In a special car-related section of The New York Times today, writer Tom Miller questions the romance foreigners have with Cubans' stewardship of pre-revolutionary American cars. Despite the quantity of coffee-table books packed with artful photos — a '53 Buick convertible in soft pastels fading into a tropical sunset or a swarthy automotive conjurer and his voluptuous mami swapping out the drivetrain of a '58 Bel Air with that of a Russian tank, as a rum-soaked game of dominos rages into the night — Cubans would rather have new Fords, Chevys and Chryslers. It's just that the newest they can get are at least 45 years old.
Old Cars in Cuba: Nurtured but Not Loved [The New York Times]