AMC RAMBLER CLUB
Photo Album:
Pictures of 1958-1969 American
Motors Corporation cars
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1958 Metropolitan
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The Metropolitan, known affectionately as "The Littlest Nash" was introduced in 1954.The "Met" was designed by William Flajole of Nash/AMC, built by Austin of England, and brought to realization as the result of a chance meeting on an ocean liner between George Mason (President of Nash/AMC) and Leonard Lord (head of the Austin automobile company of England).
The Metropolitan had a 4 cylinder Austin F-head engine, and came in only two body styles: hardtop and convertible. The cute little "Met" was America's first modern mini-car, and its body style remained mostly unchanged for its entire nine year life span.
It should be noted that slight cosmetic modifications (such as adding a trunk lid and changing the grille) were made over the years, and a marginally larger engine (1500 cc) was introduced about half-way through the production cycle.
A grand total of 94,986 Mets were built.
