An iconic moment for a local pickup truck. A Jacksonville man has now crossed the million-mile mark on his old GMC pickup truck.

Virgil Danese’s daughter recorded the event and posted it on TikTok. The video has garnered several hundred thousand views.

Today, my dad’s truck rolled over 1 million miles! We have been waiting for this for a long time! This truck has handled the test of time like a boss. My dad has been through so much in this old thing. I hope GMC sees this and is proud of what they have made!! #1million #gmc #sonoma #truck @GMC

News4JAX spoke with Danese, who said he purchased the truck new in 1997 for $12,000.

“Third engine,” said Danese. “Only 1 transmission replacement and that was at 800,000 miles.”

Danese added when he purchased the vehicle, he got a lifetime warra

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