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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Martin Silva Rey

Cuba's iconic antique cars sit idle as US energy blockade deepens fuel crisis

Cuba Daily Life - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All right reserved)

A worsening fuel crisis across Cuba is testing the island's famed “almendrones," the vintage American cars that serve as vital shared taxis and embody the island’s ingenuity and endurance.

These days, many of the iconic gas-guzzling antique cars sit idle, casualties of fuel shortages that have gripped Cuba since January and that Cuban officials blame on a U.S. energy blockade.

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