93-year-old Rachel Veitch Has Driven Her Mercury Comet Caliente 567,000 Miles in 48 Years

Above: GrowingBolder.com did a video report about Rachel Veitch back in 2007, when the car only had 540,000 miles on the odometer.

National Public Radio—93-year-old Rachel Veitch has pampered her beloved 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente, a car she calls “The Chariot,” for nearly five decades and 567,000 miles.

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The “misty yellow” Chariot, which cost just under $3,300, still has her original engine. The air conditioner’s also original. Chariot has outlasted the “lifetime guarantees” on three sets of shocks, eight mufflers and 18 batteries.