"BKosher84" (bkosher84)
01/21/2015 at 18:51 • Filed to: None
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"BKosher84" (bkosher84)
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And oh glorious God I would do anything to own one of them....
Here is a random tiny article I Googled.. Apparently many of them, the only original parts on the cars are the Bodies and Transmission, haha.
http://worldgrazer.blogspot.com/2012/10/no-cli…
ranwhenparked
> BKosher84
01/21/2015 at 18:57 |
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Most of them really are a mess. Good looking from a few feet away, but up close, they've got wavy Bondo filled bodies covered in diluted house paint and a Lada engine clattering away under the hood.
However, mixed in with those, there are few fairly pristine vehicles with original drivetrains and nicely restored interiors. Depends on the means of the owner and how the vehicle has been stored and cared for over the years. The nicest ones are often hired out as wedding cars or used as taxis for tourists.
The biggest problem is that the embargo started only a few years after Chrysler introduced their Slant Six. If Cubans had had more time to import more of those, they never would have had to worry about doing engine transplants.
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BKosher84
> ranwhenparked
01/21/2015 at 18:59 |
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Interesting.. ABC World News just said if they were to be imported back into the States the lowest they'd be sold for is 20k and the highest is 60k because most of them are in such good condition. I mean, they'd have to be in good condition they've had a vehicle import embargo since the last 50's...
T5Killer
> BKosher84
01/21/2015 at 19:03 |
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Check out the documentary "Yank Tanks" about American Cars in Cuba.
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ranwhenparked
> BKosher84
01/21/2015 at 19:21 |
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That might be taking into account the curiosity value of having a bodged together Cuban car - that provenance makes them a unique collector's piece on its own.
That said, most American cars from the 1950s aren't worth anywhere near that. A '58 Ford or Plymouth 4-door can easily go for less than $10,000 in presentable condition with the original drivetrain intact. Now, something like a Cadillac Eldorado Brougham or a Plymouth Fury Sport Coupe, then you're talking big dollars, like $80,000+, but the Cuban market was generally filled by much cheaper and more pedestrian models in the '50s.