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1959 Austin Nash Metropolitan
Richard Edmonds • UK • 19 Sept 2020
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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1959 Austin Nash Metropolitan
UK • 19 Sept 2020
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1959 Austin Nash Metropolitan is a rare UK-market example, with only 1,200 to 5,000 sold here. It has undergone a two-year restoration, featuring a rebuilt 1.5 litre BMC B-Series engine, new wiring loom, and various new parts, with only 50 miles driven since completion.
Condition
6
The car is described as being in good condition, but requires some minor recommissioning. It has been restored and has only done less than 50 miles since completion, with a rebuilt engine and new wiring loom.
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318 CHT
1959
Auction
RHD
United Kingdom
Not Sold
1959 Austin Nash Metropolitan
Richard Edmonds • UK • 19 Sept 2020
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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Description
1959 Austin Nash Metropolitan
Reg. no.
318 CHTChassis no.
Unknown
Engine no.
Unknown
The post-war American car industry was dominated by the Detroit-based ‘big three’ of Ford, General Motors and Chrysler.
Other manufacturers therefore often felt they had to try to do something different to catch the buying public’s imagination, or tap into a niche that the big three had not yet noticed.
One such company was Nash, who introduced some interesting cars – the wind-tunnel-honed Airflyte was one, with an interior that converted to a bed, while the 1950 Nash Rambler was one of America’s first successful post-war ‘compact’ cars.
In 1952, though, Nash decided they should try to sell something even smaller, so entered into an agreement with Austin of England to make the Metropolitan.
The bodies were made by Pressed Steel Fisher, with final assembly completed by Austin at Longbridge using their own running gear.
Complete cars were then sent to the US for sale through Nash dealers, star...
Price Analysis vs Other Metropolitans
£1,800
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£7,900
Median Price (Since 2020)
£35,504
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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