Mhlawumbi sele ulazi ibali lika-Irv Gordon, unjingalwazi waseMelika owahamba malunga neekhilomitha ezizizigidi ezi-5 nowakhe. IVolvo P1800 . Namhlanje iindaba esikuzisela zona zezinye zezo singafuni ukwabelana nabanye ngazo: U-Irv Gordon, intloko yepetroli ngentliziyo nangomphefumlo, usweleke eneminyaka engama-77 ubudala. Ezi ndaba zaqinisekiswa kwiphepha labalandeli be-globetrotter, elicaphula iposi likaFacebook kwintombi ka-Irv Gordon.
U-Irv waduma ngokwenza into enye sonke esiyithandayo: ukuqhuba. Ukuqokelela nje imayile emva kwekhilomitha kwiVolvo yakhe kumzuzele udumo, indawo kwiRekhodi yeHlabathi yeGuinness kwaye, okona kubaluleke kakhulu, iiyure kunye neeyure zokuqhuba ulonwabo.
U-Irv wathenga iVolvo P1800 yakhe entsha ngoJuni ka-1966. Ngelo xesha injongo yakhe yayikukufumana imoto ethembekileyo njengoko iimoto zakhe ezimbini zangaphambili (iChevrolet Corvairs ezimbini) zazimnike iingxaki kwaye u-Irv wayefuna imoto eyayiza kumvumela ukuba enze lo msebenzi. indlela yokusebenzela ekhaya (malunga ne-200 km yonke imihla) ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka okanye intloko ebuhlungu.
Kwaye iikhilomitha zaqokelelana
Emva kokuba ethenge iVolvo Irv akazange ayeke ukuyikhwela. Wathi akufika malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-400 000 engakhange enze naluphi na uhlobo lolungiso olukhulu (kuphela ukulungiswa okuqhelekileyo) wabhalela iVolvo, eyavuyisana naye. Wathi akugqiba malunga nesigidi esi-1 kunye nama-600 amawaka eekhilomitha (isigidi seekhilomitha) iVolvo yamnika i-780 Coupe, awayiqhubela kwiikhilomitha ezingama-725,000 waza wayithengisa.
Bhalisa kwincwadana yethu apha
Ngeli xesha, iikhilomitha kwi-P1800 zazisanda kwaye i-Irv iphumelele irekhodi le-Guinness ngokufikelela kwizigidi ezi-2 kunye neekhilomitha ezingama-720,000. Malunga nesigidi seekhilomitha kamva u-Irv wagqiba ekubeni injini yakhiwe ngokutsha (nokuba bekungeyomfuneko). Ngo-2002 i-P1800 yafikelela kwizigidi ezi-3 kunye neekhilomitha ezili-200 zamawaka kwaye iVolvo yanika enye imoto, ngeli xesha iC70.
Irv Gordon"Ndiza kuyiqhuba le moto de kungabikho nto iseleyo kum - ngelo xesha imoto kufuneka ijikeleze. Ikwimo engcono kunam."
Ngo-2009 i-P1800 yayidinga uqhaqho-fakelo lwe-injini (eyokuqala yayiphulukana noxinzelelo). Endleleni, kwakusafuneka afumane umsebenzi wentsimbi, njengoko umqeshwa ongakhathali kangako kwezothutho eziya kwi-SEMA wonakalisa iVolvo ehambayo. Uhlaziyo lokugqibela lweekhilomitha kwi-P1800 bekungoMeyi kulo nyaka xa iVolvo yafikelela kumgama ozizigidi ezi-5 zeekhilomitha.