I got married a little less than a year ago. I didn't have time or money for a honeymoon then. We got married on a Monday evening. I took Monday and Tuesday off and was back at work on Wednesday. Anyway, we are members of the Early Ford V8 Club which has an outstanding bi-monthly magazine. My (now) wife noticed a notice for a national meet in New Zealand and jokingly suggested we go there for our honeymoon. Long story short (shorter??) we did.

We spent two weeks in NZ. The first was the V8 meet and the second week we went on our own. I'm reporting on the first week. The Kiwi folks in the V8 club were wonderfully friendly. Every day the host club made sure we had an old car back seat to ride in to the club events. We met a lot of great people. Anyway, I'll stop rambling and get to the pictures. I'll stick to posting mostly truck pictures since this is a truck forum. If you want to see more you can view them here.















This panel was particularly interesting since the body looks coach-built

 

Here are a few gratuitous New Zealand scenery pictures.







And last but not least, photographic evidence that the gods favor 53 Ford hartops

 

Great pictures, thanks for sharing.

 

Fred you were on a honeymoon and had time for old cars??? Young people sure have different priorities these days. LOL
Great pics hope you had a terrific time. A pic of the bride that supports this hobby is in order!!!

 

Every car & truck as beautiful as the last & next. I don't know what I expected, but I didn't realize the quantity and quality of the perfectly restored vintage Fords that N.Z. has to offer. Thank you for sharing your Honeymoon pics with us, I really enjoyed them. Oh and congratulations on you Marriage.

 

Looks like a great meet! and beautiful scenery. If that 40 panel was handbuilt, it was surely done well!

 

Thanks for those wonderful pictures. Quite nice to see an old vehicle with the hood in the correct position, closed. Very nice story, the way you were treated.

 

I know this is a truck forum, but one of my Mom's pen pals that we stayed with there had a mint condition 71 Torino.

 

Thanks for the photos Fred. Some beautiful vehicles and equally beautiful scenery. Sounds like you had a wonderful time and made some lasting friendships. Again, congratulations!
Thanks again, Mark

 

Fred,

Congratulations on finally getting to go on your belated honeymoon trip, and thanks for sharing some of your beautiful pictures with all of us. Who knew NZ's natural beauty could be enhanced by so many exceptionally restored Fords. I of course especially liked the red panel.

Blessings as you and your wife begin year 2 of your journey together!

Jim

 

I found people to be very friendly there. If they realized you were a traveler they often would invite us in for tea. I was there 3 weeks and only stayed in a motel once. Other than that we stayed with people all over the north island

 

Thanks to everyone for your encouraging replies.

As requested, last spring at our wedding next to the 53 sedan:

 

Great pics! Sounds like you had fun.
I would love to get down to visit OZ/NZ someday....

 

Great pics sounds like you had fun and you picked a winner for a bride. Congrats