"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
09/14/2019 at 14:05 • Filed to: metropolitan, Nash, AMC
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"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
09/14/2019 at 14:05 • Filed to: metropolitan, Nash, AMC | 2
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Had a nice chat with John, the new owner of this classic at a car show in Morgantown, Indiana . Originally a Nash body on an Austin chassis with an “N” emblem on the front for Nash , by the time this one was built it was an AMC with an “M”.
Per John w hen it was sold it had a functional heater and a radio, but the Beatle which has neither outsold it 5:1. Among the more unusual features are reversible doors (the mechanicals are installed differently, but the panel could go on either side to cut down on costs) and a gutter that goes all the way around the front (he says it holds water very effectively, and unfortunately in Indiana there aren’t many hills to park on).
He bought it mainly to surprise his son who has adored the Metropolitan for years. When his son came to visit from Virginia he parked it at the grocery store and persuaded him to drive him there to play tricks on him. Walked up as if admiring it and then got in and started it.
Khalbali
> Just Jeepin'
09/14/2019 at 14:54 |
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I would quite like one of those, it's one of the few cars my wife has actually positive feelings about so I'd love to find one for a project someday.
Aremmes
> Just Jeepin'
09/14/2019 at 14:57 |
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Old man has
mad dad joke skills. Respect.
ranwhenparked
> Just Jeepin'
09/14/2019 at 15:41 |
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You could also briefly get them through Hudson dealers, with a Hudson emblem on the front. After Romney killed off Nash and Hudson, I believe Metropolitan actually became it's own marque, separate from Rambler.
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Just Jeepin'
> ranwhenparked
09/14/2019 at 15:45 |
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That was the impression I got. AMC wasn’t on the outside, in fact the hubs and the grille contained the only badging of any kind, the “M”.
Apparently some had Metropolitan as a chrome badge on the passenger fender; John is having a company make a decal to match.
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ranwhenparked
> Just Jeepin'
09/14/2019 at 15:56 |
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American Motors’ branding was kind of all over the place after Nash and Hudson. Even into the ‘80s, they couldn’t keep straight if they wanted people to call their cars “AMCs”, “American Motorses”, “Americans”, or just the model name without a brand in front of it.
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Khalbali
> Just Jeepin'
09/14/2019 at 16:49 |
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Also a shop I used to deliver parts to had a couple out back, never saw anything happen with them though.
