Elderly couple travel everywhere in 100 year old car
After retiring, couple Dirk and Trudy Regter bought a 100-year-old car to travel around the world.
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Dutch couple Dirk and Trudy Regte traveled around the world in a vintage Ford Model T for three years and raised $43,000 for charity.
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Although it has been in operation for more than 100 years, the Ford Model T still accompanies the Dutch couple across rivers and deserts on their journey through Asia, Europe, Africa, America and Australia.
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Retired architect Dirk Regter bought a Ford Model T in 1997 and used it to travel around the world.
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In 2012, they traveled across Africa, covering more than 24,000 km in 6 months.
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In 2014, the Dutch couple drove their vintage car 26,000 km through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil in South America.
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The retired couple also crossed the desert to visit Las Vegas in Nevada, USA.
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To date, Trudy Regter and her husband have driven 80,000 km around the world in vintage cars.
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The Ford Model T was mass produced with 15 million units between 1908 and 1927.
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Couple Dirk and Trudy Regte on the road in Peru.
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A vintage car carrying a retired couple crosses a river in Ethiopia.
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During their journey around the world, the Dutch couple's car occasionally had problems and needed repairs.
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A car needed to be towed after colliding with another car in Australia.
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Explore the wildlife in Kenya.
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Couple Dirk and Trudy Regte come face to face with wild elephants in Botswana.
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