I recently saw a blip on CNN about the cars in Cuba. One guy had a Frankenmobile made from many different cars' parts for drive train, suspension, etc.

Similar story:
http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=inDepthNews&storyID=2006-05-12T121400Z_01_N10308286_RTRUKOC_0_US-CUBA-CARS.xml

They said that they used shampoo and water for brake fluid because they couldn't get the real stuff. I think it was shampoo and water, anyway. Totally nuts! You would think it would boil up and be totally ineffective. Oh well.