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540k+ mile 64' comet w/ original owner
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Damkid
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540k+ mile 64' comet w/ original owner
06-30-2009, 05:59 PM
I got this in an e-mail and thought it was neat, the lady is 89 years old and bought the Comet when it was new and has over 540,000 miles on it!!! still the original engine too!!
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Romancing the Road: 90-Year-Old Uses Lifetime Warranties to Keep Car Running Over 500,000 Miles For Free! | Growing BolderŪ
http://growingbolder.com/media/technology/vehicles/romancing-the-road-259598.html
Rachel Veitch is 89 years old and has 540,000 miles on her 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente, which she has kept running with lifetime warranties.
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06-30-2009, 06:11 PM
that is amazing, i just helped a buddy restor a 1964 comet cyclone with a 289 hi-pro, but it is getting a 347 stroker soon and has the factory 4 spd.
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