At 93-years-old, Rachel Veitch has driven the same Mercury since 1964. But she has determined it is the close of the road. A week ago she told reporters her driving days are over.
Over 500,000 miles
The 48 year old Mercury Comet Caliente has been driven by 93 year old Florida resident Veitch for quite some time. It has over 576,000 miles on it, which is enough to get to the moon and back. She is calling it quits with driving now though since she has lost some vision and ran a red light earlier in the month.
In the spotlight for a time
Two years back, when the Chariot had racked up 559,000 miles, Veitch was briefly in the media spotlight, even appearing on the Tonight show with Jay Leno. At that time, the car-loving retired nurse told the press that the Chariot has outlasted three husbands, three sets of shock absorbers, eight mufflers and 18 batteries.
Veitch explained that she only went through one accident with the car, and it was a rear-end collision in 1980 where no one was hurt.
Immaculately kept
The Chariot cost Veitch $3,289 in the winter of 1964. She has kept it in immaculate condition and kept complete records of everything, maintenance-wise. Her devotion to the Chariot is no doubt the secret to its longevity.
Where will it go from here?
The true question is where the Chariot will go from here. Veitch is happy about putting it down to rest:
Veitch is going to let the vehicle be in a car show in July and then will ask for an offer from Leno.
Over 500,000 miles
The 48 year old Mercury Comet Caliente has been driven by 93 year old Florida resident Veitch for quite some time. It has over 576,000 miles on it, which is enough to get to the moon and back. She is calling it quits with driving now though since she has lost some vision and ran a red light earlier in the month.
In the spotlight for a time
Two years back, when the Chariot had racked up 559,000 miles, Veitch was briefly in the media spotlight, even appearing on the Tonight show with Jay Leno. At that time, the car-loving retired nurse told the press that the Chariot has outlasted three husbands, three sets of shock absorbers, eight mufflers and 18 batteries.
Veitch explained that she only went through one accident with the car, and it was a rear-end collision in 1980 where no one was hurt.
Immaculately kept
The Chariot cost Veitch $3,289 in the winter of 1964. She has kept it in immaculate condition and kept complete records of everything, maintenance-wise. Her devotion to the Chariot is no doubt the secret to its longevity.
Where will it go from here?
The true question is where the Chariot will go from here. Veitch is happy about putting it down to rest:
Veitch is going to let the vehicle be in a car show in July and then will ask for an offer from Leno.
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