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1960 Metropolitan 1500 Convertible [561] 
Ep. 11.21Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: 
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![1960 Metropolitan 1500 Convertible [561]](i128593.jpg)
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2007-09-20 09:31 |
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◊ 2007-09-20 10:17 |
Metropolitan 1500 Convertible. Although made at Longbridge's Austin works it was branded 'Metropolitan'. Previous discussion here.... /vehicle_60514-Metropolitan-1500-1957.html |
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◊ 2007-09-20 15:17 |
All Metropolitans seem to be labelled as made for USA, even though the ones listed as just "Metropolitan" (without Nash as the marque) are by definition non-US versions. |
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◊ 2007-09-20 15:34 |
As Metropolitan was a UK marque, I would think it better to list them all as origin UK. Alternatively considering it was a Nash design as origin USA made for UK? -- Last edit: 2007-09-20 15:34:56 |
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◊ 2007-10-03 00:42 |
http://www.stevvia.demon.co.uk/history.htm The Metropolitan Owners Club (see the link above) gives a good brief history of the Metropolitan. They insist that the correct name (for UK cars) is 'Austin Metropolitan'. I didn't realise that 95,000 were built as Nash or Hudson Metropolitans and exported to North America. Considering the numbers I am surprised that there are no Nash or Hudson variants on this site. The country of origin question is interesting, too. It is a US design built for the North American market - the fact that the work was sub-contracted to Austin at Longbridge might be seen as irrelevant. Edit: Ooops! I see there are Nashes on the site - I didn't find any when I did my first search. -- Last edit: 2007-10-03 00:48:50 |
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◊ 2020-07-19 14:46 |
Feb 59 "Series IV" facelift with quarterlights seems to have been LHD only until a final short relaunch for UK (and presumably other RHD markets?) in September 1960 before all production for everywhere stopped in February 1961. |
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