Cuban Vintage Red

by Karen Wiles

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Cuban Vintage Red

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Karen Wiles

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Photograph - Photography

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CUBAN VINTAGE RED by KAREN WILES
On old red vintage Chevrolet sits upon the cobblestone streets of Havana...
One of Cuba's most distinctive anachronisms ￿ roads full of classic cars from the 1950s ￿ looks set to fade into history following the most sweeping relaxation of vehicle imports since the revolution.

For most of the past half century, Havana's traffic has been jammed with Pontiacs, Studebakers, Oldsmobiles, Chevrolets and Soviet imports as a result of tight domestic controls and US sanctions that made it difficult to buy parts and fuel.

Only officials, doctors and others with government connections or proof of foreign exchange income were allowed to purchase new imported cars. Everyone else had to make do with buying, selling and refitting cars made before Fidel Castro took power in 1959.
But in the latest of a series of economic reforms, the council of ministers headed by his brother ￿ the current president, Ra￿stro abolished the need for permission and opened up the car market to all citizens.

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November 25th, 2013

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