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Comet Owner Drives Half a Million Miles

A Spunky Grandma and Her '64 Caliente
Posted July 1 2009 06:39 AM by MustangMan 
Filed under: Editorials, Ford Mid-size

A '64 Comet Caliente and its Original Owner

This is an inspiring story for all of us "car people" who get it. Check out the video link in our blog.


Rachel Veitch, a 90-year-old licensed driver in Orlando, Florida has a love affair with her car (and our country!). Her '64 Comet Caliente has outlasted three husbands, over a dozen batteries, a half a dozen shock absorbers, countless oil changes, and almost 600,000 miles on the original engine and all driven by her! She even recently completed a 3,000 mile trip on her own to her 70th high school reunion!

Our hats are off to Rachel for living the dream, keeping her "Chariot" alive and well, and truly showing what it's like to be an American.

And a note of thanks to reader Frank Vorderbruggen for emailing us the info! Check out the video link and we hope you enjoy Rachel's story as much as we did.

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