Jun 18

One man’s Volvo with 3 million miles on the odometer

Classic Volvo’s are a thing of beauty and while it is not particularly rare to see a car from 1966 on the road today, it is quite rare to see one that is daily driven with 3,000,000 miles on it. Just take a second to let that sink in, 3 million miles….. I know people who get rid of cars every two years and people who think 100,000 miles is high mileage. It is not and Irv Gordon of Long Island is proving that.

volvo p1800

When Mr. Gordon purchased is 1966 volvo P1800 brand new he did not expect to break all the records for mileage but it turns out his love for the car, and love for seeing America has meant that year after year the miles kept adding up. Now as he approaches the 3 million mile mark Volvo has decide to run a campaign promoting his nearly fifty year 3 million mile journey.

Of course 3 million miles does not happen by accident. Gordon attributes his feat to his religious maintenance of the car, performed by experts and the care he has given the car over the years. The results speak for themselves.

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Jun 17

Vintage Drag Racing Photos

Any Vintage car photos are cool, but vintage drag racing photos are the coolest. The period modifications, great graphics, and cool styling make for a lot of fun. So when we get the chance to bring you some vintage pics I always try and take the opportunity. Today I got a presser from Mopar about a father son duo racing a vintage Dodge Challenger so I decided to hunt for some other pics I could use to show.

Challenger drag racer

Copyright Mopar

While our lead picture is a Dodge Challenger we have several others below after the jump. From rails, to funny cars, and even a gasser or two. We did another vintage drag racing post a while back you might want to check out.

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Jun 16

Sunday Commentary: The tale of the Superbirds in the bush

Another week has come and gone here at IG and as fortune is on our side we continue to grow despite a few snafus with our server. It is always humbling to see just how many people come and check out what we are doing and it is very appreciated. We have been at this a little over 18 months now and there have been a lot of ups and downs, some people said we’d never make it, and at times we wondered that our self but here we are in the heart of our second season of out hunting at car shows, events, races, and whatever we can find to attend. It’s been a blast and even though the rain caused the cancellation of all the events I had planned to attend this weekend I’m sure I can find something to write about.

Roadrunner Superbird

This week I posted on our Facebook page about two Superbirds hiding in some trees waiting to be restored. Well there is a story behind that so after the jump I’ll tell you what I know as well as do our normal week in review.
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Jun 15

The Chevy Cruze Diesel, little car big torque

With the announcement earlier this year that Chevy would bring a diesel version of it’s Cruze state side I got a little excited. You see I love diesel. Long gone are the days of loud, smokey, rattling diesel cars and in are the days high torque, plentiful horsepower, and high fuel economy. It is the best of all worlds. Not to mention the price of diesel where I live is actually less then gasoline right now. The Cruze is already and excellent car and the added torque and economy of a diesel is sure to only improve that. Needless to say I can’t wait to get my hands on one to road test.
Chevy Cruze TDI
The Cruze’s turbocharged 2.0L knocks out a respectable 151hp and 264lb-ft of torque. However the engine has an overboost feature that can be used temporarily under hard acceleration increasing the torque figure to 280lb-ft which is as much as a 350 Chevy small block made in the early 70s. That is no number to sneeze at. This takes the Cruze from 0-60 in 8.6 seconds which is nearly a half second faster then the VW Jetta TDI which is the Cruze’s chief competitor. This all translates to 46mpg which is pretty good. Certainly worth the added extra cost.

Plenty more pics after the jump.
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Jun 14

Players Classic @ Goodwood

Classic cars are our thing here at IG even though from time to time we bring new car news, what we really love to see are the old cars. We mainly stick to the American variety as that is what we have access to being headquartered out of the Midwest but sometimes we reach out to find some cool things of the imported variety. I stumbled across this video while hunting for something for Film Friday today. It’s a short video with lots of cool visuals of mainly German autos but there are some other sprinkled in there as well.

So if you have a few extra minutes hit the jump and check out a well put together of all the cool modified cars from The Player’s Classic at Goodwood.

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