Car Brands
This Ford model is a common classic in Cuba.
What is the Ford Fairlane?
This decade is when many of Cuba’s most famous classic cars were made.
What are the 1950s?
This U.S. city is famous for Cuban American car culture.
What is Miami?
Because of limited imports, many car parts are this.
What are homemade?
This U.S. policy limited new cars entering Cuba after 1959.
What is the U.S. embargo?
Tailfins are a design feature popular in this decade.
What are the 1950s?
This American car brand is commonly seen cruising the streets of Havana.
What is Chevrolet?
Cuban American communities often showcase classic cars in these events.
What are car shows?
Cuban mechanics are famous for fixing cars without these.
What are original parts?
This revolution changed Cuba’s relationship with the United States.
What is the Cuban Revolution?
This luxury brand is less common but highly admired in Cuba.
What is Cadillac?
These colorful vehicles are often called “almendrones.”
What are classic American cars?
This cultural value emphasizes pride in keeping cars clean and stylish.
What is personal pride (or cultural pride)?
Engines from different brands are often used in this process.
What is engine swapping?
Because of trade limits, Cuba relied on cars from this country in later years.
What is the Soviet Union?
Bright paint colors are often used to make cars more this.
What is eye-catching?
This body style was popular in Cuba and often converted into taxis.
What is a sedan?
Lowriders and restored classics are often seen in this Miami neighborhood.
What is Little Havana?
This everyday item might be repurposed to fix a car in Cuba.
What is household materials?
Many Cuban Americans left Cuba and brought car culture to this country.
What is the United States?
Cuban American car enthusiasts often restore cars to reflect this era.
What is mid-20th century America?
Many classic Cuban cars are still running today because of this skill.
What is mechanical ingenuity (or creative repairs)?
Cuban American car culture blends U.S. car styles with this Cuban tradition.
What is Cuban heritage?
This word describes how old cars are kept running despite challenges.
What is resourcefulness?
The embargo helped turn Cuban cars into moving examples of this.
What is living history?