'64 Mercury w/ 576,000 miles!!! Cool story!

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'64 Mercury w/ 576,000 miles!!! Cool story!

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Perhaps someone has already posted this but I thought it was worth repeating. This lady is 93 and decided to stop driving because of her fading eyesight and like us, is SO proud of her classic ride! Check it out... http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/93 ... 07316.html
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Re: '64 Mercury w/ 576,000 miles!!! Cool story!

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That is just amazing, but you know Quality is job 1.
This should be made in a commercial.
Thanks for posting , I enjoyed it.
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Re: '64 Mercury w/ 576,000 miles!!! Cool story!

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I saw this yesterday. I hope that car is preserved somewhere in a museum in running condition.
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I saw that on the news Just a nice story. God bless that young lady
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