September 14, 2008

Colombian rides

I always enjoy seeing what kind of cars are driven in other places, and in Cali there is quite a range. You see legions of tiny cabs, smaller than the iconic Chevette, then the occasional SUV preferred by the affluent. Renualts are popular here as well as Latin American Chevrolets you’ve never seen, and a horde of motorcycles and scooters, mostly under 100 cc.

The real treasures, however, are the older cars that have made their way here and have been kept in operating condition (which is a relative term). Here are photos of two such gems we stumbled across recently (not literally):

Here is a Hudson in surprisingly good condition.

And a type of car I have never encountered before, a Zastava 1300:

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