For the very first time in the history of RCR, we’ve found a cars and truck that we actually can not drive. But the 1962 Nash Metropolitan is still getting the Race to the Bottom treatment, as Roman goes in-depth on the history of America’s very first subcompact, and the unusual advertising method of the business behind it. Is the Nash Metropolitan among the neglected gems of auto background, or appropriately lost to the ages? Just how did the Nash Metropolitan affect the vehicle market in the years that complied with? And what can this cars and truck inform us about ourselves?
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The Life and Death of AMC (RCR Stories): https://youtu.be/TCmHII0Pp9w?si=lNwmkNqUQrmxXvKN
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Chapters:
00:00 This has actually never ever taken place prior to
01:41 Intro tune
01:48 I can’t drive this car
04:10 The history of Nash Motors and the Metropolitan
09:56 The advancement of vehicle design
11:52 Technical requirements and problems
15:31 Preparing for the future
18:45 Why the Nash Metropolitan issues
19:57 Current Top 5 and Bottom 5 Lists
21:38 Outro song
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