I had always thought 59 was the last year that American cars were available in Cuba. Amazing that they are able to keep them on the road. I wonder where the spare parts come from?
I read in a Smithsonian magazine that they fabricate a lot of parts on their own, and jerry-rig all kinds of different car parts on these cars.
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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
My friend that took these pics was talking to one of the guys down there and ur right they do whatever they can to make them run, he told me when they take of, nothing to see tons of smoke and running 2 3 4 or 5 cylinders. He said there are some very nice classics there but not many, as said above a lot of Buicks and 57 chevs.
I,ve seen a lot of these 50's cars also while I was in Cuba a couple of times. A lot of the cars that I saw, did not have the original gasoline engines anymore. Most were now running on diesel engines that were transplanted. Maybe it is easier for them to get diesel fuel and parts for diesel engines. But at any rate whether it had a diesel or a gas engine they all left clouds of smoke in their path. Also a lot of the body work has been patched and repatched over time. Some better than others.
