Cutest car ever made?! something blue followed me home! Nash Metropolitan

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  • Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
  • After a busy car day, I do a creative trade which lands me one of the cutest cars ever made! A 1954 Nash Metropolitan.
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  • @OG_Bearcat
    @OG_Bearcat 2 роки тому +86

    Look at this happy fella with cars in his garage and using a power washer inside (because he can!). Melissa looks happier too!! You guys did it! Just awesome!

    • @Elizabeth-tb5wh
      @Elizabeth-tb5wh 2 роки тому +9

      Right? He IS one happy guy and I’m SO happy for him and the family! 🤗❤️

    • @loissaedder2214
      @loissaedder2214 2 роки тому +6

      I think Alex is just living his best life atm and that is great.

  • @ronl7131
    @ronl7131 2 роки тому +7

    Beep, beep…..his horn went beep, beep, beep…….I’ll show him a Cadillac is not a car to scorn….beep, beep….his horn went beep, beep , beep….😉🍻

  • @i2ndsight
    @i2ndsight 2 роки тому +6

    My next door neighbor in 1962, a petite nurse, drove one to work everyday for about a decade.

  • @donnarouse5366
    @donnarouse5366 2 роки тому +5

    I remember that show! Jerry van dyke!

  • @caroljohnson3698
    @caroljohnson3698 2 роки тому +6

    I was about ten and enjoyed “my mother the car”.

  • @katwitanruna
    @katwitanruna 2 роки тому +40

    I think this garage is good for you because as you get frustrated with one vehicle you can switch to another. I do that with craft projects. Love sharing the adventures!!

    • @tripb77
      @tripb77 2 роки тому

      Maybe pack the pump with vasoline to get initial suction?

    • @hernameispekka_Rebecca
      @hernameispekka_Rebecca Рік тому +1

      I watch many sewing videos and one I watch always makes sure to have projects in different stages. One that needs drafting, one that needs cutting, some that needs draping, or hand stitching etc. So depending on if you can handle something fiddly or some big long cuts or brain work etc, you never stop working when you hit a wall with a project.

  • @gweniawilliams6815
    @gweniawilliams6815 2 роки тому +6

    Ooooh I love that little car it’s so cute

  • @susanboon4605
    @susanboon4605 2 роки тому +13

    Well, you hit the mark twice for me here! I was 7 when My Mother the Car premiered - and I loved it! I was a big Jerry van Dyke fan even back then. And then you followed it up with the car of my youth- the Nash Metropolitan! We actually moved from Montreal to Toronto - Mom (6 months pregnant), Dad, three kids under 6 and Daisy Beagle- in 1961. We had the salmon coloured one. And my father was 6'3", so it was a tight squeeze! Thanks for the memory jog!

    • @Snarkapotamus
      @Snarkapotamus 2 роки тому

      Wow, that's a LOT of moths!

    • @susanboon4605
      @susanboon4605 2 роки тому

      @@Snarkapotamus thanks for the edit!

    • @Snarkapotamus
      @Snarkapotamus 2 роки тому

      @@susanboon4605 - Made me laugh when I read it!

  • @katwitanruna
    @katwitanruna 2 роки тому +18

    That Metropolitan is adorable!! The paint job is gorgeous!!

  • @suemick8709
    @suemick8709 2 роки тому +2

    That Nash is the cutest little cartoon of a car.

  • @oldstuffbethtx8052
    @oldstuffbethtx8052 2 роки тому +15

    What a cute car. Never seen anyone wash under the hood before, cool!

    • @l.m.o.8948
      @l.m.o.8948 2 роки тому +8

      Wow, getting the engine compartment clean is a must. Getting greasy dirty hands will not make the work very enjoyable. 🇨🇦

  • @drogna3905
    @drogna3905 2 роки тому +3

    I remember My Mother's a Car. Was shown here in the UK when I was a child, at least 50 years ago.

  • @candacedolan4857
    @candacedolan4857 2 роки тому +28

    The thumbnail was perfect. That's the cutest little car and the blue and white colors appear to match your house. Hope you keep this little gem for awhile.

    • @NinfaCarpentergeorgia198
      @NinfaCarpentergeorgia198 2 роки тому

      Will Abigail get this or will she politic for the mustang???? Or maybe the micro bus if completed in time???

    • @candacedolan4857
      @candacedolan4857 2 роки тому +2

      @@NinfaCarpentergeorgia198 I am hoping she goes for this one 😀

  • @jillipepper5353
    @jillipepper5353 2 роки тому +10

    The Metropolitan would make a great first car for your daughter🥰

    • @heehaw8401
      @heehaw8401 2 роки тому +1

      Doubt he will keep it that long! 😂

  • @randybehenna3081
    @randybehenna3081 2 роки тому +8

    I am so glad you are still posting videos after the big changes

  • @stacyr4070
    @stacyr4070 2 роки тому +5

    Love the Nash car! My son's name is Nash, so there's that. 😊

  • @janeysiegrist5061
    @janeysiegrist5061 2 роки тому +6

    That garage is looking pretty darned lived in..you are looking absolutely relaxed and happy Alexander.. can't wait to see what the next adventure brings..

  • @wildaltarose
    @wildaltarose 2 роки тому +3

    Well I can see you aren’t bored. Your cars keep you busy and happy and that is what counts.

  • @nitamarie5926
    @nitamarie5926 2 роки тому +3

    Good Morning Alex…you can always change the name of your channel to Curiosity & Cars..:) We have always had old cars, 1964 Ford Econoline, 1969 VW bug, and 1963 Ford Falcon…Cars were built so solid back then. Have a wonderful day!

  • @sherrykelley741
    @sherrykelley741 2 роки тому +5

    Love this car SO much!!

  • @marcbeebe
    @marcbeebe 2 роки тому +5

    Hey I watched My Mother The Car back in the '60s when it was on the air! And in this age of $2/L gasoline that Metropolitan is a much better choice than the Plymouth wagon! *LOL*

  • @judithdesveaux1699
    @judithdesveaux1699 2 роки тому +4

    Thanks for the memory. My Mother had a Nash Metropolitan, not sure of the year. My Father was a car painter so the car was two tone green, light green top and darker green bottom. Both of them loved driving 'Speedy'. At the time my Father had a 1959 black Chevrolet (first one with the wings, don't remeber the model). I got my license in 1962 and drove both cars, but my fav was 'Speedy'. Dad was a bit like you and we had lots of cars around all the time, mostly from the 30's, 40's and 50's.

  • @madebylora
    @madebylora 2 роки тому +37

    That’s interesting about why you guys call it a “trunk” at the back of a car, it makes sense! But now I can’t help wondering if here in the uk, they used to actually have a boot strapped to the back end hahaha. (Hood and Bonnet are not so different, both being types of hats for the engine but I always wondered about trunk and boot)

    • @catherinesommer3648
      @catherinesommer3648 2 роки тому +23

      The word "boot"(which is commonly used by the English), goes back to 18th century horse-drawn carriages where the coachman sat on a chest, which was used to store, among other things, his boots. This storage space came to be termed as the "boot locker", which soon became the "boot".

    • @madebylora
      @madebylora 2 роки тому +6

      @@catherinesommer3648 I always wondered but never actually bothered to find out. Thank you!

    • @Starting321
      @Starting321 2 роки тому +1

      @@susanstrachan8130 😂

    • @charlesyoung7436
      @charlesyoung7436 2 роки тому

      @@catherinesommer3648 And that's where we ultimately got the phrase "booty call."

    • @rabfallon4507
      @rabfallon4507 2 роки тому +1

      @@catherinesommer3648 Thank goodness for google 😂🤣

  • @neilperry2224
    @neilperry2224 2 роки тому +9

    And the dashboard is named after the dash board on an old carriage, which many of the first built cars were made by carriage works.

  • @KrumTats
    @KrumTats 2 роки тому +3

    I've always wanted a Metropolitan and it's from my birth year too. Lucky you!

  • @catherinetaylor164
    @catherinetaylor164 2 роки тому +3

    My late Aunt, (also Canadian), owned one of these in the early 60's. Exactly the same color. A cute car....fun ride!

  • @shitihellskotta
    @shitihellskotta 2 роки тому +9

    Oh, I love them!! They are so adorable 😄❤️
    We also have a car meet here in my town this weekend. It used to be the biggest meet in Europe, but they splitted the meet to two ones. The other is more down south in Sweden. It's the best time of the summer 😊
    I just love classic cars, especially the American ones. We call them jänkare (yankees) here in Sweden.
    My last classic car was a Rambler American 220 1967 with a 196 straight six cylinders motor. I know you know, but for them who don't- Nash became AMC Rambler (Hudson as well). So the little Metropolitan is an "ancestor" to the car I had 😄

  • @kerrylynnparsons9441
    @kerrylynnparsons9441 2 роки тому +5

    Super cute car!!! 😁❤️ 🚙

  • @stevekynard6658
    @stevekynard6658 2 роки тому +2

    My youngest uncle is 6 months older than me. He had a Metropolitan when we were teenagers. It was yellow and white and a blast to scoot around in.

  • @BestKateScenario
    @BestKateScenario 2 роки тому +2

    I have a lifelong obsession with cute weird little cars. I drove VW Karmann Ghias exclusively until I was 33 (had a baby).
    That adorable Metropolitan has stolen my heart.

  • @terryprideaux
    @terryprideaux 2 роки тому +5

    Your finding some awesome stuff

  • @NitrousDiecast
    @NitrousDiecast 2 роки тому +7

    Cool car! You have a nice collection now!

  • @CKLee-rs4kl
    @CKLee-rs4kl 2 роки тому +3

    When I was a kid, a neighbor had a Metropolitan; it was big enough for her, her child and the groceries. That's why her husband bought it for her, so she could get around and it was economical. I remember it was pink and white -- cutest little car ever!

  • @sueparsons6284
    @sueparsons6284 2 роки тому +6

    Cute little car! ❤️

  • @grannygoose7848
    @grannygoose7848 2 роки тому

    When I was a child in the 1960's there was a tall skinny man who used to drive a little bitty pink and white Nash just like your new blue Nash. The man stopped at a house near the bus stop to pick up a bigger lady and we kids got such a kick out of watching them fold themselves into the little car and drive away. Made for a fun school year. I have only seen this particular car model a couple of times over the years and never knew what it was until today. Thanks for sharing!!!

  • @kimberlyflanigan
    @kimberlyflanigan 2 роки тому +3

    i had a friend in the 90's that had a red Met... fun little car!!!

  • @Randy8923
    @Randy8923 2 роки тому +4

    Beautiful little car. I'm happy you got rid of the vws and wagon. I can remember being a little boy riding in my neighbors Nash and they purchased 50 cents of gas..lol

  • @enixon8268
    @enixon8268 2 роки тому +6

    OMG! My dad bought a Metropolitan from a field when I was 15. He sold the project without getting it drivable. I have always wanted to drive one.

  • @kilncurvis7057
    @kilncurvis7057 2 роки тому +3

    Ant Man got into the hot wheels collection again.

  • @adorableadornments1101
    @adorableadornments1101 2 роки тому +1

    My dad bought a Nash Metropolitan used and fixed it up for my sis back in 1963. It was yellow and white. They are so cute!! Good find.

  • @magickmoi1261
    @magickmoi1261 2 роки тому +5

    It is CUTE!!

  • @sheilavanduynfote5539
    @sheilavanduynfote5539 2 роки тому +2

    We had the same car in a convertible it was brown it could only carry 2 people, my Dad loved it

  • @d.pierce.6820
    @d.pierce.6820 2 роки тому +1

    I was born in '53. I saw one of those Nash Metro's on the road when I was about 4, and I remember seeing it to this day-It was so unlike anything else on the road at that time, so it must have made an indelible impression on me then.

  • @michellewilsdon294
    @michellewilsdon294 2 роки тому +10

    Created in 1954, small and hopefully still cute, needs a bit of a polish but basically runs fine. Yup that's me !! Thanks Alexander , a flashback to my dad , uncles and grandad, who were all into old cars , grew up with them all over the back yards. Great feel good summer video. Thanks for every you do !!

  • @keithbriere
    @keithbriere 2 роки тому +17

    Terrific video Alexander. That Nash Rambler looks pristine. Seems like a good trade for that '60 plymouth and has less needed work. Well done! 🙂

    • @kevindavidson6715
      @kevindavidson6715 2 роки тому +2

      It’s a Nash metropolitan! Smaller version of the rambler and much cuter ! I have a yellow and white one 😉

    • @keithbriere
      @keithbriere 2 роки тому

      @@kevindavidson6715 thx friend, you're absolutely right! Cheers! 🙃

  • @potterkelly487
    @potterkelly487 2 роки тому +2

    All time favourite car! Metropolitan Nash, beauty!

  • @connierifenburg9758
    @connierifenburg9758 2 роки тому +1

    My best friend had two of these when we were in high school. One was yellow and one was blue. They weren’t considered “cool” back in 1969. But we loved it and took it all over the state of Florida. East coast surfer girls and a good solid school ride her dad bought for us.🫢😃Good Memories.

  • @welshcake56
    @welshcake56 2 роки тому +1

    I'm in my 60s and still remember word for word the theme tune to My Mother the Car.

  • @tinacatharinaeden2711
    @tinacatharinaeden2711 2 роки тому +3

    That little car is really cute! I am cringing a little seeing you hosing off the engine in that beautiful garage though. I know you probably know this, but please be careful not to put oil/gasoline/grease down the septic system. Same with kitchen waste. It could cost a lot of money if you have to have the tank pumped and cleaned. A gallon of spoiled butter milk down the drain once a month will keep the little critters healthy. I had to learn septic system care 14 yes ago when I moved to rural Arizona. 😂

  • @genbog08
    @genbog08 Рік тому

    Love the Metro, my Mom had when hen I was growing up.. lots of memories flooding in.. I remember one time Mom got stuck in a ditch, a couple of the neighbor men came out and lifted it out and back on the road... Thank you for helping me to recall some great memories.

  • @randybourdon2791
    @randybourdon2791 2 роки тому +2

    The Metropolitan Nash is quite the find Alex, I think you picked up a winner! Reminds me of the song” Little Nash Rambler” by the Playmates !😊

  • @pamalapeterson5352
    @pamalapeterson5352 2 роки тому +1

    Love love love the Nash! I would really enjoy that! God bless y’all abundantly! What cute 🚙 car!

  • @brendaprice4664
    @brendaprice4664 2 роки тому

    I’m drooling right now! Gorgeous Cars! I love Provenance! It makes a tiny piece of paper worth millions when you know the authentic story behind it! Thank you!

  • @maxinewright5260
    @maxinewright5260 2 роки тому +4

    It's beautiful.🇯🇲

  • @Singit24Seven
    @Singit24Seven 2 роки тому +4

    So happy for you, Alex! So happy you and Melissa were able to make your dreams come true with the new house, the large garage for your cars, and your going full time on UA-cam. May God continue to bless you and your family. Love your channel, and have been watching since before the Potter’s house.

  • @lindakovacs7904
    @lindakovacs7904 2 роки тому +3

    You have the most unique ability to find all these choice cars that make me smile , such a selection and variety . I am so thrilled someone has given these babies such a special home. You work without a (brake) and the smiles keep appearing . Just love your sharing and praise that can and do so !!! What a remarkable person and family all following their own path and doing it with genuine joy ! The smiles and forever good wishes keep coming ! Thank you for sharing and for your (fueling ). All my smiles !

  • @kawaiitink
    @kawaiitink 2 роки тому +4

    Never had a desire to own a classic car. Nash Metropolitan was just added as the first one.

  • @i2ndsight
    @i2ndsight 2 роки тому +20

    The fuel pump problem could be mechanical linkage to the engine shaft. Forming the paddle only a wee bit closer to the shaft will sometimes fix that. Run your fingers over it to see if that will work on your engine.

  • @colleenobrien6185
    @colleenobrien6185 2 роки тому

    My 6'4" cousin drove an MG for YEARS and loved it! He said he almost cried when he had to replace it and he's a pretty macho guy!

  • @lindagonzales5848
    @lindagonzales5848 2 роки тому

    My dad bought that exact same car in about 1959 when I was in high school ; I learned how to drive a stick shift in it. I loved that little Deedle Bop as we called it!

  • @SwirlingSoul
    @SwirlingSoul 2 роки тому +7

    What a little beauty. I don't mind if you sell that Daimler on, especially if you've lost interest. Just more space for other cool things, right? ;-) Can't wait to see a grass and garden update either. Even if small differences. It is just satisfying to see the grass and trees do well :)

  • @judibrockett7637
    @judibrockett7637 2 роки тому +2

    Nash Metro is my favorite classic car. Nice buy!

  • @vickilynn1204
    @vickilynn1204 2 роки тому +3

    Love the new little car. Great find!

  • @LaMaiStyle
    @LaMaiStyle 2 роки тому +6

    My bf has a big rust bucket he wants to work on when he retires. It’s his dad’s old truck. But he has to build our dream home first. I’m going to show him your house and your cars. I think he’ll like it‼️👍

  • @vintagedesert
    @vintagedesert 2 роки тому +1

    I'm in love with that adorable little car!

  • @eliciaburton4862
    @eliciaburton4862 2 роки тому +1

    Oh Alex my grandmother had a nash metropolitan Memories! Also in my life I had a nash rambler! What fun!

  • @barbaraann7173
    @barbaraann7173 2 роки тому +7

    A short but sweet jam packed video...love all the projects you have on the go...All the best to you & yours...from sunny BC 💞

  • @bigeral1
    @bigeral1 2 роки тому +3

    Metros ar awesome, had one years ago it was so much fun.

  • @mleeriley3977
    @mleeriley3977 2 роки тому

    Back in the day there was a really neat song that came out about a Little Nash Rambler chasing a Cadillac and he keeps honking his horn :beep beep" check you tube. As a child I loved that song. Those cars were so cool. The first of the compacts that started a craze. That's a gorgeous little car!

  • @bryndishuldaasgeirsdottir6373
    @bryndishuldaasgeirsdottir6373 2 роки тому +2

    Interesting looking car! Thanks for a good vlog Alexander

  • @sandranokes7443
    @sandranokes7443 2 роки тому

    I loved the black 1957 Chevy. Beautiful. Oh that Metropolitan is so incredibly cute!

  • @angiewarren6045
    @angiewarren6045 2 роки тому +3

    I couldn’t agree w/you more! My grandfather bought and rebuilt one in the 80’s. I loved the car so much but he gave it my cousin and she wrecked it!😢 He got it back from them and fixed it, then GAVE IT BACK to her!! I was so mad that he didn’t give it to me! I would’ve taken good care of it! This is my very most favorite car! So darn cute!

  • @lbacaterpillar
    @lbacaterpillar 2 роки тому

    That’s so neat about My Mother the Car! I was born in 1960 and remember that show, just a dim memory though. I miss those kooky old shows.

  • @vintagevikingtreasures-becky
    @vintagevikingtreasures-becky 2 роки тому

    I helped my Dad rebuild and restore a Nash Metropolitan in the 80's. I was two tone yellow & white. We drove it to a Fourth of July parade in Kansas from Colorado Springs, with my brother & I in the back seat and both my parents in the front. My Dad was also 6'2" tall. Oh and no air conditioning!

  • @marywhale8431
    @marywhale8431 2 роки тому +1

    Oh my. Memories. My girlfriend who later became my sister-in-law had a Nash metropolitan and we used to drive it to work which was fun because the brakes didn’t work and driving up hills was almost impossible lol. Fun times

  • @MsFitz134
    @MsFitz134 2 роки тому

    What a perfect lineup of cars. Love the Daimler, Mustang, and Metropolitan! The new garage looks like a showroom too.

  • @ViKee010
    @ViKee010 2 роки тому +2

    It just thrills me that you work on your cars and are knowledgeable on many kinds. My dad was a race car driver in the 60’s and we always had a car in our back yard with the hood up. I would spend the 1st day of his vacation every year giving him a manicure as he was a diesel mechanic in his day job. He always smelled of diesel fuel and to this day that smell brings fond memories. He and Mom both left us in September 2020, twelve days apart. I sure miss them. I just admire your work ethic and the place where you are in life now. You and Melissa just seem so happy. Also, I think the new little Nash probably belongs here in Nashville! 😂. Thanks for sharing your life with us. 🤟🏼🤍

  • @dianeprater5132
    @dianeprater5132 Рік тому

    I'm in Michigan and for years and years a local couple owned a car identical to this. They drove it in the parades. We all called it the pickle buggy.

  • @kevindavidson6715
    @kevindavidson6715 2 роки тому +1

    Well this one is a keeper! I have the same one in yellow and white ! Was my grandfather’s car and I’ve had it for 23 years and out of all my cars it’s my favourite! 😎

  • @gramfoxxyy2848
    @gramfoxxyy2848 2 роки тому +3

    Very Cool My child hood Dream Car!!!

  • @oliviallado3621
    @oliviallado3621 2 роки тому

    We had two of those little cuties growing up. A blue and yellow car. So funny my parents had 9 kids so only one of us could go with my Daddy at a time. We had a Nomad with wood panels.

  • @bobd1023
    @bobd1023 2 роки тому +2

    Loved that show. Jerry Van Dyke starred

  • @chrislongbeard
    @chrislongbeard 2 роки тому +3

    Putting on my unsolicited internet mechanics hat. Check the position of the arm on the fuel pump. Sometimes just the thickness of the gasket will make the difference.

  • @annwithaplan9766
    @annwithaplan9766 2 роки тому +6

    Nice. Aww, I was hoping you'd include the footage Melissa took of you inside the little car. I'd love to have one like that. It's just my size. : )

  • @rickybroussard5350
    @rickybroussard5350 2 роки тому +4

    My Maw Maw had a Metropolitan for years

  • @jdgimpa
    @jdgimpa 2 роки тому

    My Uncle had two Metropolitan's back in the 60s. Neat little cars built in built in England.

  • @dianewaterman8805
    @dianewaterman8805 2 роки тому +3

    My husband and l had one grate little cars

  • @emmellj7133
    @emmellj7133 2 роки тому

    You just have to LOVE having this BIG garage!
    And this cute car, WOW! I love it!

  • @heathwatson1185
    @heathwatson1185 2 роки тому +3

    I still miss the Rolls…you should find another one😎

  • @marystrenke3050
    @marystrenke3050 2 роки тому +1

    Alex, you remind me of the fella who traded the red paper clip until he eventually traded up to a house!!!🤗 Thx for taking us along for the ride.

  • @Msviolet65
    @Msviolet65 2 роки тому +1

    I am in love!! That has to be the cutest car I've ever seen!! It made me think of the song Little Nash Rambler!!

  • @tomcat7525
    @tomcat7525 2 роки тому

    I searched for that MMTC TV show and never found it, people thought I was crazy! I can even remember the intro song. Petrol aint what it used to be, goes off very quickly. Another Nash! Your previous one was such a lovely colourway.

  • @randytim512
    @randytim512 2 роки тому

    Love the 54 Nash Metropolitan!!! Great color and fantastic condition. Growing up we only had 1 car that Dad drove to work ('56 Buick). Mom wanted a good used car so Dad bought her a 1954 Nash Ambassador. It was such a neat car and our first car to have reclining seats and AC (that wasn't working good, but in NY you don't need it). Good luck with your fantastic Nash!!!

  • @youareamazing8004
    @youareamazing8004 2 роки тому +1

    Momma's new car for surei I would love it! For fun. The kids at school will love it too! If we can bring kids together it's a plus. They spend so much time on their phones.

  • @darianroscoe1017
    @darianroscoe1017 2 роки тому +1

    Guess you could say the My Mother The Car was one of the earliest paranormal shows.

  • @Bill23799
    @Bill23799 2 роки тому +1

    The well known film actress, Ann Sothern , did the voice of the car in
    " My Mother the Car " which also starred Jerry Van Dyke. Dick's lesser known brother.
    The light of the big radio in the car would flash as Mom spoke.

  • @janicechroman8305
    @janicechroman8305 2 роки тому

    That little Nash is adorable. Love it .

  • @edwinanixon5726
    @edwinanixon5726 2 роки тому

    Love, love, that Nash!!!! I can just imagine riding in that with a silk scarf Round my neck with a Tiparillo between my fingers, lol a small cigarette looking cigar. Very classy and cute!!

  • @deniseboldea1624
    @deniseboldea1624 2 роки тому

    I tried to watch episodes of My Mother The Car a few years back. The Car and the Theme song were all it had going for it.
    That Nash would make a perfect first car for your daughter, it's just her size.😉

  • @kathymclaughlin3327
    @kathymclaughlin3327 2 роки тому

    My dad would have enjoyed seeing these cars, he probably is enjoying it from heaven.