Cuban Cars: A Photo Tour

Of course you cannot go on a trip to Cuba and not be fascinated with the old American cars. The owners have quite a lot of pride in keeping these cars functional and pristine. Most have some sort of new radio installation. Some have new steering wheels. Others have the original interior or electronic convertible awning. Air conditioning is often by an installed fan. We had the luxury of riding in many of the cars; only a few are shown here.

I had to include a photo of "piña" our nicknamed mini van for our time outside of Havana. Unfortunately "piña" ran into some problems with flat tires and its transmission...but we made it back to Havana in the end.

An original interior juxtaposed by the American flag, Cuban flag, and a nice cell phone.

Convertible cruising.

Rows of convertibles in Havana. Of course we chose the bright pink one.

Eduardo with his convertible - purchased by his grandfather in the 50's and passed down through generations. Eduardo took us on a beautiful capstone trip through the streets of Havana on our last night in country.

Final views of the Malecon from the convertible windows.

Havana Vieja street view.

Cienfuegos main plaza.

Strolling down the colonial streets of Trinidad.

Horse drawn carriage vs vintage car in Trinidad. Both are used as taxis.

Modern lock?

Quinceañera on the streets of Havana.

1st of three stops for a flat tire - in route from Viñales to Playa Larga. Good thing our driver, Eddie, was a good sport.

 

Video riding through the streets of Central Havana.