What’s it take to get 1, 2 or even 3 million miles on your car?
I’ve seen lots of pieces written about our Irv Gordon and his almost 3 million mile Volvo but this one has some really good tips about how to get to 3 million. As a side note about how not to get there, a good friend’s father died this summer. Tom took his dad’s Jeep wagon and [...]
Irv Gordon’s Summer Vacation
I think only long haul truckers get more annual mileage than Irv, maybe. Irv’s summer vacations are more about attending Concourse shows, club events around the U.S. and Canada and visiting our retailers, than about sitting on the veranda sipping sweet ice tea. Oh yes, almost forgot, he’s heading to Australia (without his trusty red P1800) to [...]
Little Bit of Sweden in Kansas
Volvo Club of America’s annual clan gathering was held in Lindsborg, KS this year. There are only a few ways to get there: Constoga wagon (245), Sunday go to church Surry (850 T5R in Yellow), or modern Chariott (S60 R-Design) and a 737. I chose the latter. Lindsborg is between Witchita and Salina, in the heart [...]
UPDATE: Irv Gordon on History Channel/Nova January 26
UPDATE: Irv’s PBS special has aired, and I’ve never seen Irv look so good. Amazing what HD did for him! Irv … you looked marvelous. ‘Never means NEVER’ for anyone asking, even Duane. Through chuckles, Irv told me: “When the engine rebuild was finished, I went Duane’s shop to pick it up and it wouldn’t [...]
Irv Gordon (2.850 million miles on his Volvo) makes PBS Nova
I can tell you, Irv gets more interview coverage than just about anyone here at Volvo. I know he does at least two interviews a week with TV, print, or radio. He and his Volvo will, in couple of years, reach 3 million miles. He probably knows every good food stop in America. Don’t miss [...]
Irv Gordon’s newest friend
The day before last week’s Open House in Rockleigh, Stephen Jacoby, our new CEO of Volvo Cars, Sweden (and rest of our Volvo world) came by to meet with employees. “I spent years working to take market share away from Volvo as head of VW group US. Now I am going to work on taking [...]
Video of Irv Gordon
Irv just sent this over. Josh Max, good guy and one rather good musician.
Iron Man Irv Turns 70, Sets 3 Million Mile Goal
Happy birthday to our most famous and enduring brand ambassador, Irv Gordon of East Patchogue, Long Island. Irv turns 70 today, an honorable achievement for anyone. But, with Irv, it’s always about big numbers. He’s driven more than 2.8 million miles in his 1966 Volvo P1800. And, today, on the big 7-0, he’s affirming his [...]
Durability
We have two hard core corporate values: Safety and Quality. Used to be we called out Durability as a separate core value, but in reality it should have always been part of Quality. So to make life simpler for me (ok, a whole bunch of me’s) we added it to Quality. What does durability mean? [...]
Irv Gordon is heading to France
Irv has almost 2.8 million miles on his ’66 P1800. The last engine rebuild was at 600,000 miles and then last summer at about 2.7 million. There’s some darn tough Swedish iron in that engine. He has been invited to France for their annual Volvo club event. Too bad the car is staying here. It’s [...]
