Classic VW BuGs; 55 Year Old HoneyMoon Road Trip in a Vintage Beetle

From www.TravelandLeisure.com

Ivan and Beth Hodge will say goodbye to their beloved car, which will retire to a museum in New Zealand.

New Zealand couple Ivan and Beth Hodge kicked off their marriage 55 years ago by driving a Volkswagen Beetle across Europe for their honeymoon; 35 years later, they completed the same trip in the same car. Now, after releasing a book about their adventures, For Love and the Beetle, the duo is preparing to make one last tour in the vintage car—taking the month of March to once again drive across New Zealand.

“It’s such a lovely story. We just happen to be in the story,” Ivan, 82, told Travel + Leisure. “But it’s a great story of a marriage, life, grandchildren, and travel.”

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Last Updated: March 17th, 2016