenance. 
 
 "It's a piece of machinery. It can't service itself, it can't take care of itself, so it depends on your ability to drive and drive properly and the service you give the car. If you treat it right, it will last for a very, very long time. It's a lot cheaper to maintain a car than it is to buy a car. So here's a perfect example. I've done the best I can to keep the car running properly and it seems to work." 
 
 Gordon is traveling to Alaska to drive his three millionth mile. He thinks his car is up to the task. 
 
 "I drive the car all year round. I have snow tires on the car right now. I didn't know what I was gonna experience up here in Anchorage, but I'm ready for it. I drive the car all winter long, all summer long, I don't have a garage, the car sits outside, it's been outside for 47 years and I live a half a block from the ocean." ||||| Way back in 1966, Irv Gordon bought a red P1800 Volvo. His requirements for a car were that it be reliable and dependable. As soon as he hopped into the driver’s seat, he put the pedal to the metal and drove. 
 
 “I bought my Volvo P1800 on a Friday and immediately fell in love,” Gordon told MarketWatch. “I couldn’t stop driving the car. It was a holiday weekend, and I brought the car back to the dealership the following Monday for its 1,500-mile service.” 
 
 In ten years, Gordon had logged 500,000 thanks to his 125-mile round-trip daily commute and dedication to vehicle maintenance. 
 
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 Over the years, the car has proved reliable and dependable. This month, Gordon clocked the car’s 3 millionth mile and was awarded the world record for the greatest ever recorded mileage by a single owner of a vehicle by the Guinness Book of World Records. He claimed the same award back in 2002 when the car’s odometer hit 2 million miles. 
 
 To mark the occasion, the 74-year-old Long Island native and retired science teacher drove the record-setting mile on Alaska’s Seward Highway. 
 
 Video footage of Gordon’s milestone moment can be viewed later this week at 3MillionReasons.com. 
 
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 Credit: Getty Images ||||| 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.To reach three million miles, Gordon drove from his home in Patchogue, N.Y., to Alaska. He has now visited 49 US States, nine countries, and every providence in Canada -- all in the Volvo he bought new in 1966.Already, Gordon holds the Guinness Book of World Records mark for the most miles driven in a vehicle by a single owner. Guinness was on hand to certify the new record.The Volvo is still in great shape and working order, and he still drives it. In his 47 years of ownership Gordon has been in 11 collisions, and eaten at 800 Waffle Houses in his Volvo. Recently, he took the Volvo on a road trip from Canada to Michigan to Kansas City and back to his home in New York, through some extreme weather."I just drove it through flood warnings, tornado warnings and ran into 105 degree heat in Kansas City," he said.Gordon started out trying to buy American cars , but was dissatisfied with the quality. Two Chevrolet convertibles in the space of a few years had nothing but engine and electrical problems. He couldn't get the dealerships to address the problems and he was soon fed up. He knew he needed to find a reliable vehicle to get him to his job, a 125 mile daily round trip for the new schoolteacher. GM wouldn't stand behind their car, I just needed something reliable," said Gordon "I was tired of arriving at work on the back of a flatbed."A friend directed him towards foreign cars, so Gordon headed to a Volvo dealership to test drive a convertible On that June day in 1966, a love affair began."Back then there were less rules, so the dealer just handed me the keys," he said. "I had so much fun I drove it for three hours."At $4,150 the new 1966 Volvo P1800 cost him about a year's salary. After trading in his Chevy and borrowing some money from his parents, he was on the road. He now has had a lifelong love of Volvo cars. Volvo gifted him a new vehicle when he hit his first million, and he drove it 460,000 miles. He also received a new Volvo when he hit 2 million miles. That car currently has over 116,000 miles on the odometer."I love my Volvo. Usually when you see people getting out of their cars on long road trips, they're stretching and aching. I don't. I feel really comfortable in my little car," Gordon said. He should know. To reach 3 million miles Gordon has driven over 60,000 hours at an average speed of 50 mph.His story is now the focus of Volvo's Three Million Reasons campaign , which follows his travels. Their interactive map shows he is already a master of road trips."I use a GPS for local addresses," he said. "But I know most of the roads by heart."Like fellow high-milers Hugh and Tammy Pennington, who still drive their Silverado 3500 HD after 1.2 million miles , Gordon says the secret to his Volvo's longevity is regular TLC and maintenance."I just read the owners manual. I figured, they built it, they wrote the book on it, so they know how to take care of it." he said. By replacing hoses and belts and keeping up on oil changes Gordon has kept his car running, and plans to keep driving it as long as it runs.He suggests taking a few minutes to look under the hood each week, use one brand of oil and keep your car clean by washing it once a week. Most of all, start with a car you like."Take the time to take care of your car. You expect it to start every time and be there for you, return the favor." ||||| The seed for this crawl was a list of every host in the Wayback Machine 
 
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– When Irv Gordon, 74, had driven his 1966 Volvo P1800 1.69 million miles, he set a record; now, he's made a new mark in the Guinness Book. The Long Island man has as of Sept. 17 driven the car 3 million miles, the highest mileage in history by a single driver in one vehicle, Discovery reports. He hit the milestone on the Seward Highway in Alaska—leaving Hawaii as the only state he has never visited in the car—to celebrate. Gordon says in a press release: "I never had a goal to get to 1 million, to 2 million. I just enjoyed driving and experiencing life through my Volvo," whether he was making his 125-mile round-trip commute or exploring Europe. To put the feat in perspective: That's like driving from New York to LA, and back, 537 times. That's not the only neat number attached to the car. AOL Autos reports that it's also been to nine countries, stopped at 800 Waffle Houses, driven in 105-degree heat in Kansas City, and been in 11 accidents in its 47 years. The former middle-school science teacher, who makes sure to keep his vehicle in top condition, tells MyFoxPhilly.com that his car has started to develop celebrity status. "If I stop for gas some place or I stop for a cup of coffee, people will pull up next to me and ask about the car. Before you know it, you've got new friends all over the country." Not to mention your own website at Volvo, which also gave him a new vehicle for each of his 1 million and 2 million milestones. Those cars currently have 460,000 and 116,000 on the odometer, respectively. (Click for the story of another wild Guinness record.)