Look at this happy fella with cars in his garage and using a power washer inside (because he can!). Melissa looks happier too!! You guys did it! Just awesome!
I think this garage is good for you because as you get frustrated with one vehicle you can switch to another. I do that with craft projects. Love sharing the adventures!!
I watch many sewing videos and one I watch always makes sure to have projects in different stages. One that needs drafting, one that needs cutting, some that needs draping, or hand stitching etc. So depending on if you can handle something fiddly or some big long cuts or brain work etc, you never stop working when you hit a wall with a project.
I’m drooling right now! Gorgeous Cars! I love Provenance! It makes a tiny piece of paper worth millions when you know the authentic story behind it! Thank you!
Well, you hit the mark twice for me here! I was 7 when My Mother the Car premiered - and I loved it! I was a big Jerry van Dyke fan even back then. And then you followed it up with the car of my youth- the Nash Metropolitan! We actually moved from Montreal to Toronto - Mom (6 months pregnant), Dad, three kids under 6 and Daisy Beagle- in 1961. We had the salmon coloured one. And my father was 6'3", so it was a tight squeeze! Thanks for the memory jog!
When I was a child in the 1960's there was a tall skinny man who used to drive a little bitty pink and white Nash just like your new blue Nash. The man stopped at a house near the bus stop to pick up a bigger lady and we kids got such a kick out of watching them fold themselves into the little car and drive away. Made for a fun school year. I have only seen this particular car model a couple of times over the years and never knew what it was until today. Thanks for sharing!!!
Love the Metro, my Mom had when hen I was growing up.. lots of memories flooding in.. I remember one time Mom got stuck in a ditch, a couple of the neighbor men came out and lifted it out and back on the road... Thank you for helping me to recall some great memories.
We had two of those little cuties growing up. A blue and yellow car. So funny my parents had 9 kids so only one of us could go with my Daddy at a time. We had a Nomad with wood panels.
Good Morning Alex…you can always change the name of your channel to Curiosity & Cars..:) We have always had old cars, 1964 Ford Econoline, 1969 VW bug, and 1963 Ford Falcon…Cars were built so solid back then. Have a wonderful day!
Love, love, that Nash!!!! I can just imagine riding in that with a silk scarf Round my neck with a Tiparillo between my fingers, lol a small cigarette looking cigar. Very classy and cute!!
That garage is looking pretty darned lived in..you are looking absolutely relaxed and happy Alexander.. can't wait to see what the next adventure brings..
Hey I watched My Mother The Car back in the '60s when it was on the air! And in this age of $2/L gasoline that Metropolitan is a much better choice than the Plymouth wagon! *LOL*
Ive been a motorcyclist for 50 yrs and ai can tell you. That 500 honda is a rare machine. Not a huge amount of value in terms of dollars but one of the coolest bikes ever built.
Back in the day there was a really neat song that came out about a Little Nash Rambler chasing a Cadillac and he keeps honking his horn :beep beep" check you tube. As a child I loved that song. Those cars were so cool. The first of the compacts that started a craze. That's a gorgeous little car!
Love the 54 Nash Metropolitan!!! Great color and fantastic condition. Growing up we only had 1 car that Dad drove to work ('56 Buick). Mom wanted a good used car so Dad bought her a 1954 Nash Ambassador. It was such a neat car and our first car to have reclining seats and AC (that wasn't working good, but in NY you don't need it). Good luck with your fantastic Nash!!!
Thanks for the memory. My Mother had a Nash Metropolitan, not sure of the year. My Father was a car painter so the car was two tone green, light green top and darker green bottom. Both of them loved driving 'Speedy'. At the time my Father had a 1959 black Chevrolet (first one with the wings, don't remeber the model). I got my license in 1962 and drove both cars, but my fav was 'Speedy'. Dad was a bit like you and we had lots of cars around all the time, mostly from the 30's, 40's and 50's.
My dad bought that exact same car in about 1959 when I was in high school ; I learned how to drive a stick shift in it. I loved that little Deedle Bop as we called it!
When I was a kid, a neighbor had a Metropolitan; it was big enough for her, her child and the groceries. That's why her husband bought it for her, so she could get around and it was economical. I remember it was pink and white -- cutest little car ever!
I have a lifelong obsession with cute weird little cars. I drove VW Karmann Ghias exclusively until I was 33 (had a baby). That adorable Metropolitan has stolen my heart.
The thumbnail was perfect. That's the cutest little car and the blue and white colors appear to match your house. Hope you keep this little gem for awhile.
Well this one is a keeper! I have the same one in yellow and white ! Was my grandfather’s car and I’ve had it for 23 years and out of all my cars it’s my favourite! 😎
My mother the car was one of my favorite TV shows back then. I even got to meet Jerry Van Dyke at the Sonoma Co. fair, think I was about 10 or 11, so probably 1966 or so, I remember he did a funny rendition of Mule Train.
A bit of Trivia..... The Met and British MGA engines are identical except for the Tack mount hole in the block. As a kid, we had one that we ran around a vacant lot. It had a gallon can mounted on the firewall for gas w/gravity feed. The Fun of growing up in the 50s!
I helped my Dad rebuild and restore a Nash Metropolitan in the 80's. I was two tone yellow & white. We drove it to a Fourth of July parade in Kansas from Colorado Springs, with my brother & I in the back seat and both my parents in the front. My Dad was also 6'2" tall. Oh and no air conditioning!
My best friend had two of these when we were in high school. One was yellow and one was blue. They weren’t considered “cool” back in 1969. But we loved it and took it all over the state of Florida. East coast surfer girls and a good solid school ride her dad bought for us.🫢😃Good Memories.
I tried to watch episodes of My Mother The Car a few years back. The Car and the Theme song were all it had going for it. That Nash would make a perfect first car for your daughter, it's just her size.😉
That’s interesting about why you guys call it a “trunk” at the back of a car, it makes sense! But now I can’t help wondering if here in the uk, they used to actually have a boot strapped to the back end hahaha. (Hood and Bonnet are not so different, both being types of hats for the engine but I always wondered about trunk and boot)
The word "boot"(which is commonly used by the English), goes back to 18th century horse-drawn carriages where the coachman sat on a chest, which was used to store, among other things, his boots. This storage space came to be termed as the "boot locker", which soon became the "boot".
I learned to drive in a baby blue 1950's Crysler imperial but took my drivers exam on my aunt's little red Metropolitan. I passed with flying colors, especially the parallel parking!!
Oh, I love them!! They are so adorable 😄❤️ We also have a car meet here in my town this weekend. It used to be the biggest meet in Europe, but they splitted the meet to two ones. The other is more down south in Sweden. It's the best time of the summer 😊 I just love classic cars, especially the American ones. We call them jänkare (yankees) here in Sweden. My last classic car was a Rambler American 220 1967 with a 196 straight six cylinders motor. I know you know, but for them who don't- Nash became AMC Rambler (Hudson as well). So the little Metropolitan is an "ancestor" to the car I had 😄
You have the most unique ability to find all these choice cars that make me smile , such a selection and variety . I am so thrilled someone has given these babies such a special home. You work without a (brake) and the smiles keep appearing . Just love your sharing and praise that can and do so !!! What a remarkable person and family all following their own path and doing it with genuine joy ! The smiles and forever good wishes keep coming ! Thank you for sharing and for your (fueling ). All my smiles !
Beautiful little car. I'm happy you got rid of the vws and wagon. I can remember being a little boy riding in my neighbors Nash and they purchased 50 cents of gas..lol
I was born in '53. I saw one of those Nash Metro's on the road when I was about 4, and I remember seeing it to this day-It was so unlike anything else on the road at that time, so it must have made an indelible impression on me then.
The well known film actress, Ann Sothern , did the voice of the car in " My Mother the Car " which also starred Jerry Van Dyke. Dick's lesser known brother. The light of the big radio in the car would flash as Mom spoke.
I forgot to add, her's was the yellow, and white one. She always bought those seats that had little springs in it that she sat on. I asked about them. She said it was more comfortable to sit on then the seat. I think she bought them because she was to short to see over the dash board. She was 4'11".
What a cute car! I learned how to drive in a Nash Rambler. But drove V-8"s for YEARS - Love V'8's!!! You'll be needing another garage if this keeps up! lol Enjoyed your video and showing us the classic old cars.
