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Judi Lynn

(160,217 posts)
Mon Jun 23, 2014, 04:35 AM Jun 2014

Fidel Castro's old limos reborn as Havana taxis

20 June 2014 Last updated at 14:17 ET
Fidel Castro's old limos reborn as Havana taxis



Like other leaders around the world, Cuba's Fidel Castro has had over the years several government limousines at his disposal.

But some of the older, Soviet-built presidential limousines have been decommissioned and reborn as Havana taxis.

The luxury cars can be seen on the streets of Havana carrying foreign tourists with a taste for history.

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The limos are Soviet-built GAZ and ZIL models made in the 1960s and 1970s, and were often used to ferry visiting dignitaries around the island.

But Fidel Castro himself reportedly preferred to use a military-style jeep for his personal use.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-27950465

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Fidel Castro's old limos reborn as Havana taxis (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jun 2014 OP
Found a photo of Fidel Castro taking Democratic Senator George McGovern for a drive Judi Lynn Jun 2014 #1

Judi Lynn

(160,217 posts)
1. Found a photo of Fidel Castro taking Democratic Senator George McGovern for a drive
Mon Jun 23, 2014, 05:09 AM
Jun 2014

in a Jeep during one of McGovern's visits to Cuba, this one in 1974. McGovern was tremendous. He is missed.

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