Joshua Rhett Miller, for Fox News:
After 576,000 miles — or more than a trip to the moon and back — in the same 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente, [Rachel Veitch] the 93-year-old Orlando grandmother is stepping on the brakes due to age-related macular degeneration in both eyes. She realized her vision had completely failed her in early March after running a “bald-faced red light,” Veitch told FoxNews.com.
She’s taken meticulous care of the car since she bought it new in 1964, but won’t give it to a family member, fearing they won’t take care of it as well as she has. She’s amenable to selling it to late night talk show host and car collector Jay Leno, however.