 NPC - 2.7mm mile `66 Volvo P1800 on NOVA Science Now, also as seen in HS&E |
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| Tom_T |
 Mar 15 2012, 01:16 PM
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I saw a leading segment on NOVA Science Now on PBS about the red 1966 Volvo P1800 owned by the NY former school teacher OO that he's driven 2.7+ mm miles*, & is in the Guinness Book for it. Look for it on your local PBS channel.
Yup - that's 27 times turned over on it's 5 digit odometer like our 914s have! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) It was also featured in Hemmings Sports & Exotics last year IIRC. Interesting but not an in depth car guy/gal coverage, but nice to see old cars getting some wider "cred"! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) *EDIT: The abbreviation above of "mm" or "MM" is from Roman Numerals for 1000x1000 = 1,000,000 or million. So that's 2,700,000+ miles as of the show, 2,500,000+ miles as of the HS&E article linked below. |
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| SirAndy |
Mar 15 2012, 01:39 PM
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| Tom_T |
Mar 15 2012, 01:49 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Mar 15 2012, 12:39 PM)  mm = abbrev. for million used for dollars in our spreadsheets, financial analysis, etc. for 40+ years. News journalists tend to use M instead, so use whichever works in your mind! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) However, I understand your confusion coming from the land of mm's! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) PS - It's actually & technically "MM" - from Roman Numerals for 1000x1000, but IMHO & that of most doing such financials & proformas use lower case so it doesn't visually overwhelm the data presentation. Sorry to corn-fuse the readers out there! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) |
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Tom_T NPC - 2.7mm mile `66 Volvo P1800 on NOVA Science Now Mar 15 2012, 01:16 PM
Tom_T Here's a link to the HS&E article for thos... Mar 15 2012, 01:26 PM
DBCooper
It's actually & technically "MM... Mar 15 2012, 05:43 PM
Tom_T
It's actually & technically "MM... Mar 15 2012, 06:01 PM worn
What's a mm mile???
2.7 Millimeter Miles? ... Mar 18 2012, 09:09 AM Tom_T
[quote name='Tom_T' post='1646435' date='Mar 15 2... Mar 19 2012, 02:25 PM bembry always liked the P1800 Mar 18 2012, 01:35 AM 914pwer this is from when Volvo was volvo and saab was Saa... Mar 18 2012, 05:16 AM |
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