With an estimated 60,000 vintage cars still in Cuba, these old classics are a tribute to the nostalgia of the old days. Believe it or not, no new parts have been shipped to Cuba to service these auto’s since the early 60’s, and they currently run on the sole ingenuity of the Cuban people. Surprisingly, they either manufacture their own replacement parts, use common household items, or re-purpose parts from older Soviet vehicles to keep these running. A great many of them have diesel engines — usually Hyundai.

Here is the one old car we consider close to orginal — a 1942 Willys. Check out this video:

1951 Hillman with a Lada engine, Moskvie rear end and Canadian Tire gauges


In the center of Havana is parked old cars that tourists can hire to take a tour of the city


50’s Ford Consul


Interior of a ’52 Chevy that picked us up at the Havana airport upon arrival in Cuba — “Welcome to Cuba”


50’s Chevy in the rain


Chevy station wagon taxi with a roof rack


40’s unknown taxi in Baracoa

50’s Studebaker Lark — no manufacturer’s stamp on it so cannot determine if was built in Hamilton or Indiana



1942 Willys


Checkout all the old cars we spotted in Cuba here:

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