1956 Nash Metropolitan 1500 Royal Runabout [562]

1956 Nash Metropolitan [562] in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Movie, 1963

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

Background vehicle

Author	Message
Alexander ◊ 2006-01-27 19:35	It started as Nash Metropolitan in 1954, sold also under the name Hudson Metropolitan, was updated in 1956 with a larger engine and two-tone paint and called Nash/Hudson Metropolitan 1500 and from 1958 to the end in 1962 Rambler Metropolitan.
Richard Davies ◊ 2010-02-09 00:24	Made by BMC, talking of which you can spot what looks like an Austin A40/50/55 in the background a few minutes before this still.
Commander 57 ◊ 2010-02-09 17:19	Don't have my sources with me but I don't recall it being sold as a "Rambler Metropolitan". Once Nash and Hudson disappeared, I believe it was marketed as just "Metropolitan" to the end in 1962.
Rondo ◊ 2011-02-19 09:38	I remember when I was young, there were two of these little things in our neighborhood. The only ID on the car was "Metropolitan". There were no other names.
Commander 57 ◊ 2011-07-20 17:51	Then it had to be a post-'57.