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Funny, but I don't remember driving in the car much. Just sitting it it. Maybe I was too short to see over the dash or rear seat backs? In any case, you can see the 1500 cc motor is only large enough to look impressive mounted on the back of a dinghy. It seemed to be enough to make it go, though. The sales brochure described the Metropolitan as a "Cadillac on a Charm Bracelet" or some such nonsense. More like a Volkswagon on a twist-tie. But the car was popular for a number of years and only discontinued in 1961, after 95,000 had been sold.
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The earlier models of Metropolitan had a 1200 cc engine -- only the last years' models were beefed up to 1500. Still, for such a small car, it was likely enough for city driving. The original Volkswagen had a 37 hp engine (don't know how much displacement).
MG's and other small sportscars were traditionally very light and had modest power, but could go like a bat out of hell anyway. Of course, in a car where your eye level was about 36 inches from the road surface, 90 mph was fast enough for anyone.
MG's and other small sportscars were traditionally very light and had modest power, but could go like a bat out of hell anyway. Of course, in a car where your eye level was about 36 inches from the road surface, 90 mph was fast enough for anyone.
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