Jan '58 Metropolitan

    It had the Austin A-50 engine. Click "all sizes" above and you can read the print.

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    1. TravelerCA (52 months ago | reply)

      I wanted to comment on this picture because it is the most recent one, and I assume that you will check it first, I wanted to comment on all your pictures though, especially the travel photos and old black and white pictures from the past. They are great! A lot of your pictures are creative and you seem like a well rounded, living life to the fullest type of person, good for you!

    2. Howard33 (52 months ago | reply)

      Thanks for the kind words. I realize that I have been living my dreams, and I'm grateful for the chance to do that. I was born in the depression, and lived in the mountains of Kentucky during World War II. I heard family stories about relatives who "went out west" in the late '30's and I dreamed of doing that.

      Fortunately, my wife of 52 years grew up on a farm in Tennessee and had similar dreams.

      The scooter collection is typical of old coots who are reliving their childhood.

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      Animal Photo added this photo to her favorites. (52 months ago)

    4. Animal Photo (52 months ago | reply)

      cool!!!

      Seen in a darckr gallery of your pictures (mine, ?).

    5. mtnman867 (28 months ago | reply)

      These are soo cool! my partner loves these little metros too. My neighbor growing up had one for a while. it was a yellow convertible. He was going to restore it. It wound up just sitting with a pile of dog crap in it for years. then he sold it or got rid of it to someone.

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      mtnman867 added this photo to his favorites. (28 months ago)

    7. Howard33 (28 months ago | reply)

      Don't you just hate it when somebody neglects something like that Metro? I used to buy and sell bicycles, and It always bothered me when someone left them out in the weather to rust.

      I went to a neigbor's house to buy a Vespa. He had a Nash Metropolitan and a '35 Plymouth that I had never seen. He sold me the scooter, but he wasn't about to turn loose of those cars.
      1966 Sears Vespa

    8. mtnman867 (28 months ago | reply)

      Is that the vespa??? that is one sweet little ride!! Love the coca cola graphics on it :)

    9. Howard33 (28 months ago | reply)

      Yes, that's my most recent purchase. I have a dozen motor scooters.
      www.flickr.com/photos/howard33/sets/721575944 46475809/

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      KW kid added this photo to his favorites. (25 months ago)

    11. This photo was invited and added to the Hubcaps... Ribbed, Finned, Spoked Plain and Centercaps group.

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      kein1275 added this photo to his favorites. (18 months ago)

    13. kein1275 (18 months ago | reply)

      I love this car, its design is simply amazing. I guess it was a real shock when it appeared in the market.

    14. This photo was invited and added to the Metropolitan [by Nash, by Hudson, by AMC, by Austin) group.

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      pascalg2009 added this photo to his favorites. (4 months ago)

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