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Card #2: cir. 1955 Ford Customline

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FRONT: Series A, Card #2 - cir. 1955 Ford Customline (photographed Dec. 2019 near the US embassy in Havana, Cuba BACK: Series A, Card #2 - cir. 1955 Ford Customline (photographed Dec. 2019 near the US embassy in Havana, Cuba

The Ford Customline is an automobile model that was sold between 1952 and 1956 by Ford in North America. The car in this picture is believed to be a second-generation Customline which was built between 1955-1956. This car was originally equiped with the 272 cu. inch V8 engine, but the odds are high that this car (like many old Cuban cars) has had its engine replaced over the years. --- This photo was shot a few hundred feet north of the Jose Marti statute (seen above the car's roof) which is pointing towards the US embassy complex.

El Ford Customline es un modelo de automóvil que Ford vendió entre 1952 y 1956 en América del Norte. Se cree que el automóvil de esta imagen es un Customline de segunda generación que se construyó entre 1955-1956. Este coche estaba originalmente equipado con 272 pies cúbicos. pulgadas de motor V8, pero las probabilidades son altas de que este automóvil (como muchos autos cubanos antiguos) haya tenido su motor reemplazado a lo largo de los años. --- Esta foto fue tomada a unos cientos de pies al norte del estatuto de José Martí (visto sobre el techo del automóvil) que apunta hacia el complejo de la embajada de Estados Unidos.

Photography by J. M. Branum. This card design is a First Amendment protected parody of the classic 1987 Topps Baseball card design, a use of the form of classic US American baseball card as a form of commentary on the complicated political and cultural relationship between the USA and Cuba, particularly through our collective loves of baseball and cars. (c) 2021 JMBranum Enterprises. Full details on licensing can be found by scanning the QR code. #EndTheBlockcade #CubaSolidarity