# View of Havana - 70's egg mobile **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 11, 2017, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-of-havana-70s-egg-mobile/793314 "2017-08-11T04:33:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-of-havana-70s-egg-mobile/793314/1 "2017-08-11T04:33:58Z")
So I’m up late with insomnia, and amusing myself by touring around Cuba by Google Map views. Every photo of Cuba is laced with incredible old automobiles, but this one in particular struck me as beyond cool. Check out the 70’s egg mobile in [this pic.](https://www.google.com/maps/@23.1418279,-82.366654,3a,75y,324.42h,78.77t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipOHlyByd3qpdFPlQ8PN_py-RantP0BH5wJ1XPct!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOHlyByd3qpdFPlQ8PN_py-RantP0BH5wJ1XPct%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-1.0619664-ya192.46262-ro-0.33543915-fo100!7i7776!8i3888) The photo is 360 degree, so click and drag around and see the ones behind you as well. ---
**Author:** ![simple\_homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-of-havana-70s-egg-mobile/793314/2 "2017-08-11T05:54:00Z")
I saw many of those while I was in Cuba. It is just a cheap form of a taxi. In Thailand they have something similar called a tuk tuk. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-of-havana-70s-egg-mobile/793314/3 "2017-08-11T10:35:25Z")
I like the statue of the [rokurokubi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rokurokubi) with bed-head. ---
**Author:** ![txjim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f07891/32.png) [@txjim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txjim)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-of-havana-70s-egg-mobile/793314/4 "2017-08-11T15:29:37Z")
Do you think the’ll trade one of those Chevy’s for a fairly new Hyundai? ---
**Author:** ![simple\_homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-of-havana-70s-egg-mobile/793314/5 "2017-08-11T15:52:32Z")
> [@txjim](#): > > Do you think the’ll trade one of those Chevy’s for a fairly new Hyundai? No, they know what they have. Another problem is that almost none of the older cars are anywhere close to original. Due to replacement parts not being available most have been modified with things like Russian tractor engines, and due to the salt air most have serious rust problems and loads of Bondo. Things like brake fluid are hard to come by, so you will see home-made brake fluid used in the brakes, etc. They look great at a distance, but can look rough close up. I have owned about 20 collector cars, but I think the majority of the Cuban cars would be difficult to make safe and somewhat original. > **[Cuban Wizardry Keeps Tail Fins From Drooping (Published 2002)](https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/05/arts/cuban-wizardry-keeps-tail-fins-from-drooping.html)** > > Article on wizardry of Cuban mechanics who keep fleet of vintage 1950's American cars well maintained despite island's poverty; PBS is broadcasting documentary, Classic American Cars of Cuba; photos (M) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-of-havana-70s-egg-mobile/793314/6 "2017-08-11T16:07:14Z")
> [@txjim](#): > > Do you think the’ll trade one of those Chevy’s for a fairly new Hyundai? Sure. [Hope you like buying your pigs in poke form](http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/voices-cuba-s-vintage-cars-are-cool-not-their-exhaust-n603951).