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Old classic american car, yank tank, at the Havana, Cuba. Yank tank or máquina are the words used to describe the many classic cars present in Cuba. In 1962 a United States embargo against Cuba was introduced, effectively cutting trade between the two countries. This meant that the cars in Cuba could no longer receive new replacement parts when something broke. Currently, the only way to keep these cars on the road today is by using Cuban ingenuity to adapt household products into these vehicles