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Originally Posted by Grizz1963
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Yep the link works. That is such a cool looking little car. It certainly takes me back to the 60’s when Northern California was flooded with small imports. There were Beetles of course, but there was also Austins, Simca Arondes, Fiats, Renault Dauphines, Vauxhalls, Peugeots, Morris Minors, a very early Datsun pickup with the 4 speed on the column, and of course all the BMC sports cars. There were also a bunch of others I can’t remember the names of so clearly.
It was a fun time. My dad bought a new 1958 Metropolitan and when the engine wore out swapped in a dual carb MGA engine and 4 speed. That thing really flew on its 13” cotton cord tires. The weak link were the rear axles, which he broke 13 of before he got tired of fixing it all the time.