Pre-Production Metropolitan
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1949 Concept
The first Metropolitan was introduced in 1949 as the Nash Experimental International (NXI) . The car would not be badged Metropolitan until it went into production.
This art work is the 1949 NXI Concept design by independent stylist, William Flajole, using the Fiat 500 chassis and running gear. Pinin Farina, an independent Italian car design firm and coachbuilder in Cambiano, Italy, would design the Nash Metropolitan for production, as well as build the first prototype Met Station Wagon.
1949 NXI Concept
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1950 N.X.I.
Nash President, George Mason, is behind the wheel of this 1950 NXI.
This three passenger convertible was Mason's idea of the ultimate commuting and shopping run about.
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1950 NXI concept
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NXI in Road and Track
The Nash NXI made the cover of Road and Track magazine for February, 1950. Members can read the magazine, here on AutomotiveTimelines.
Road and Track February 1950
- B.R.M. Britain's National Race Car
- Design Forum
- 1950 Sports Cars
- British Automobiles
- Antique and Veteran Doble Steam Cars
- British-American Automotive Terms
- Monte Carlo Rally
- Nardi Denese Sports Car
- Bentley Rolls Royce Salon
- New Simca 8 Sport
- Allard Sprint Car
- All The Vintage Ads And Much More...
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NXI in Motor Trend
Motor Trend may have given the NXI the best write-up in 1950, with nice pnotos and content Read the article, and browse a working issue of Motor Trend magazine from March of 1950.
Motor Trend March 1950
- An International Car?
- N.X.I. Nash Experimental International
- Cars of Character - The Bugatti
- Classic VS. Re-Styled
- Road Trials _ Road Test 1950 Plymouth
- Road Racing In Brazil
- Trends In Design
- Automobile Upholstering
- Trend Of The Future
- How To Re-Style?
- Spot Light On Detroit
- All The Vintage Ads And Much More...
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1951 N.K.I.
By 1951, the Met was now known as the NKI (Nash Kelvinator International).
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1953 N.K.I.
1953 NKI (Nash Kelvinator International).
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1953 N.K.I.
1953 NKI (Nash Kelvinator International). Almost time to go into mass production, but as you can see in these factory photos, still no Metropolitan badge.
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1953 Nash Metropolitan
The Met was available as a three-passenger convertible, or a fixed-roof hardtop. The same people seem to be in this photograph as the previous photos, but you can now see the Metropolitan badge on the side of the fender.
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743 Metropolitan units were shipped to dealers in North America in 1953.
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1953 Met
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National Announcement
Photos of the National Announcement of the Nash Metropolitan.
