Carros de Cuba

[NutmegCT]

Some wonderful old American cars here:

And Buena Vista Social Club too!

 

[aeronca65t]

I wonder if that 300 SL Gullwing wreck is real?

 

[PC]

Don't see any reason why not. Before the revolution Cuba was a playground for the rich and frivolous.

 

[JPSmit]

It's really not all that - it has admittedly been a few years since I have been, but, while there are cool old (mostly 40's & 50's American iron) the island was really full of Lada's & Nissans. One of the curious things about the island is that almost every multi national already does business there - and has for years. we were drinking coke from Cancun & Miller from Holland.

What is interesting is David Soul has been leading a process to have Ernest Hemingway's New Yorker - interesting because everything has to go through the UK

https://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/Video-Hutch-restores-Ernest-Hemingway-Chrysler-2013-04-04

https://www.haverhillecho.co.uk/new...nd-ernest-hemingway-s-long-lost-car-1-6359554

 

[HealeyRick]

There are at least two bugeyes there:

This is the story behind what I believe is the same Gullwing: https://www.thiseuropeanlife.com/2012/12/chasing-cuban-gullwing.html

 

[aeronca65t]

Rick:

Thanks for that link at the end about the Gullwing. Very, very interesting!

 

[HealeyRick]

Given the value of the Gullwing, I'm surprised it hasn't already found its way out of Cuba or been "appropriated" by some government official.

 

[coldplugs]

Interesting racing history there. I can remember seeing magazine articles about Casner's Camarodi team racing there in the late fifties w/ Moss driving a Birdcage Maserati. Also, does anyone else remember the Fangio kidnapping? I'm sure Google would dredge up plenty on interesting material.