In Havana meet the timeless treasures of Cuba, the pre-1960 American cars, as you wade into an immersive deja vu. The mechanical wizardry of the Cubans is real but it was necessitated by the US sanctions on import of new cars since the communist takeover of the island nation by Fidel Castro in 1959.  So even though new cars are being imported since 2016, the classy old cars still roam the Cuban streets in 2023. Images by Sujoy Dhar