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Cars in Cuba
Cuba cars - Private taxi in Havana - Cuba Antiques
Cars in Cuba, the vintage car museum is located in Oficios street in Old Havana
(see below) but in reality, Havana city is one big open-air car museum with an estimated
150,000 pre-revolutionary cars still driving around in the city.
The first Cuban automobile made its appearance on the street of Havana in 1900 and in
1958 just before the Cuban Revolution, the country was a large importer of U.S. American
cars. After the U.S. trade embargo in 1960, the American car exports to Cuba stopped.
Cuba started to import Soviet made LADA cars. Most of this Lada cars are still State
property and can't be sold even to Cuban citizens.
Today the majority of the modern cars in Havana are of Chinese, Japanese or Korean
make.
In a Cuban family, the family car is cherished as a child, with a car and a license to operate
a taxicab, the driver can make 30-40 dollars per day, a decent income in a country where
the average salary is still 20 dollars per month.
This is the reason why several Cuban doctors swap their job for a life as a taxi driver.
Old Cars in Cuba
... a Goldmine?
Classic car taxi in Havana Cuba
Some U.S. vintage car enthousiats are already dreaming about doing business
by restoring the old American cars even talk about selling spare parts to Cuba.
A reality check indicates that the Cuban government is well aware of the value of the
old vehicules.
The answer to a frequently asked question :
Can I export an old car from Cuba?
is NO .
These vintage cars are considered National Heritage and can not be
exported without a license.
Even Cuban citizens need a license and approval from the government to buy a car.
Andy from Ontario, a Canadian living in Cuba explains how he became a car owner in
Cuba, read his advice : I bought a car in Cuba
Pink Mafia Car?
Cuba classic cars - Old Havana Cuba
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Museo del Automóvil
Vintage Car Museum Havana
The museum is located at Oficios street #12 (near Plaza de Armas, Old Havana) and displays
30 unique vintage cars. The majority of the cars are of American origine, the collection
includes cadillacs, chevrolets and a Ford T built in 1920.
Museo del Automóvil
Calle Oficios #12
Habana Vieja
Open daily 9am - 16.30pm
website: Museo del Automóvil
Cuba Cars - Cuba classic cars museum Old Havana Cuba
Cuba Cars - Dodge 1924 displayed at Havana Car Museum Cuba
The famous Ford Model T built in 1918
displayed in the Havana Car Museum - Old Havana Cuba
Cars in Cuba - Willys Overland 1926
Havana Car Museum - Museo del Automóvil Habana Cuba
Mafia Car? - Old Cars in Cuba
La Salle 1930 displayed in Museo del Automóvil Habana (Havana Car Museum)
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