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Just come back from Cuba. The TV prog 'Life on Mars' takes you back to the Seventies but Cuba takes ou back to the Fifties. The vast majority of motors are 50s U.S. and Ladas but there are a few British motors . I saw an Austin Healey with a Lada engine and a few old Fords, a Zephre 6 and a Prefect not much signs of rust but all different mechanics under the bonnet. All these old motors are belching out thick smoke making the pollution in Havana horrendous. Cubans are not permitted to buy new cars even if they could afford to so any modern vehicles you see are owned by the state.
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ISTR the West coast of South America was similar when I was out there some years ago, but looked more like '20s and '30's cars. The climate has a lot to do with it, along with currency problems.
Martin
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If you've got Sky digital, then keep a lookout on channel 566 (UKTV People) for repeats of Jeremy Clarkson's Motorworld. One of the episodes was from Cuba.
Most cars, regardless of make, have a Lada engine in them.
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