Tom,
The metro isn't history yet, I'm just checking for 'possibilities'. I know of a
few 'totaled'
metros that still have there tops intact, so even if I was to do it, it would
probably be from
another car. The body I saw last night, while it didn't look like it had any
sever rot, had been
completly stripped of paint several years ago, and is now completely surface
rusted. I also noted
that it uses the same ignition switch as a bugeye, and some of the same knobs.
I couldn't see too
much else, since the car was filled with scrap lumber and buried in weeds.
If a hardtop could be easily made, it might be a nice option for some of us
with more time than
money...
- Bryan
>To: "Bryan Vandiver" <Bryan.Vandiver@eng.sun.com>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Sprite hardtop from metro??
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>You might want to look into the value of "a complete rolling Nash
>Metropolitan (no-engine)" before you start cutting it into scrap metal.
>That's a rare, 40-year-old antique auto you have there and it has its
>enthusiasts.
>
>To me, that's like scrapping a complete Bugeye to make a neat gizmo for a
>'61 Impala.
>
>Tom Zuchowski
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bryan Vandiver <Bryan.Vandiver@Eng.Sun.COM>
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Date: Thursday, September 16, 1999 2:20 PM
>Subject: Sprite hardtop from metro??
>
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>Does anyone know anything about making a bugeye hartop by cutting the top
>off a Nash Metro???
>>Last night I helped a friend pick up a Bugeye 'project' car that he just
>bought. It came with a lot
>>of miscellaneous spare parts, and also included a complete rolling Nash
>Metropolitan (no-engine).
>>They guy he bought it from , said he had the metro, because he was going to
>cut off the top and use
>>it on the sprite. Apparently it uses the same windshield glass as the early
>sprite, and after
>>looking at the top, it does indeed look almost identical to a bugeye
>hardtop. I guess the trick
>>would be figuring out how to handle the rear glass.
>>In any case, has anyone done this or seen it done???
>>
>> - Bryan Vandiver (59-bugeye)
>> San Jose, CA
>>
>>
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