Ever wondered why South American Country Cuba has the largest numbers of classic cars in the world?

The reason is this:
After the Cuban Revolution in 1959, Fidel Castro ,the then-President of Cuba, banned the importation of US-made cars and their mechanical parts .

Till today, over 60,000 pre-1959 cars, which were part of the over 125,000 wealthy Americans abandoned cars , still ply the streets of Cuba.







More than half of these old-school American cars, that includes brands like Cadillacs ,Oldsmobile, Chevrolet, Buick , Ford and Chrysler, were from the 1950s. The remaining were from the 1940s and 1930s and they are mostly passed down from generation to generation.



Since the Cubans weren't permitted to buy cars,they were forced to devise special parts to maintain these classic cars for more than 50 years .Most of them still retain their original parts while others have been modified with parts from a different brands ,like a Peugeot diesel engine in a 1956 Cadillac.

Russian-made boxy Ladas, Chinese Geelys, Citroens and Nissans are some of the other brands found on Cuban roads.



Right now, Fidel’s brother and former President , Raul Castro,has abolished the need for permission to buy a foreign-made cars - Which means they are now free to buy new or used vehicles ,if they can afford it.

The Cuban government have also legalized the purchase and sale of used pre-1959 classic cars - which is good news to the present owners and to the car collectors.

https://autojosh.com/cuba-has-the-largest-number-of-classic-cars-in-the-world-see-the-reason-why/

True...quite a number of ‘em were featured in the Fast and Furious 8.

No wonder "fate of the furious" was filmed in Havana.


Dom Toretto my man.

Cuba, home to classic low riders and vintage Aston Martins.

I've got mad love for classic cars. Those cars got real class. I wanna use one on my wedding day

Nice

Sure, classic cars with engines of other vehicles. When embargo was placed by US against Fidel Castro-led Cuba.


Car - wise, they are stuck in the past.

Wow

Buhari sef

I find vintage cars very fashionable! Can't wait to have the cash to gift me one of those.

Most of them are used as taxis for tourists

Nice

Cuba's own na old cars...Nigeria own na old leaders.

Reminds me of fast a d furious

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classic cars with good road but nigeria classic road with good car

Those set of old cars? Abeq where's Dubai jarey


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classic cars with parts of other vehicles. SMH

unbelievable

Cuba am on my way

The shock absorbers of most classic cars will not survive on Nigerian roads

Interestingly interesting......

braveboy64:
classic cars with good road but nigeria classic road with good car

calling Nigerian roads classic is an insult to the word classic. Our roads are bad, worse, worst!

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See that young hustler in the last pics

Fidel castro. These are men

There are Leaders and THERE are Leaders..


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