Yank Tanks - American cars in Cuba

I watched this documentary last night.

Yank Tanks - The Trailer

Pretty cool! A lot of these cars are 45 years old and they're still running around Cuba without the benefit of new parts being shipped in. Some serious grassroots repairs going on there.

I recall seeing some good footage of folks who work on these old cars and how they know what farm tractor parts plug into what motors and tricks for making just about anything work for a given job.

I've been to Cuba 7-8 times. One of my favorite parts is seeing all the old cars. It's amazing the resourcefulness they have. I don't think there is a single car with dampers that still damp. I'll probably go again in a month or so if anyone wants pics or info on particular cars.

The more pics the merrier. I want to see what kind of homebrew genius these characters have.

MW! How can you go over? Do you have relatives there? I'd love to travel in Cuba.

In this documentary they talked about the ingenuity. They make replacement windshields out of glass shards. Some guy, who they later gave a respirator to, makes brake shoes...by freaking hand. Other guys take waste steel and recreate body panels and repair rust spots. I was blown away.

Xceler8x, Canadians travel to Cuba all the time. It's a nice cheap place to go.

A friend from Mexico said he brings American candy there and it's like an aphrodisiac to the young Cuban women. Of course thats what he said.

I saw this recently, too.

Warning: Do not watch if you're not prepared to spend the next few hours sifting through ebay and craigslist looking for the perfect '46-'55 American project car. The cars in the film are incredible and you will want one.

It is amazing the solutions those people invented with minimal resources. Further proof that the best tool for any job is a brain. It's almost enough to make me stop complaining that I don't have a garage.