SledgeHammer 2.0

Whichever they find is okay with me. I know I will be able to afford it once the embargo is lifted and all those banking officials can finally release me the 3.5 million dollars u.s. that has been sitting dormant since 1959 in an unclaimed account.

ChattanoogaJSB

Frozen, you mean? 3.5mm is a lot of 1959 dollars (not inconsiderable obviously today!).

Dale002

Cuba is an island surrounded by saltwater. Doubtful you find anything rust free

wonderful

Hmm!
See some car photos from Cuba. I have been around old cars longer than I care to remember. By looking at the photos of the die cast trim and chrome bumpers, there is not too much pitting, so I think that the frames in the most part are rust free (maybe surface rust), but no rot. Going to take Spanish speaking classes. Someday, I will visit Cuba and find out first hand the metal condition on the Cuban cars. Miami, Florida has the same climate as Havana, Cuba. Please correct me if I am wrong.
http://archive.freep.com/article/201...cars-still-run

wmf62

i think it's the proximity to the saltwater that is the problem. 'conventional wisdom' is to NEVER buy a car that is parked consistently near the ocean, but further inland is not a problem

Dale002

If you are Canadian you can go Now to Cuba. Cubans have become very skilled in maintaining there vehicle due to necessity. In Cuba they have paint,welding and plating shops in every back yard. So, all those nice bumpers and trim, Have been spliced, plated and repair so many times that there is little of the original metal left. Body panels are full of real lead and lately bondo due to being available more in the last 15 years.They look great in pictures!

Almost the same climate in Miami as Havana. One is sub tropic and the other is tropic. Cars are rusting away in Miami right now.

wonderful

Thanks for your information. I have come to the conclusion that not all southern cars are rust free. Saw a nice (I thought) 57 Chevy convertible for sale on my journeys on the northern California coast highway years ago.
Car was near the Pacific Ocean. It had body rust.
The 66 Corvette Salvage Coupe (no hit body) that I bought in Los Angeles in 2011 had rot on the drip rails. Otherwise, the car just had surface rust.

sub006

Be sure to ask for it in 1959 silver certificate U.S. paper money.

sub006

Ocean salt does not rise above 100 feet in dangerous (to metal) quantities. If the car was parked 200 feet up or more, no problem.

-CF member 1/4 mile from the Pacific, driveway 850 feet above sea level for 35 years, no rust even on cars parked outside every night.

BigT-65

I wouldn't want to buy any of them but it would be interesting to check them out. I bet you would see some crazy mods.

66jack

I just happened to see on ABC tonight that the news guy asked a 'question' as to how much the cars would go for back in the states....

$20,000 was the 'quote he threw out there' and 3 times that because of the history...

I wouldn't pay squat for one of them...but if one was to get here in the States someone would probably and most likely pay the 20 grand...

TCracingCA

The salt rose to 107.35 feet above sea level! And if i was a 1/4 mile from the Beach, I could clean up on charging for preferred beach parking! I would even offer special "real" special Valet parking service to anyone with a decent performance car only! But naturally at 850 feet above, they would have to cliff dive to access the beach! Where the hell do you live? I am running Socal geography thru my head trying to think where there is an 850 foot high cliff? you don't have to answer, but Blacks Beach!