13 thoughts on “Random Pic”

  2. Far too prosperous for Havana. The dirty capitalists are the only people that could afford to keep a nearly 70 year old car in such pristine condition, the Cuban ones are a lot rougher. And notice the woman in the mobility scooter, you won’t see that in Havana either.

    We stopped selling them stuff but never tried to keep anyone else from doing so. Why isn’t Cuba full of Mexican and Brazilian cars?

  3. ’55 or ’56 Chevy. With the newly revised mileage requirements and the mandatory switch to electric vehicles we’ll see the Havana syndrome here. Newer cars are much more durable than in the 1950s. The new car market will tank badly and your 2010 Honda will be worth a bundle.

  4. 56. Had the same thoughts about Havana and the same conclusion as MCS.

    Learned they even learned that a piston from a certain Soviet tractor would fit into a so-and-so.

    Oh – and learned that the hood ornament was modeled after the Vought F7U Cutlass!

    Known by its crews as the “Gutless Cutlass” for its underpowered engine.

    All that being said, nice picture!

  5. We’re already seeing that heavy trucks pre-DEF are a sought after item even when they are in need of extensive rebuilding. My brother has a newish truck that has spent considerable time in the shop for the emissions system and nothing else. What this means is that these newer trucks will lose most of their resale value once the original warranty has expired. $15,000 bills for these repairs aren’t uncommon. Then the parts shortages can leave you without a means to make a living for weeks or months. Expect freight rates to go nowhere but up.

  6. Little Havana. The old cars follow the tourists.

    A local car parts shop caters to obscure Russian and East European brands. You can take parts in your suitcase to your family member in Cuba.

    I knew a guy who was looking for a carburetor for an old Plymouth that his cousin owned. He showed me a pic of the car – it looked great. Getting it running would mean having a lucrative business driving tourists around.

  7. If you have an English Wheel, a piece of flat steel sheet, skill and patience, you can make a new fender or other body panel. And they do. A carb is a little harder. If your friend could find the right person, they could probably find one that would work if they couldn’t find the exact replacement. Every old car I can think of has some sort of following among enthusiasts here, but a Plymouth is going to be more challenging than a Chevy. There’s a lot more room for close enough on those old cars than in new ones. The internet can make something that seems impossible easy some time. It’s often as easy as entering the part number into Google or Ebay and a couple of clicks.

  9. @MCS – you are right about the diesel trucks requiring Diesel Emissions Fluid. I have heard it is Daimler’s biggest warranty expense, and diesel sales are but a small segment. Always wanted an Airstream Sprinter conversion, but that has turned me off.

    The Car Wizard has said that some of these repairs on the newer pickup trucks require one to lift the body off the frame, $10,000 or more.

    What a turnoff, and all to burn a bit of soot, which in the big scheme of things is harmless.

    I was thinking today about the Federal Govt intrusion into vehicle design, and how it started in 1967, requiring just a bit of emissions and safety equipment, such as seat belts and padded dash.

    To today.

    Talk about the camel sticking his nose in the tent.

    And a sidebar: One of the reasons the CA ports are backlogged. Our enlightened govt requires all trucks to be 2012 or newer.

  10. It would seem that American car makers have left off trying to emulate the very reliable Japanese car makes and decided that the Italian model of constant, ruinously expensive service is the way to go. As far as the Japanese, even Toyota has put out some real stinkers lately.

  12. Well, just so you know what to expect, they’ve succeeded in ruining Picard. Took a really really good story/plot and decided they HAD to get preachy as eph.

    Without giving away too much, it involves time travel. And, of course, to 2024. I turned off the middle of the fourth Ep because of the fourth successive harangue about how horribly awful everything is in 2024.

    The fourth one IN THE EP.

    :-(

  13. }}} ’55 or ’56 Chevy. With the newly revised mileage requirements and the mandatory switch to electric vehicles we’ll see the Havana syndrome here. Newer cars are much more durable than in the 1950s. The new car market will tank badly and your 2010 Honda will be worth a bundle.

    They’ll fix that by making selling gasoline illegal.

    Hey, Timothy McVeigh used it to make bombs… it’s clearly tailor made for terrorists.

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