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I know the Metropolitan Nash was built in England and shipped to the USA from 1953 through 1962. It was originally the Hudson Nash.
However, I met a person today that swore the engine in the Metropolitan Nash was the exact same engine as in the MG.
I have not been able to prove or disprove this.
Does anyone know positively the answer to this question? Was it the same engine, or one that was just made by the same company?
No real reason to know, just curious.
Oil leak?? What oil leak? That puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower!!
Law of Mechanical Repair - After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will itch and you'll have to pee.
However, I met a person today that swore the engine in the Metropolitan Nash was the exact same engine as in the MG.
I have not been able to prove or disprove this.
Does anyone know positively the answer to this question? Was it the same engine, or one that was just made by the same company?
No real reason to know, just curious.
Oil leak?? What oil leak? That puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower!!
Law of Mechanical Repair - After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will itch and you'll have to pee.
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Jun 30, 2022 05:32 PM
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Most of them have a MG B series 1500s same as a early MGA, early cars had the B Series 1200, that was also used in Austin A40. The B series started life as the 1200cc engine and grew from there. My mom had one when she was pregnant with me, my dad got rid of it when he saw one in a bad accident.
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hapwaldrop@acmespeedshop.com
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Well, as they say, you learn something new everyday.
I never knew the connection between the Nash and our MG's.
Thanks for the information.
These were before my time, but I always thought they were just ugly enough that I liked them
Oil leak?? What oil leak? That puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower!!
Law of Mechanical Repair - After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will itch and you'll have to pee.
I never knew the connection between the Nash and our MG's.
Thanks for the information.
These were before my time, but I always thought they were just ugly enough that I liked them
Oil leak?? What oil leak? That puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower!!
Law of Mechanical Repair - After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will itch and you'll have to pee.
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Jun 30, 2022 09:07 PM
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The Metropolitan was truly an economy car of the 1950s. Styled by none other than Pininfarina himself, many called it "the flying soapdish". I always wanted to do one in its classic 1950s two-tone color scheme of ivory White and Aqua.
The Metropolitan was truly an economy car of the 1950s. Styled by none other than Pininfarina himself, many called it "the flying soapdish". I always wanted to do one in its classic 1950s two-tone color scheme of ivory White and Aqua.
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In reply to # 4526755 by Rod H.
I saw one at a show a number of years ago that was fitted with the engine, transmission, seats, and a variety of other smaller pieces from an MGB by the owner.
In reply to # 4526750 by lakesailor
Google is your friend https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nash_Metropolitan
It had a B series engine, so yes, it's antededants were the same as the MGA/MGB. Wolsley, Riley, Morris, Austin etc etc. (but only as 1200cc and 1500cc units. A brave man could fit an MGB engine)
It had a B series engine, so yes, it's antededants were the same as the MGA/MGB. Wolsley, Riley, Morris, Austin etc etc. (but only as 1200cc and 1500cc units. A brave man could fit an MGB engine)
I saw one at a show a number of years ago that was fitted with the engine, transmission, seats, and a variety of other smaller pieces from an MGB by the owner.
And, one hopes, also upgrade the brakes and perhaps handling!
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Current: 1958 MGA Twincam (race car (170 bhp)),1962 MGA Deluxe Coupe (98 bhp)
1957 Jamaican MGA (200 bhp)1965 1971 Jensen Interceptor (350 bhp)
2009 Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe (375 bhp)
2007 BMW Z4M coupe (340 bhp)
Recent: 1969 MGC roadster (175 bhp),Jensen CV8 (375 bhp),
1969 Lamborghini Islero S (350 bhp), 1988 Fiero GT turbo (300 bhp)
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In reply to # 4528421 by Jeff Morris
The original A40 Devon/Somerset 1200 was not a B series engine. The B series engine, while it wasn't radically different from the A40 engine, was designed from scratch.
True - Wiki has a good write up - lots of commonality of bits carried over but essentially different engines.
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Austin realised that eventually they would need an engine that could power many of its forthcoming medium-sized cars, and this would require an engine of at least 1500 cc capacity. Since the A40 Devon engine could not have its capacity enlarged, a new engine needed to be designed and built.
The design of this new engine commenced around January 1952, and was designated as the "B" series. The first production version of the B series retained the same 1200cc capacity as the A40 engine and, superficially, appeared to be identical, with the same valve gear, same cylinder head design, same positioning of its ancillary parts (many of which were interchangeable with the older engine) and so on. But the B-series block and head were slightly larger in both length and width and the block had thicker cylinder wall castings making the new engine heavier than the A40 motor. This was to allow room for enlargement of the cylinder bore to provide the larger capacities foreseen by BMC.
The design of this new engine commenced around January 1952, and was designated as the "B" series. The first production version of the B series retained the same 1200cc capacity as the A40 engine and, superficially, appeared to be identical, with the same valve gear, same cylinder head design, same positioning of its ancillary parts (many of which were interchangeable with the older engine) and so on. But the B-series block and head were slightly larger in both length and width and the block had thicker cylinder wall castings making the new engine heavier than the A40 motor. This was to allow room for enlargement of the cylinder bore to provide the larger capacities foreseen by BMC.
So there was a 1200 cc precursor engine and then also a B series 1200 engine but they aren't the same.
Bill Spohn www.rhodo.citymax.com/carstuff.html
Current: 1958 MGA Twincam (race car (170 bhp)),1962 MGA Deluxe Coupe (98 bhp)
1957 Jamaican MGA (200 bhp)1965 1971 Jensen Interceptor (350 bhp)
2009 Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe (375 bhp)
2007 BMW Z4M coupe (340 bhp)
Recent: 1969 MGC roadster (175 bhp),Jensen CV8 (375 bhp),
1969 Lamborghini Islero S (350 bhp), 1988 Fiero GT turbo (300 bhp)
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