by Jeff Glucker on Apr 15th 2011 at 2:28PM
Cuba has an interesting law when it comes to the purchasing and sale of
automobiles. While European and Asian cars can be imported, only
vehicles built before 1959 (the year of the Cuban Revolution) are
allowed to trade hands on the open market.
This means that Cuba's automotive landscape is filled with an excess of
classic American iron. It's a post-war plethora of beautiful automobiles
in varying states of repair. This could all be changing, however,
because the island nation is talking about reforming some of the laws
that have been on the books for decades.
If Cubans are allowed to purchase modern vehicles, does that mean an end
to the classics, which have come to serve as iconic fixtures of this
communist Caribbean country? Not right away, according to a report by
NPR. The classic cars are a treasured part of Cuba's history, and folks
feel that they will be sticking around even after modern vehicles begin
to arrive. Only time will tell.
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/15/report-cubas-cadre-of-classic-american-cars-in-danger/
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