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In 2011, the Cuban government legalized the purchase and sale of used post-1959 autos. In December 2013, Cubans were allowed to buy new cars from state-run dealerships - previously this had not been permitted. [18] [19] In 2020, this was further extended with cars being sold in convertible currencies. [20]
A so-called 'yank tank' or 'máquina' (1956 Ford) in Trinidad, Cuba.. Yank tank, máquina and mainly almendrón (big almond) are the words used to describe the many classic cars (for example: 1957 Chevrolet, 1953 Ford, 1958 Dodge, etc.) present in Cuba with an estimated 60,000 of them still driving the roads today. [1]
The Depósito del Automóvil (automobile depository) is a museum in the Old Havana section of Havana, Cuba. It consists of a small building made up of two large rooms. The cars are maintained to prevent damage but are not restored. Address: Calle Oficios No. 12 y Callejón de Jústiz. La Habana Vieja. Ciudad de La Habana.
Cocotaxis Coco-taxis. Coco-taxi is an auto rickshaw-type taxi vehicle in Cuba designed and invented by the Valencian polymath José Burgal Murciano. Once the design was approved, he showed how to make it with the plans and all the necessary information so that it could be made in Cuba.
These operated either singly or in multiple units of up to three cars. The Western Railways of Cuba (Ferrocarriles Occidentales de Cuba) ordered four RDC-1s and six RDC-3s in 1956–57. The cars remained in use after the Cuban Revolution with the Ferrocarriles de Cuba and operated into the 1980s. [68]
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The 2021 Model Y will be an oddity in Havana, where most cannot afford it.
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