The Metro is a supermini car, later, a city car that was produced by British Leyland and later, the Rover Group from 1980 to 1998.

It was launched in 1980 as the Austin Mini Metro.

It was intended to complement and eventually replace the Mini and was developed under the codename LC8.

The Metro was named by What Car magazine as ‘Car of The Year’ 1983 as an MG, and again as the Rover Metro in 1991.

During its 18-year lifespan the Metro wore many names; Austin Metro, MG Metro and Rover Metro.

It was rebadged as the Rover 100 series in December 1994.

First registered on 3 rd March 1983 and having just celebrated its 40 th birthday, this incredible time warp example has covered a mere 19,750 miles from new.

Having been part of the James Hull collection, our vendor purchased the car due to the unique nature of the Vanden Plas specification which brought a plush luxury finish to what is usually a basic small family hatchback, much like the Radford minis.

The 'Raschelle' woven velvet u...