The US and Cuba Begin to Normalize Relations

"Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast." (twostrokesmoke) 12/17/2014 at 12:30 • Filed to: None

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I have to wonder if this means we can import some of the bodies of those old American cars they managed to keep running for so long....I'm sure they are Frankensteined to the point of absurdity by this point.

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VonBelmont > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 12/17/2014 at 12:33

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The culture shock'll definitely be something else, that's for sure!

XJDano > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 12/17/2014 at 12:38

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This was my first thought also.

Aaron M - MasoFiST > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 12/17/2014 at 12:43

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Beyond frankensteined, most of them are running mechanicals that were made available to them...want a 57 Chevy running with a Lada engine?

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Aaron M - MasoFiST 12/17/2014 at 12:52

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No, I just want the body.

rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S > Aaron M - MasoFiST 12/17/2014 at 12:57

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How about a 57 Chevy whose internals were lost so long ago that putting an LSx in it is no big deal?

spanfucker retire bitch > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 12/17/2014 at 13:21

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No, you definitely can't. There's only a few things that can be modified with an executive order from the President, but to do what you want would require the full embargo to be nullified, and only Congress can do that.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > spanfucker retire bitch 12/17/2014 at 13:23

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Sounds like it is petition time!

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Aaron M - MasoFiST 12/17/2014 at 13:54

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There are a few Lada's I wouldn't mind owning.

ranwhenparked > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 12/17/2014 at 17:42

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Most of their bodies really aren't in that great of shape. Patched together with hand-formed scrap steel and lots of body filler, concealed under carefully applied house paint.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > ranwhenparked 12/17/2014 at 17:45

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In a way though, one of those in current condition might be the most interesting thing you could see at a car show. Just for how much ingenuity it takes to keep them going without a supply of parts

ranwhenparked > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 12/17/2014 at 17:55

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Oh, absolutely, it would be a definite conversation piece. And it is amazing how good many of them really do look from 5-10 feet away after so many decades of constant use.