Wow! Interesting little cars. I vaguely remember Dad test driving a Metropolitan back in the day. I sat sideways in that little space behind the seats.
Thank you for the story of your father restoring the car for you & also the story of you & your husband's fitting in with the story. I am now 75 but I recall one of my father's friends owning a Metropolitan when I was about 10 years old. Thank you for the walk down memory lane.
Thank you for showing the video and these cars. My grandfather drove one of these types of vehicles from St. Paul to Austin many years ago, which was a distance of 100 miles! I do not know if it was an Austin, Hudson, Nash, or AMC Metropolitan. But I know it was a Metropolitan, and we could fit our entire family in the car, including six kids and my parents. That was without using the foldout to the trunk! A few members of my family got into a car crash with this car (I was not with them), and our youngest sibling was in the car on my mom's lap. I recall that we continued to use the vehicle afterward, but only for a short time.
The doors have been upgraded with 59-61 wind wings. Mine new in 1960 was a black topped convertible, the hood was smooth - no scoop. I like the mods and the color.
I am a retired jazz musician. Give me that car please! My mom would love it too because she loved avocado. I would just like to ride in it sometime, I'm not driving any more.
Are you absolutely sure it doesn't float? If it doesn't, I wouldn't drive it in Florida because cars end up in the canal a lot. With their drivers in them often.
