1956 Nash Metropolitan [562]

1956 Nash Metropolitan [562] in The Errand Boy, Movie, 1961

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: — Built in: — Made for: USA

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Author	Message
sixcyl ◊ 2007-06-29 22:14	Nash? Nash-Rambler , Nash Rambler Metropolitan... Interesting in Police outfit
Junkman ◊ 2007-06-30 01:16	Nash Metropolitan
John S ◊ 2007-06-30 22:19	Why flagged as an American car? It was built by Austin in England, almost exclusively for export. Underneath it was purely Austin mechanicals....
antp ◊ 2007-06-30 22:26	Well, it was still an US-designed car
John S ◊ 2007-07-02 23:27	Well, since it was pure rubbish, I'll let you have it For those who don't know about this particular car; it was designed by Nash to be produced by Austin (then England's largest manufacturer) and was outwardly a miniaturised Rambler. It used Austin A35 or A40 mechanicals, which, at the time, were already out of date. Built for export only at a time when the Export-or-Die restrictions had well gone, it did not live up to expectations. After three or four years it was offered on the home-market in a modified form when it gained an opening boot (trunk) instead of having to stuff luggage behind the seats. It was not a success here either, though nowadays it has an ardent following - much like the Austin Allegro I guess. There is a phrase to describe those who worship cars like the Allegro and the Metropolitan - silly buggers.... -- Last edit: 2007-07-03 02:38:57
Richard Davies ◊ 2008-01-19 22:45	Iv'e read that some American police depts replaced their motorbike & sidecar combos with Metropolitans for light patrol duties.