Cuban horror.

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile) 02/11/2016 at 13:27 • Filed to: None

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Cuba, the land of surprisingly fresh ‘50s cars, right? This post is calculated to hurt Jarod Rose’s brain. Why yes, that *is* a ‘49 Cosmopolitan’s nose that has been hacked up. What it’s on, I don’t know. There’s another pic below the jump that’s at least as bad.

First, an unmolested Cosmo as a palate cleanser.

Oh no they di’int. But they did. A ‘49/’50 Packard Victoria.

And, to wrap things up, GAAHHH.

All photos from !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 13:29

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Incidentally, that Packard’s hood opens to the right or left, not fore-and-aft. The number of things to have gone wrong to require a Jeep hook on the nose defies imagination.

CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 13:36

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That Packard is bad ass.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 13:38

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Although I don’t like what they have done, there is no way around the amount and seemed quality of work that has gone into fitting those Daewoo headlights in the top image.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 02/11/2016 at 13:41

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Well, apart from dropping off the outer bumpers to fit working signals, it looks like the guy has more or less tried to keep it normal looking, at least. The Jeep catch on the nose may just be for broken springs in the double-swing hood. It’s not up to the twistedness of the first or third entries.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 13:47

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I knew that last one was familiar - ‘58 Buick Super.

With some donated grill bits and lights etc. from I don’t know what the fuck. I recognize that downturned chrome, though. Oldsmobile?

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 13:47

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As Jimmy Buffet says, “ It’s just a Cuban crime of passion, messy and old fashioned.”

Emphasis mine.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 02/11/2016 at 13:48

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It’s leagues ahead of the atrocities visited on the ‘58 Buick.

Berang > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 13:51

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Somebody get these people new cars.

MultiplaOrgasms > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 13:56

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I’d like to know the reasoning behind the decision to custom fit a Lincoln Cosmopolitan front end onto what appears to be a Moskvich station wagon. Moskvich engine and trans in a Lincoln, sure go ahead, but I can only imagine the amount of effort and skill required to complete such a job without actually distorting the Lincoln’s design.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MultiplaOrgasms 02/11/2016 at 13:59

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It’s oddly artistic, almost. Done with a great deal of care and craftsmanship, unlike the Buick, but to a very bizarre and awkward end.

Stapleface > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 14:10

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So, I get that they don’t have much to work with and have to keep stuff running. The question becomes are these people mad scientists or mechanical geniuses?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Stapleface 02/11/2016 at 14:13

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I don’t know necessarily how much genius is involved, but the Lincoln nose-transplant ticks the boxes for both “science” in the experiment sense and being ke-razy.

Chariotoflove > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 14:26

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It’s like Dr. Moreau’s island but for cars. Political and economic isolation sure has bred a unique environment. We need Torchinsky to get down there somehow and do a feature.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Chariotoflove 02/11/2016 at 14:29

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What is the law? Not to drive new, that is the law. Are we not tin?

Chariotoflove > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 14:48

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Are we not tin!

Sam > MultiplaOrgasms 02/11/2016 at 15:13

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When all you have/can afford is a Lincoln front end and a Mosqvich without a front end, you do what you have to do.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Sam 02/11/2016 at 15:17

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This went above and beyond that. It appears to have both bumpers from the Lincoln, most of the Moskvich’s front fenders in an altered state, and two brand new milled aluminum (?) trim pieces to make it all look a certain way. I think that guy just really liked the Lincoln nose.

Your boy, BJR > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 15:22

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It's like mad max! Those last 2 are fucking badass.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Your boy, BJR 02/11/2016 at 15:26

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It’s funny, the Buick is a lot sloppier, but knowing there weren’t that many of the Packards made makes me cringe more. That being said, the Packard does look pretty raw with a little ground clearance and serious tires and dirt.

MultiplaOrgasms > Sam 02/11/2016 at 15:29

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Must’ve been VERY specific circumstances.

JR1 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/11/2016 at 18:43

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What the hell are they doing to my beloved Lincolns! The Cosmo doesn’t deserve this treatment!

And the Packard (while horrible) is also strangely cool.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > MultiplaOrgasms 03/24/2016 at 12:25

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Very likely they didn’t have the parts at all, and I would imagine this job was done after the fall of the USSR. The Cubans are devilishly good at fabricating new parts/replacements and making new things fit. I’ve heard of stories ranging from people fashioning new body panels out of old roofs, to a husband-wife duo that made replacement brake fluid out of household materials (shampoo & cooking oil and other things besides) and a homemade replacement convertible roof for their Cadillac.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/24/2016 at 12:31

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Probably because it’s hardly a Packard anymore - it might just be a Packard body wrestled to fit on a UAZ 469 chassis or similar. Most Cuban cars don’t run their original engines either - they’re mostly Russian Lada engines.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 03/24/2016 at 12:50

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The front axle is definitely not the original Packard anymore, if nothing else.