Cuba: A Bridge Between Cultures - Old Cars

Old Cars in Cuba

January 22 - February 2, 2013

Since the Cuban Revolution of 1959 the United States and others have imposed hefty embargos on Cuba. Hence the Cubans have not been able to import any American cars since that date. This left Cuba with a large collection of American and some European cars dating from the late 1930s up through 1959. The Cuban people have been very ingenious in the ways they have kept those cars running. Some have newer gasoline or diesel engines gleaned from other imported cars. Watching the traffic was like being in a “Time Warp” that took us back to the 1950s. Many of these cars are used as taxis, both private and government. Here are a few examples.

That's it for now. Grace and Paul