Cuba Lifts 50-year-old Car Import Ban Wednesday Dec 18,2013

Cuba will allow unrestricted car imports for the first time in 50 years, marking the end of an era for the 1950s Chevys, Fords and Pontiacs that have survived the ban.

The decision to allow cars to be imported for sale at market prices on the island was taken on Wednesday Dec 18,2013 by Cuba's council of ministers, according to the official newspaper Granma

Opening Cuba's domestic car market to imports is likely to have fateful consequences for the lovingly maintained 1950s cars on the island