A million + miles on an un-touched engine, transmission and rear end is really impressive. No excuses for NOT driving your classic Chevy!

http://www.superchevy.com/features/camaro/sucp_0807_1970_ss350_camaro/restoration.html

it's not "untouched".. i believe that it mentions an engine rebuild or two in the magazine article.
but still- 1,000,000 miles is impressive. Chevy should give her one of the first 2010 Camaros just because..
hey- if Al Bundy can get offered a brand new Viper for driving his Duster 1,000,000 miles- which he would have gotten if he'd set the parking brake- then why can't this lady get a new Camaro?

Cool story...Here's the video version I watched a few days ago...

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6968273&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1

I read about a 70 Impala that had gone waaaay over a million miles by the time it was about 15 years old.
This was in the early 80s, the owner was a salesman,
3 engines and trannys
2 rear ends
and one frame replacement

Car still might be out there somewhere

oh, how does a car read 104,000 on the odometer when there are only 5 mile wheels??

Would someone local to that car PLEASE steal those wheels & replace them with something, anything else??? :D

oh, how does a car read 104,000 on the odometer when there are only 5 mile wheels??


Ah, it all makes sence now, she was reading the tenths column, too. Hey I asked the lot guy to get me the milage off a car I just worked on and he came back with 1,050,117. Ummmm, it only goes to six figures there, junior. Do you mean 105,011 and seven tenths maybe?

He had absolutely no idea why the last number was red.

it's not "untouched".. i believe that it mentions an engine rebuild or two in the magazine article.

:noway: Read it again. Original engine, trans, and rearend. 3000 mile oil changes. Funny noises = trip to mechanic. :cool:

"No excuses for NOT driving your classic Chevy!"-- I'll give you one, ROAD SALT. :D

LK

What's road salt?! :p

What's road salt?! :p

Come up and see me sometime, I'll show ya!!:D

That's some serious mileage for a classic I think my dad has 700,000+ miles on his 1978 El Camino with no rebuilds all original.:yes:

"No excuses for NOT driving your classic Chevy!"-- I'll give you one, ROAD SALT. :D

LK
I grew up in Western Pennsylvania, the heart of the rust belt. Yes, most cars that were driven year round did not survive ten years, but there were some that did.

An old Polish nieghbor of mine bought a 65 malibu 4 door brand new. Nice man, but couldn't speak a word of English. After working in the coal mines for many years, he was finally able to buy his first new car, a 1965 Chevrolet!. He had the underneath Z-barted twice before he picked it up. Every winter, he removed as many of the outer trim parts as he could, like wheelhouse mouldings and didn't put them back on until spring. I think he covered the holes with roofing tar or something. The factory wheels and hubcaps would be removed for the extra set of winter rolling stock stored in the basement.

Every fall he would ready his Malibu for the up-coming winter by pouring and squirting 50 wt motor oil inside the 1/4 panels, doors that had holes drilled for this purpose, and inside the front fenders. he used to keep a coat of thick wax on the bottom of the body panels. The car looked like hell in the winter, but cleaned up great every spring!

When I went home a few years ago, the old man had passed, but the beige 65 Malibu was still there, rust free and looking good with original paint. I have no idea how many miles were on the car, probably less than 150,000, but still looked very usable. I shoulda tried to buy it but has since dissapeared.

It CAN be done!

I read about a 70 Impala that had gone waaaay over a million miles by the time it was about 15 years old.
This was in the early 80s, the owner was a salesman,
3 engines and trannys
2 rear ends
and one frame replacement

Funny thing, I own a 70 impala. I bought it in 1985 and used it as a daily driver and service vehicle for years, it had 95K on the odo when I bought it and personally rolled it twice and now it's showing 80K
3 engine rebuilds (fresh right now) 2 trannys and one rear end, numerous brake jobs, and a lifetime midas exhaust system. Poor 'ol girl is getting a much needed restoration right now.
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/385383/70Sportcpe.jpg
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/385383/0130081911.jpg

In this part of the country that car would've turned into a pile of rust before it even had chance to hit 50,000 miles.

road salt is that crazy stuff that turns northern fenders into flopping pieces of metal on the side of cars.

Come up and see me sometime, I'll show ya!!:D
Are you Mae West?;)

I think she got taken on the repaint.

I personally don't think the car's engine or trans would last a million miles without serious work. The line when she says any little noise and I take it for repairs could mean engine overhaul, tranny rebuild etc. I worked on taxis in the 70's and the most we got out of a small block was about 700,00 and that was one driver. Usually about 400k and the engine would be burning oil and need to be pulled. A million miles in 20 years is 500 miles a week. Seems like a lot of driving.

I personally don't think the car's engine or trans would last a million miles without serious work. The line when she says any little noise and I take it for repairs could mean engine overhaul, tranny rebuild etc. I worked on taxis in the 70's and the most we got out of a small block was about 700,00 and that was one driver. Usually about 400k and the engine would be burning oil and need to be pulled. A million miles in 20 years is 500 miles a week. Seems like a lot of driving.
I believe that is 38 years, not 20.
Ron

With proper by-the-book maintenance, anything can happen. I did three 2000 hour tune-ups in the past couple years on a 3508 Cat generator that had 42,000 hours on it at last count, and was still running great. The key is religious oil change and maintenance practices. It was not using oil, didn't have any major leaks, nothing. Original turbo cartridges even. :thumbsup: FWIW, the recommended top end overhaul is at 10K hours, with a complete overhaul at 20k hours. Impressive. Not common, but still impressive. :thumbsup:

I grew up in Western Pennsylvania, the heart of the rust belt. Yes, most cars that were driven year round did not survive ten years, but there were some that did.

An old Polish nieghbor of mine bought a 65 malibu 4 door brand new. Nice man, but couldn't speak a word of English. After working in the coal mines for many years, he was finally able to buy his first new car, a 1965 Chevrolet!. He had the underneath Z-barted twice before he picked it up. Every winter, he removed as many of the outer trim parts as he could, like wheelhouse mouldings and didn't put them back on until spring. I think he covered the holes with roofing tar or something. The factory wheels and hubcaps would be removed for the extra set of winter rolling stock stored in the basement.

Every fall he would ready his Malibu for the up-coming winter by pouring and squirting 50 wt motor oil inside the 1/4 panels, doors that had holes drilled for this purpose, and inside the front fenders. he used to keep a coat of thick wax on the bottom of the body panels. The car looked like hell in the winter, but cleaned up great every spring!

When I went home a few years ago, the old man had passed, but the beige 65 Malibu was still there, rust free and looking good with original paint. I have no idea how many miles were on the car, probably less than 150,000, but still looked very usable. I shoulda tried to buy it but has since dissapeared.

It CAN be done!

I can totally relate. When I was growing up we lived in PA for 4 years and OH for another 4 and any vehicle over 5 or 6 years old was a complete mess. Most of the older Chevys that were 10+ YEARS OLD didn't even have quarter panels anymmore. They still ran fine but they sure looked like P's O S.

Weird license plate... "arrive alive" anybody notice that?

i dont know if anyone has posted or seen this but i thought it was pretty interesting. I know we have talked about high mileage cars before and some that we even own, but i think this is pretty cool non-the-less...hope everyone enjoys!!!!


http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6968273&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1

Edit by mod: Merged to exsisting thread. Has a different linked story

It was:


http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=233428&highlight=million+miles