Drive Time

May, 2015

William Wheeler's excellent article evokes the seductive world of Cuba's car culture, conjuring fond memories of long hours I've spent with the country's wizard automotive aficionados (Engine Trouble, March). It's not just drag rac­ers who suffer from motor madness; one in four passenger cars in Cuba is an Eisenhower-era relic—the island is like an automotive Jurassic Park. Wheeler paints an accurate portrait of Cuba's sclerotic communist system. Alas, he points blame only in passing at the U.S....