A Look Inside

1. A Look Inside
Cuba’s Pre-1959
Automobile Phenomenon

2. Brief History of US Embargo on Cuba
January 1959: Fidel Castro occupies Havana, overthrows
Batista dictatorship
July 1960: Castro announces ties to communist party,
begins taking over of private industry
January 1961: Break in diplomatic relations between Cuba
and the United States
February 1961: Soviet Union increases relations with Cuba,
begins trading oil for sugar
April 1961: Bay of Pigs Invasion, first great victory by
Castro’s Cuba
February 1962: President Kennedy announces a complete
economic embargo on Cuba

4. Cuban Automobiles Today
On The Streets

27. Cuban Automobiles Today
Innovative Details

43. Cuban Automobiles Today
Under The Hood