While GM, Ford and Chrysler were designing and building larger and ostentatious cars, Nash introduced the compact Metropolitan. A 'personal' car for the urban/cosmopolitan lifestyle.
1959 AMC Nash Metropolitan
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Matthias Jurisch
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Yes, the Metropolitan was a classy car with several European design elements. It was just out of step with the marketplace at the time. But today it might be the rage especially if it were an EV. Thanks for reviewing my photos!
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This was truely a classy compact car...very unusual for cars made in the USA at that time.