Despite this, the car remained known, by trade and public alike, as the Austin Metropolitan, often shortened to Austin Metro in common parlance. British Motor Company (BMC and later, British Leyland) adopted the' Metro' tag as a house name, re-emerging in …

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The Nash Metropolitan was the first widely-marketed American compact car during the 1950's. In an era of "big", the Metropolitan wanted to fill the niche as a small, second family car for errands around town.

Dating from 1958 and is powered by Austin's 1,489cc OHV four-cylinder B-Series offering 55bhp; UK-supplied, right-hand drive with the column-shift in nice honest overall condition; Finished in Berkshire Green and Frost White; On offer from a significant …

It’s a 1962 Metropolitan automobile, originally designed by Nash and eventually rolled up into American Motors Company when Nash merged with Hudson in 1954. It was built in England by the Austin Motor Company as a grandfather of the modern British Motor Works (BMW) Mini Cooper. 1959 was the most popular year for the Metropolitan — so much ...

My first memory of the Austin Metropolitan was in 1957, when out on a family outing, I spotted an unusual car parked at a garage in, I think, Buckinghamshire. We stopped to have a look all around the car, but beyond being called a “Metropolitan” we could not work out any further details.

Oct 4, 2024 · The Nash Metropolitan is a series of automobiles that includes economy cars and subcompact cars. The vehicles were assembled in England and released from 1953 to 1961. Between 1954 and 1957, the cars were called Hudson Metropolitan, and from 1958 to 1962, it was renamed Metropolitan by American Motors.

Jul 3, 2024 · The Metropolitan, an innovative compact car, was built by Austin in the United Kingdom between 1954 and 1960. This distinctive vehicle originated from a design by Pinin Farina in Italy, combining European craftsmanship with American market appeal.

Since 1957, the model had been sold simply as the Metropolitan, since the Nash brand was eliminated. At the same time, it appeared on the UK market, where it was known as the Austin Metropolitan (right-hand drive) and cost £713 for a hardtop and £725 for a convertible.

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