I am introducing a post for your photographs with the theme - Seen Better Days

Cuba is one of the few countries in the world where most private automobiles are older than their owners. The vintage classics range from Oldsmobiles to Chevys and Plymouths to Fords. But better, these vehicles aren’t shiny and new-looking, instead, they have the beat-up look of a book that has been read over and over again, showing that not only are these vehicles loved, but they are actually used in day-to-day life.
The 1959 Cuban Revolution and subsequent US import embargo was erected. Castro banned the importation of American cars and mechanical parts. The only buyer in the country was the government, which for decades purchased its new fleets primarily from the Soviet Union, distributing them as a reward to select workers.
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