Editing Nash Metropolitan (section)

{{Short description|American subcompact car built in England (1953–1962)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}

{{Infobox automobile
|image        = Series III Hardtop.jpg
|caption      = 1957 Metropolitan
|name         = Metropolitan
|manufacturer = [[Austin Motor Company|Austin]] ([[British Motor Corporation|BMC]])
|aka          = {{ubl | [[Hudson Motor Car Company|Hudson]] Metropolitan (1954–1957) | Metropolitan by [[American Motors]] (1958–1962)| Austin Metropolitan }}
|production   = October 1953&ndash;April 1961 
|model_years  = 1954&ndash;1962
|assembly     = [[Longbridge plant]], [[Birmingham]], [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]], England
|class        = {{ubl | [[Economy car]] | [[Subcompact car]] }}
|body_style   = {{ubl | 2-door [[hardtop]] | 2-door [[convertible]] }}
|layout       = [[FR layout]]
|engine       = {{ubl | {{convert|1200|cc|L|lk=on|abbr=on}} [[BMC B-Series engine|''B-Series'']] [[Inline-four engine|I4]] | {{convert|1500|cc|L|abbr=on}} [[BMC B-Series engine|''B-Series'']] I4 }}
|transmission = 3-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]
|wheelbase    = {{convert|85|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
|length       = {{convert|149.5|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Metropolitan/1954_Metropolitan/1954%20Nash%20Metropolitan%20Foldout/1954%20Nash%20Metropolitan-04-05.html |title=1954 Nash Metropolitan Foldout |pages=4–5 |website=oldcarbrochures.com |access-date=22 March 2022}}</ref>
|width        = {{convert|61.5|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
|height       = {{convert|54.5|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.oldcarbrochures.com/static/NA/Metropolitan/1954_Metropolitan/1954%20Nash%20Metropolitan%20Foldout/1954%20Nash%20Metropolitan-%2007to10.html |title=1954 Nash Metropolitan Foldout |pages=7–10 |website=oldcarbrochures.com |access-date=22 March 2022}}</ref>
|weight       = {{convert|1785-1890
|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} (base)
|designer     = William J. Flajole
}}

The '''Nash Metropolitan''' is an American [[automobile]] assembled in England and marketed from 1953 until 1962.

It conforms to two classes of vehicle: [[economy car]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.automedia.com/Modern_Classic:_Nash_Metropolitan/res20030701mc/1 |last=Gross |first=Ken |title=Modern Classic: Nash Metropolitan |website=automedia.com |quote= ....in 1950–51, Nash circulated 250,000 questionnaires nationally asking: "Does American want the economy car"... |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120212225338/http://www.automedia.com/Modern_Classic:_Nash_Metropolitan/res20030701mc/1 |archive-date=12 February 2012 |access-date=22 March 2022}}</ref> and [[subcompact car]].<ref>{{cite web| quote=the... president of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation decided to market what would ultimately be called a 'subcompact'... |url= http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1954-1962-metropolitan.htm |title=1954–1962 Metropolitan |website=How Stuff Works |date=23 October 2007 |access-date=22 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|quote=the Nash Metropolitan, a sub compact... |url= http://www.stltoday.com/classifieds/transportation/reviews/article_eff57253-17ee-5242-9b97-4bc740d4f1cf.html |last=Kunz |first=Bruce |title=Creature comfort options were plentiful on 1955 Rambler line |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=7 April 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160214210457/http://www.stltoday.com/classifieds/transportation/reviews/article_eff57253-17ee-5242-9b97-4bc740d4f1cf.html |archive-date=14 February 2016 |access-date=22 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|quote=Nash introduced...the subcompact Metropolitan |last=Foster |first=Patrick R. |title=With malice toward none |magazine=Forward – A Walter P. Chrysler Newszine |date=Fall 2000 |page=39 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|quote=Nash's venture into the sub-compact market |url= http://www.driving.ca/news/story.html?id=c84af86d-377d-4e28-a192-e465fb81c1f2 |last=Rooney |first=Robert K. |title=The original smart car |newspaper=The Calgary Herald |date=11 January 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120722035711/http://www.driving.ca/news/story.html?id=c84af86d-377d-4e28-a192-e465fb81c1f2 |archive-date=22 July 2012 |access-date=22 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|quote=...an iconic, subcompact 1958 Nash Metropolitan ... |url= http://www.rmauctions.com/PressRelease.cfm?PressID=587 |title=Micro cars set to draw mega interest at Florida's preeminent collector car event |publisher=RM Auctions |date=12 December 2007 |archive-date=15 July 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110715191455/http://www.rmauctions.com/PressRelease.cfm?PressID=587 |access-date=22 March 2021}}</ref> The Metropolitan is considered a "subcompact", but this category was not yet in use when the car was made.<ref name="foster05">{{cite magazine|url= https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/developing-the-metropolitan |last=Foster |first=Pat |title=Developing the Metropolitan |magazine=Hemmings Classic Car |date=October 2005 |quote=... Mason began to explore the idea of developing a truly small car, the size of what today we'd call a subcompact. |access-date=22 March 2022}}</ref> At that time, it was categorized as a "small automobile" as well as an "economy car".

The Metropolitan was also marketed as a '''Hudson''' model when [[Nash Motors|Nash]] and [[Hudson Motor Car Company|Hudson]] merged in 1954 to form the [[American Motors Corporation]] (AMC). The Nash and Hudson lines were phased out in favor of the Rambler line, and in 1957, the Metropolitan became a standalone brand and was badged with a stylized 'M' on hubcaps and grille. The cars were also sold in the United Kingdom and other markets.

[[File:Nash Met (515186327).jpg|thumb|1954 Nash Metropolitan convertible]]
[[File:Hudson Metropolitan Convertible 1957.jpg|thumb|right|1957 Hudson Metropolitan]]
[[File:1961 Metropolitan convertible at 2012 Rockville l.jpg|thumb|right|1961 Metropolitan fender emblem]]