Why Cuba has so many vintage cars?

In many parts of the world, classic car owners have a distinctive vibe. They drive around in their lovingly-maintained vehicle with a look that says, “Yes – I'm cool. read more

Raúl Castro, Fidel’s brother, has abolished the need for permission to purchase a foreign-made car. This is the first time the ban has been relaxed since its implementation after the 1959 Cuban revolution. So now, Cuban consumers can purchase more modern vehicles—if they can pay the hefty price. read more

I have not yet traveled to Cuba, but what I learned from TV documentary and periodicals, is that they offered good and delicious food, have nice beaches, rum, cigars, and of course the Detroit cars of the ’50s like: Pontiac, Olds, Mercury Comet, Ford Fairlane, F Galaxie, Chevrolet Impala, Chevy II, Mustang;two birds): Thunderbird and Falcon; Kaiser, Nash, Hudson, Dodge Dart, Plymouth Barracuda, Studebaker, and more. read more

Being the USA one of the largest car producers and being very difficult and expensive to bring cars from other places, such as from the former Soviet Union, very few new cars arrived to the island for more than 50 years and thus the only cars that were there before the embargo, were and mostly are still today the cars that transit Cuba"s streets.. read more