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Cuba Opens Up Sale Of New Cars For First Time Since 1959 Revolution

Posted December 20, 2013 3:35 PM

From Autoblog:

Cuban citizens will be able to freely buy new and used cars for the very first time since the island country converted to communism in 1959. Previously, citizens were only able to buy and sell cars without government approval if they were built before the revolution, which accounts for the spectacular array of vintage American metal on the island, according to a report by Automotive News.

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12/20/2013 4:40 PM

How can Raul give the people more freedom?

Fidel already created utopia for them. It doesn't get any better.

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12/20/2013 8:36 PM

Unfortunately the only way any of them could afford a new car(+100% tax), is to sell some of those vintage cars to Americans....

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12/21/2013 12:04 AM

That'll keep us from running out of 1958 Packards....

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12/21/2013 7:00 AM

But they never buy one that lasted as long, and as easy to maintain.

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