Nearly 600,000 Miles Later
06/30/09 - Amazing
“Rachel Veitch, who’s 90 years old, bought her last car in 1964. Forty-five years and 558,000 miles later, the Mercury Comet Caliente she calls “Chariot” is still on the road. So what’s the secret for keeping a car running for more than a half-million miles? Just taking care of it. “I was never a destructive child,” said Veitch, a retired nurse from east Orlando who works as an office volunteer for the Orlando Police Department several days a week. “I still have the first doll I was ever given. I’ve taken care of most everything I’ve ever had, except for husbands.” How many husbands? She holds up three fingers. “I’ll tell you something: This little Chariot has never lied to me, never cheated on me, and I can always depend on it.” w/ video
