I heard one of the big tourist attractions of Cuba is people wanting to see all of the old cars still on the road there. After Castro’s revolution, they weren’t able to import new American cars. So a street scene in Cuba looks like something out of the ‘50s.
As Cuba opens up, some Cubans may make some money selling the old cars to evil capitalists, if the cars are in good condition.
From the photographs Ive seen, there are some tremendously well cared for 50’s automobiles tooling around habana.
They might have some value in their own right but as classic collectibles they’re too patched up and not original. Parts were hard to come by, so they made do with what they could get. Engines, transmissions, all manner of parts on those cars are going to be other than OEM.