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1958 Metropolitan, the first American-designed and British-built car, the Nash Metropolitan measures less than 13 feet long, and is often called America's first sub-compact car. Production began in October 1953, with the first shipment of cars arriving to the U.S. several months later. Over the next eight years, over 95,000 Metropolitans were produced and sold under the marques of Hudson, Nash, Rambler, and AMC.
This unibody design, produced by Fisher and Ludlow of England, was advanced for a time when most manufacturers were still using body-on-frame construction. Drivetrain and suspension were supplied by the Austin Motor Company, who also did final assembly. The Austin produced small 1.2 litre OHV four-cylinder motor was tiny yet.........Top speed was about 70-mph on early models, with 80-mph possible with the later 1.5 litre motor. A "Road and Track" road test of the day recorded acceleration from 0-60 mph in 22.4 seconds. Comparing it to a Volkswagen Beetle, the elapsed time was "almost half of the VW's 39.2 seconds."
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1958 Metropolitan, the first American-designed and British-built car, the Nash Metropolitan measures less than 13 feet long, and is often called America's first sub-compact car. Production began in October 1953, with the first shipment of cars arriving to the U.S. several months later. Over the next eight years, over 95,000 Metropolitans were produced and sold under the marques of Hudson, Nash, Rambler, and AMC.
This unibody design, produced by Fisher and Ludlow of England, was advanced for a time when most manufacturers were still using body-on-frame construction. Drivetrain and suspension were supplied by the Austin Motor Company, who also did final assembly. The Austin produced small 1.2 litre OHV four-cylinder motor was tiny yet.........Top speed was about 70-mph on early models, with 80-mph possible with the later 1.5 litre motor. A "Road and Track" road test of the day recorded acceleration from 0-60 mph in 22.4 seconds. Comparing it to a Volkswagen Beetle, the elapsed time was "almost half of the VW's 39.2 seconds."