🇨🇺🚗 Cuba’s Rolling Museum - Why Vintage Cars Still Rule the Streets Cuba’s love affair with vintage cars is rooted in history and survival. By the 1950s the island had one of the highest car ownership rates in Latin America, filled with Chevrolets, Fords, and Cadillacs shipped from the US. The 1959 Revolution and ensuing embargo cut off car and part imports. With no supply chain, Cubans turned to ingenuity, blending Soviet engines with American chassis and even crafting repairs from everyday