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fmulon Samba Member
Joined: August 22, 2007 Posts: 25 Location: Montpellier france
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:59 pm Post subject: Now Cuba is free to sale / buy a car.. |
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Now Cuba is free to sale / buy a car..
A few years ago i was on Cuba and i remember i saw the bus ( before 55) but similar like a Colombian bus! Very destroy!
So it s to fare for french..
Somebody have hear something about this ? |
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j.pickens Samba Member
Joined: December 03, 2002 Posts: 9790 Location: Exit 7, New Jersey
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 6:40 am Post subject: |
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If what you're saying is that it is now legal for French citizens to purchase VW's in Cuba, that's news to me.
Be the first in to scope out the ancient Barndoors! _________________ Founder and Chairman Emeritus, ECMSAS
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joe56vw Samba Member
Joined: June 24, 2004 Posts: 3202 Location: Olympia wa
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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i'm pretty sure it's still illegal for us citzens to buy and export anything from cuba
unless you bring it into another country first then bring it here
but i still think that is somewhat illegal _________________ '60 15 window walkthrough
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=559931&highlight=
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vwclap Samba Member
Joined: April 21, 2004 Posts: 519 Location: Qc, Canada
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Trevor P Samba Member
Joined: January 21, 2004 Posts: 863 Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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I think it will be quite some time before cars are let out of the country freely especially if they are destined to the US. I was just in Cuba this year and I saw very little in the way of early VW's. The earliest one I saw was a 66 Beetle, and very few buses. Not to say they aren't out there but I bet the pickings are slim especially for BD era stuff. Here's a taste of what can be expected there...
_________________ 53 Canadian standard oval
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EA57RHD Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2008 Posts: 495 Location: Southern California
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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:37 am Post subject: |
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Wow! a bay window Binz with optional sliding door, super rare
Colombia has nothing on Cuba. _________________ ----VW's in my garage----
March 1959 Mango Standard
November 1958 Single Cab
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wide5guy Samba Member
Joined: August 26, 2005 Posts: 1655 Location: DeLand, Florida
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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I'm sure there are some down there. In the mid 90's my friend owned a VW parts shop in Miami. He had several customer who would buy split, oval and early bus parts to mail back to family in Cuba. Most should be early examples I would think. _________________ You can't polish a turd! 57 vert, 67 westy, 2011 Golf TDI 63 chevy C10 fleetside 60 single cab |
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Quintus Samba Member
Joined: December 07, 2010 Posts: 173 Location: the Netherlands
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Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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When my brother went to Cuba, he found a messed up oval and a lowlight Ghia..
So there are some old VW's out there.. _________________ 2005 VW Lupo
1970 Pontiac GTO
2008 VW Golf R32
1959 Karmann Ghia 'Low Nose' |
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Sambafraser Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2009 Posts: 248 Location: Hel Finland
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Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 4:54 am Post subject: |
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I was also living in Pinar del rio in Cuba back in the 90's. Although the romance of finding the pre '59 hidden away like a time capsual in Cuba the reality is different. A car like a VW would be used.
If you want a Lada, there are plenty about. One of the only places (even Russia) that I have ever seen a Lada Limo |
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Blue Baron VW Aficionado
Joined: June 16, 2006 Posts: 24103 Location: Southeast USA
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:54 am Post subject: |
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The government has loosened regulations allowing Cubans to sell to one another. Before that some Cubans would inherit a broken down vehicle they couldn't afford to fix and couldn't sell. Even with the easing of restrictions, nothing can be exported from the country. Now that there are regular flights to Cuba, some old parts could possibly be sourced, but they'd have to fit in your luggage.
I think after legislating its VW taxi fleet off the road, Mexico City should have shipped them all to Cuba instead of crushing them by the thousands. Those cars would have survived another century.
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RockStock Samba Member
Joined: November 26, 2004 Posts: 3929 Location: England
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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how wasteful is that? ugly _________________ -StockRocks- |
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69820 Location: Phoenix Metro
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BlastMasterMannyFresh Samba Member
Joined: November 21, 2001 Posts: 6102 Location: #31peach
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2014 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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so what happens now? the embargo still in place. |
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eddiemoney East Coast Scavenger
Joined: April 08, 2004 Posts: 1950 Location: Orlando
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:02 am Post subject: |
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mannys66 wrote: |
so what happens now? the embargo still in place. |
Yes the embargo set in place a little over 50 years ago in 1962 by President Kennedy would take (excuse the cliche phrase) "An act of congress" for the embargo to be lifted. The new announcement by Obama is the first step into this happening down the road though. _________________ --------------------------------------
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BlastMasterMannyFresh Samba Member
Joined: November 21, 2001 Posts: 6102 Location: #31peach
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 8:39 am Post subject: |
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eddiemoney wrote: |
mannys66 wrote: |
so what happens now? the embargo still in place. |
Yes the embargo set in place a little over 50 years ago in 1962 by President Kennedy would take (excuse the cliche phrase) "An act of congress" for the embargo to be lifted. The new announcement by Obama is the first step into this happening down the road though. |
yeah I did a little more research after I posted the question and it seems we're going to have to wait a little while longer before we start thinking about going there to look for old cars |
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Sambafraser Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2009 Posts: 248 Location: Hel Finland
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 11:52 am Post subject: |
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I am so happy about this. Rather than the political dick swinging and sabre rattling doesn't help anyone. A bit of world famous American hospitality would do a world of good.
Who wouldn't want to be the American Ambassador in Havana?
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cory464 Samba Member
Joined: November 25, 2010 Posts: 659 Location: kokomo in
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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ive read a lot of articles about cars in cuba. most are cobbled together from whatever they can scrounge together and ran for millions of miles. I think it will be exciting from a look what I saw perspective, but I doubt there is much there that will be worth rescuing. |
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staceyz Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2002 Posts: 490 Location: Vancouver, BC
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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I was in Cuba a couple years ago and seen a barndoor in Havana zoom by... _________________ Wanted: Old Martin or Gibson Guitars |
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peter schepens Samba Member
Joined: April 17, 2003 Posts: 1014 Location: belgium Caesars camp
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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 1:31 pm Post subject: |
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I wonder where the hebmuller was left there...there is a story of a real heb that was in Cuba in the 60's. _________________ Zelensis, glassfibre body made in Belgium , disigned and built on a VW platform About 25 body's built.
Hebmuller info wanted for http://www.hebmueller-registry.com/home.html |
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Sambafraser Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2009 Posts: 248 Location: Hel Finland
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Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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Well this photographer has made a calender of the cars that he photographed on a journey around Cuba.
They are about - you just need to look
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