Nash Metropolitan (1957)
for sale
Price: US $8,000.00
Price: US $8,000.00
1957 Nash Metropolitan s/n E 25878
This Nash was serviced in May of last year, including a full fluid flush and new spark plugs at the cost of $597.78. Everything
on the car works, from the A/C to the old school radio, and the car its self
runs and drives great.
The Nash
Metropolitan was sold from 1953 to 1961, it conforms to two classes of
vehicle: economy car and subcompact
car. In today’s terminology the Metropolitan is a “subcompact”, but
this category had not yet come into use when the car was made.
At that time, it was variously categorized, for example as a small
automobile as well as an economy car.
The Metropolitan was also sold as a Hudson when Nash
and Hudson merged in 1954 to form the American Motors Corporation (AMC), and
later as a standalone marque during the Rambler years, as well as in the United
Kingdom and other markets.
The Metropolitan's staying power and
its never-ending cuteness have earned it a place among the Greatest
Cars of All Time in the opinion of automotive writer Jack Nerad, a former
editor of Motor Trend magazine: No, the Metropolitan didn't come
from a top-of-the-line manufacturer. No, it doesn't have a proud racing
history. And, no, it wasn't built in huge numbers. But it possesses an ageless, cuddly quality that has made it a perennial favorite of car lovers and car
agnostics alike. Nerad added: If you wanted to ... wring the
Met through its paces, you would be rewarded with a 0–60 miles per hour
acceleration time of nearly 30 seconds. The Met was reasonably light at
approximately 1800 pounds, but that weight was squared off against 42
horsepower.
In the opinion of syndicated auto journalist
and author Bill Vance, the 1, 200 cc (73 cu in) Metropolitan
was quite a stylish little car that was ahead of its
time and performed well against its competition.
update: 2016-03-30
Condition: | Used | VIN (Vehicle Identification Number): | E 25878 |
Year: | 1957 | Transmission: | Manual |
Make: | Nash | Body Type: | Coupe |
Model: | Metropolitan | Warranty: | Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty |
Mileage: | 55,074 | Vehicle Title: | Clear |
Exterior Color: | Yellow | Fuel Type: | Gasoline |
Interior Color: | Black | For Sale By: | Private Seller |
Number of Cylinders: | 4 | Disability Equipped: | No |