John Mck see my photos - the N badge not an Austin badge but ????
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AE6481 - according to Carjam - which we know is not perfect " perfick " ..as David Jason would say !!.
" Year: 1958
Make: NASH
Model: NASH
Colour: Green
Second Colour: White
Body Style: Saloon
Plate: AE6481
Engine No: N/A
Chassis: 83031 ".
It is a right hooker and with that Rego would have been in NZ from new - It was 1958 .. However Carjam says AF6299 was not - someone must have saved some old plates ?? .
" AE6481
Plate Type: Standard
Origin: NZ New
Used as: Private Passenger vehicle
Cause of Latest Registration: New
NZ First Registration: 13-May-1958
Cancellation Date Of Registration: 01-Nov-1996 "
AF6299
" AF6299
Plate Type: Standard
Origin: Import from
Used as: Private Passenger vehicle
Cause of Latest Registration: New
NZ First Registration: 02-Nov-1976
NZ Last Registration: Get Full CarJam Report
Was Registered Overseas? Yes "
I don't think any were built in the USA. They were all Austin powered and built in the UK.
Just had a quick dip in my old Observers Book of Automobiles - two or three of them. Neither Nash Metropolitan, Austin Metropolitan, nor 'Metropolitan', are listed! In fact, Nash isn't listed at all.
Goodwood 2017 - John Cleland - Nash...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NX-9OpV8rs
I grew up in NZ all my life, always the Metropolitan was called a Nash.
Good luck finding a Kiwi who calls a Metropolitan an Austin....no bribing just to get a statistic
You could see the similarity to the big Nash saloons also available here in RHD.
We all knew they had BMC motors in them, but they were a Nash.
Austin were A90 Atlantics with Flying A emblems on, none of these on a Metropolitan.
Call them what you like in England, but here , because of the distinctive American styled body, they were Nash.
Dont worry about your overseas books...look at the series of car cards as a give away in the mid 60s at petrol stations in New Zealand- not a library reference book -you will see Nash Metropolitan powered by Austin motor.
Remember - the latest ZB HOLDEN Commodore is a body built by Peugeot, but even in Australia it is seen and accepted as a Holden .People recognition gives it the identity
Looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck....break out the orange sauce
Listed as a Nash Metropolitan Hard Top in this Price List from a 1957 NZ magazine.
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...in 1954 [Austin] started to make the little Metropolitan coupes and convertibles for Nash. In style these were Nash Airflytes in miniature, with 3-speed gearboxes. They were powered initially by the A40 engine and later by the 1.5-litre A50. Production continued until 1961.
From: The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars.
As Milan states, they were built by Austin and only by Austin and only in England - but for Nash! When sold in England, later on, they were sold as Austins. Cars sold in NZ were Nash's.
You folks might find this site interesting.
http://www.classic-car-history.com/n...tropolitan.htm.
Question. What does a Nash Metropolitan have in common with this DeKon Monza ?
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Answer; The clutch slave cylinder.
Ken H.
A mix...
2003 - Dome
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2018 - de Thomaso
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2019 - the ex Bernie Hines Lola - without a side panel, due to a slight hiccup on the Saturday
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Swift - Gary Rush
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Clearing a backlog of images...
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Actually Roger, the badge is an 'M', not an 'N'... Should have gone to Spec savers?...
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To the best of my limited Knowledge, there is no Nash badge either!
maybe..Murican Motors..............?
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And this is Foggy's Bathurst winner 2019... Well done Foggy. (October 13th)
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A PLEA FOR HELP
Does anyone have a working Video 8 handicam (analogue tape, not digital) that I can borrow or buy? My Sony CCD-TR202E has the jitters and I have a pile of tapes that I would like to convert to digital.
Ray,
If you lived close by I might be able to help you.
Ken