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This little Nash Metropolitan isn’t every car guy’s thrill ride, but in comparison with a lot of cars that appear on Barn Finds it looks to be in very good shape despite being stored in a warehouse since 1978. The seller says it was stored on the 4th floor of the warehouse, and therefore nice and dry, which probably accounts for the lack of rust and the generally good condition. It almost looks like it could be washed, filled with gas, and driven home. The seller hasn’t actually started the engine but says that it turns freely, so it could be an easy job to make it roadworthy. The big question is: Would any of you want to own and drive this little car? Find it here on eBay or in Canton, Ohio.

The Nash Metropolitan was one of the first ‘personal’ cars to come out after WW2, and it beat the Ford Thunderbird into production by about a year. To be honest, my sports car and hot rod buddies weren’t too impressed with the Metropolitan back in the day, mainly because it had a tiny 4-cylinder engine and, let’s say, underwhelming ‘styling’. The car was actually the first to be marketed mainly to women in advertising, to be used for grocery getting, visiting friends, and similar uses. I think the car guys of the day noticed that and tended to stay away from Metropolitans, favoring sports and performance cars instead. But today you have a good chance of seeing a few Metropolitans at many local car shows, and many of them are owned by men, so maybe something has changed in how car fans see these affordable little runabouts.

The Metropolitan’s foreign sourcing—it was assembled by Austin in the UK—was another first for an American car. And nearly 95,000 were sold in North America from 1953 to 1962, so it does qualify as a success for Nash. Its leisurely acceleration doesn’t push you back in the seat, but this car seems to have minimal needs, and it is a useable vintage ’60s car with a clear Ohio title. I like the way the seller has presented the car in the listing, and he will even transport the little Metropolitan up to 250 miles from NE Ohio for the cost of gas and food. Any takers?