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Just to clarify a bit:
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The Nash (or Hudson) Metropolitan was built by Austin at the Longbridge pla=
nt and had a BMC 4-cyl=2C 1500=2C I believe. It was also marketed in the UK=
and Europe.Trouble is=2C it wasn't a sports car or an economy sedan so it =
was trying to create a new market niche and never penetrated.
=20
I don't know much about the potential Standard Triumph and Nash project but=
it could have had a lot of similarities to British Leyland. Nash was in fi=
nancial trouble all through the '50s and joining up with Hudson and Packard=
didn't help. By 1964=2C American Motors was taking a whole new direction w=
ith Rambler as it's only product name. Nash=2C Hudson and Packard were all =
gone. Think what a drain AMC might have been on Standard-Triumph's finances=
even before ST sale went to hell in 1961.
=20
Mike Cook
From: BillDentin@aol.comDate: Sat=2C 30 Aug 2008 20:07:29 -0400To: standard=
triumph@btinternet.com=3B spreiss@verizon.net=3B fot@autox.team.netSubject:=
Re: [Fot] Standard connections
I thought I read some where that Nash (later=2C American Motors) was giving=
engines to Donald Healey=2C when he couldn't strike a deal with Chrysler=
=2C Ford or GM. And then=2C of course=2C American Motors later offered a l=
ittle Metropolitan=2C which was sure Herald like in many aspects=2C and I t=
hink it had a British engine.
=20
Bill Dentinger
=20
=20
In a message dated 8/30/2008 6:05:03 P.M. Central Daylight Time=2C standard=
triumph@btinternet.com writes:
Not the US Big Three but in the late 1950's there was some 'exploration' un=
dertaken on a joint manufacturing project with Nash Rambler. As I recall th=
e concept was for the Rambler to be built in the UK in Right and Left drive=
variants using as much Standard-Triumph componentry as possible. Nash want=
ed to use ST's European and overseas distribution because its own was alleg=
edly not too brilliant. Jeez=2C NR must have been pretty desperate as ST's =
own network outside the UK wasn't outstanding. Can't recall the detail of w=
hat Nash were going to do in the US to reciprocate=2C but I *think* it was =
to open the whole of its US and Canadian dealer networks for the ST sports =
car range - and possibly even make them under licence. The licensing opport=
unity was quite sensible because Nash (in theory) had far greater output ca=
pability than ST in the UK could ever hope to have.
It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here.=
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Just to clarify a bit:<BR>
 =3B<BR>
The Nash (or Hudson) Metropolitan was built by Austin at the Longbridge pla=
nt and had a BMC 4-cyl=2C 1500=2C I believe. It was also marketed in the UK=
and Europe.<BR>Trouble is=2C it wasn't a sports car or an economy sedan so=
it was trying to create a new market niche and never penetrated.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
I don't know much about the potential Standard Triumph and Nash project but=
it could have had a lot of similarities to British Leyland. Nash was in fi=
nancial trouble all through the '50s and joining up with Hudson and Packard=
didn't help. By 1964=2C American Motors was taking a whole new direction w=
ith Rambler as it's only product name. Nash=2C Hudson and Packard were all =
gone. Think what a drain AMC might have been on Standard-Triumph's finances=
even before =3BST sale went to hell in 1961.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
Mike Cook<BR><BR>
<HR>
<BR>
From: BillDentin@aol.com<BR>Date: Sat=2C 30 Aug 2008 20:07:29 -0400<BR>To: =
standardtriumph@btinternet.com=3B spreiss@verizon.net=3B fot@autox.team.net=
<BR>Subject: Re: [Fot] Standard connections<BR><BR><BR>
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cument face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>
<DIV>I thought I read some where that Nash (later=2C American Motors) was g=
iving engines to Donald Healey=2C when he couldn't strike a deal with Chrys=
ler=2C Ford or GM. =3B And then=2C of course=2C American Motors later o=
ffered a little =3BMetropolitan=2C which was sure Herald like in many a=
spects=2C and I think it had a British engine.</DIV>
<DIV> =3B</DIV>
<DIV>Bill Dentinger</DIV>
<DIV> =3B</DIV>
<DIV> =3B</DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 8/30/2008 6:05:03 P.M. Central Daylight Time=2C sta=
ndardtriumph@btinternet.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Not the US Big Three but in the late 1950'=
s there was some 'exploration' undertaken on a joint manufacturing project =
with Nash Rambler. As I recall the concept was for the Rambler to be built =
in the UK in Right and Left drive variants using as much Standard-Triumph c=
omponentry as possible. Nash wanted to use ST's European and overseas distr=
ibution because its own was allegedly not too brilliant. Jeez=2C NR must ha=
ve been pretty desperate as ST's own network outside the UK wasn't outstand=
ing. Can't recall the detail of what Nash were going to do in the US to rec=
iprocate=2C but I *think* it was to open the whole of its US and Canadian d=
ealer networks for the ST sports car range - and possibly even make them un=
der licence. The licensing opportunity was quite sensible because Nash (in =
theory) had far greater output capability than ST in the UK could ever hope=
to have.</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR>
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It's only a deal if it's where <I>you</I> want to go. Find your travel deal=
<A title=3Dhttp://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=3Daoltrv0005000000=
0047 href=3D"http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=3Daoltrv000500000=
00047" target=3D_blank><B>here</B></A>.</FONT></DIV></body>
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