Classic American cars of the 40s and 50s are national icons and precious artifacts in Cuba as a result of Fidel Castro`s moratorium on American imports 35 years ago. Cubans have cared deeply for their cacharros, keeping Packards, Oldsmobiles, Lincolns, Buicks, De Sotos, Dodges, Pontiacs, Studebakers, and Fords on the road with ingenuity and loving care.