{"id":497420,"date":"2018-03-13T04:00:23","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=56278"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:37:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:37:25","slug":"story-behind-the-1958-gp-of-cuba-race-poster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/story-behind-the-1958-gp-of-cuba-race-poster\/","title":{"rendered":"Automotive Art &#8211; Story Behind the 1958 GP of Cuba Race Poster"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">1958 GP of Cuba Race Poster<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/grand-prix-cuba-1957-repro-poster.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-593616 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/grand-prix-cuba-1957-repro-poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"741\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/grand-prix-cuba-1957-repro-poster.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/grand-prix-cuba-1957-repro-poster-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/grand-prix-cuba-1957-repro-poster-703x1024.jpg 703w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/grand-prix-cuba-1957-repro-poster-69x100.jpg 69w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/grand-prix-cuba-1957-repro-poster-293x427.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/a>In the early 1950s, Alejandro De Tomaso convinced his friend Fulgencio Batista, then the president of Cuba, to organize an automobile race in the streets of Havana, in the winter, during the off season.<\/p>\n<p>In February 1957, 60 years ago, the project came to fruition and the Cuban government put up a good engagement bonus to attract the European teams and their drivers\u2026and so it did.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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