No reason rich-ass Americans should take these beauties away from poor Cubans leaving them with, what? Modern cars that they can't repair?

No sir!

But I admit I like the idea up to that point.

A 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 XL Coupe, car of my youth and still in my dreams.

What would a Cuban driven, American restored beauty like that run?

It won't work, though. Most owners wouldn't sell, and if they did, the prices would be high enough to make a profit impossible. There area actually fewer of those old American cars there than you'd thing, and most aren't in wonderful condition at all. New cars are being imported into Cuba regularly, from a wide range of manufacturers. I'm betting the prices that would be asked for any 50s and 60s cars there would shock you. Transportation costs and the restoration costs would make your plan economically unfeasible.

HTTP://WWW.REVOLICO.COM

You'll find all kinds of cars and other stuff for sale on it.

Here is a 55 Dodge for 32K (cuc 1 for 1 with USD)

That is about top dollar for that car. Found some 50 Plymouths for $6500 that are four door and kind of rough...still, opening up markets is good!



ENDO DODGE 55¡NUNCA SE HA CHAPISTEADO¡,AUTOMÁTICO ORIGINAL,DIESEL(14B) 53969573

Precio: 32,000 cuc
Fecha: Jueves, 18 de Diciembre del 2014, 10:19 AM

POSIBLEMENTE UNO DE LOS MEJORES CLÁSICOS QUE HAY EN CUBA. NUNCA HA SIDO CHAPISTEADO, CONSERVA SU CAJA AUTOMÁTICA ORIGINAL, MOTOR DE TOYOTA 14B(DE PETRÓLEO,ESTE MOTOR ES UN TREN EL SOLO), AIRE ACONDICIONADO, SALÓN MAS BELLO IMPOSIBLE COLOR BLANCO Y CON UNA PIZARRA QUE TODO LE FUNCIONA, UNA SERIE DE DETALLES QUE LO HACEN DE MUSEO,EL MALETERO PARECE QUE ESTÁ HECHO PARA DORMIR,DE VERAS DAN DESEO DE COMPRAR SEÑORES, OBSERVE LAS FOTOS Y SI LE INTERESA ALGO DE ESTE ESTILO LLAME AL 53969573 PORQUE ES DIFICIL VER OTRO MEJOR. SI DESEA MAS FOTOS PUEDE ESCRIBIR A jmartinperdomo@gmail.com

a Toyota diesel engine. A lot of those cars have had their engines replaced with later model diesel engines, after the original became impossible to repair.

Thinking about it, odds are that the engine and transmission are transplants, with the rest of the driveline jerry-rigged to accommodate.

That one is a nice-looking ride, but the price is way too high for the U.S. market, especially when an original hemi V8 from that period and transmission got put back in. I'm sure there are many other alterations in the car, as well.

Craigs List:

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/4807103457.html

Much better shape, and original, for the same price. The work is done.

from the San Fernando Valley, CA. Just $15,000.



http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/4801606525.html

but many Cubans would be glad to sell you one, it just might lack 80% of the original parts

for the most part cobbled together vehicles. From Redneck to Rat Road engineering with some whatever engineering thrown in to boot. They won't bring big money like people think, more like bigger headaches.

The ones with fins the size of Pennsylvania.