Nash Metropolitan 1500 Series III (1956)
for sale
Price: US $1,956.00
Price: US $1,956.00
A wonderful example of a stock condition Metropolitan -
driven ~40 miles a week, basically between my garage and my airport's parking
garage.
Church, groceries, yes.
Lumber, piping and sheetrock, not exactly. ...
Numbers
matching (chassis E25495 and engine 1H 144424), built in July 1956 timeframe at
the same location all Mets were made: Birmingham, England from 1953 to 1961.
All
systems are good to very good - solid and quiet driving - smooth shifting -
confident braking.
Overall, body is
well-above average - couple of porous spots not seen when driving, at the corners of the door openings and common area above left rear leaf spring rear
shackle mount where fender well meets frame. No body strength concerns at all.
Headliner
is new and perfect. Upholstery is top quality. Reproduction carpets are good but are a
bit flimsy.
As with
all Mets, there have been dozens and dozens of new parts over the 14 years that I
can trace back through. And despite what people tell you, you could put tens of
thousands of $$ into a restoration and these hardtops are still only a $8-10K
vehicle. That's it.
Several
items I've done in my tenure:
returned the chassis number (VIN) on the
titlework to be the 100% correct VIN as seen stamped in the pics (had
previously been given a generated 10-digit VIN in its past) and is now a clear
NC title in my namenew wing mirrorsnew door window whiskers and interior
door handles (stronger repro design)re-chromed the bumper assembliespainted
the rims to match the bodysaved the original (!) amber taillight lens and
installed new red onesnew clutch master and new clutch slave, hose and
pushrodinstalled a small temp gauge using the factory plug location and an existing screw under the dashrelocated
the horn function back to the original steering wheel locationset the valves
and timing where they should beinstalled a proper clear fuel filter
underneathnew fuel flex line at pump suctionrestored radio functionality by
grafting an AM/FM radio and a new 4x6 speaker in the stock locationinstalled a hidden Pollak kill switch to do two things: 1) make
working on the electrical a lot safer and 2) make theft a near impossibility. .
Lucas
electrical system like the day it was born but with polarity reversed (now negative earth).
Heater, wipers, lights, signals all fine. Fuel gauge just stopped working in
April - haven't had time but normally a dash connection rather than the sender.
Parts for
Mets are thankfully very, very easy to find. I have hundreds of $$ in spare parts that
will go with it - all manuals, new rebuild kits for the fuel pump and
carbuetor, a complete new exhaust system from manifold to tailpipe, etc, etc.
We're
moving west this summer and the Met - along with my other projects - are heading to the sales block.
Thanks
for looking and best of luck in your quest for a Met!
update: 2015-05-09
Condition: | Used | VIN (Vehicle Identification Number): | E25495 |
Make: | Nash | Interior Color: | black with houndstooth knit |
Year: | 1956 | Number of Cylinders: | 4 |
Model: | Metropolitan 1500 Series III | Transmission: | Manual |
Trim: | 2-door hardtop | Body Type: | Coupe |
Engine: | 1500 cc | Vehicle Title: | Clear |
Drive Type: | rear-wheel drive | Fuel Type: | Gasoline |
Mileage: | 33,200 | For Sale By: | Private Seller |
Exterior Color: | Caribbean blue over white |