The Nash-Metropolitan was a car with a 1.2-litre engine and a 3-speed manual transmission. This car with a total length of just 13 feet can be labelled as the world's first sub-compact car, a term that is nowadays used often. Though the engine and the mechanicals were developed in the USA, the car was 100% built in the UK with design by Fisher and Ludlow, a BMC (British Motors Co.).

The standard options with no extra costs were windscreen wipers, cigarette lighter, reading lamp, spare tyre with cover.

Produced for nearly 8 years starting from 1953, the Metropolitan that was produced by Austin - BMC was very much a city car and, as many would say " all good things in a small package".