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The Metro Saloon.......

Started by mab01uk , Oct 06 2012 06:18 PM

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#1 mab01uk

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 06:18 PM

One for the Metro fans here..... :ohno:

Spiritual successor to the Riley Elf / Wolseley Hornet?
Gaydon got this car out for the Metro 30th event in 2010. Apparently they had the saloon and the aluminium Metro outside in the car park for people to look around.

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"Although it seems inconceivable now, in the late 1970s, when the mini Metro was being developed, it was being groomed to replace the original Issigonis-designed Mini, a car that remained in production until 2000."
For all those die-hard Mini owners who didn’t believe they needed a hatchback, BL developed a saloon version of the Metro.

Keith Adams of AROnline tells its story:
http://www.aronline....s-metro-saloon/

Edited by mab01uk, 06 October 2012 - 06:22 PM.

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#2 leroy26

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 06:20 PM

that dont look rite!

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#3 jb93

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 06:20 PM

Wow

Although that would look spot on slammed on some decent wheels

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#4 minidaves

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 06:28 PM

looks like a nova wonder if thats how vauxhall came up with that idea or did they get the idea from the skoda estelle 120

Edited by minidaves, 06 October 2012 - 06:29 PM.

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#5 mininuts

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 06:46 PM

Spiritual successor to the Riley Elf / Wolseley Hornet?

Exactly my thoughts. Metro Hornet does have a certain ring to it

I love the AROnline site, I 'waste' many an hour on there :gimme:

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#6 Vulcan

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 07:05 PM

It's looks like a Jetta, but not as 'successful'!

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#7 Artful Dodger

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 08:01 PM

I like it!!

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#8 konyo

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 08:07 PM

I like it too...

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#9 stretch tech

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 08:19 PM

I think the back looks nicer than the hatchback ever did

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#10 megamini_jb

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 08:21 PM

Quite like that

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 08:41 PM

I'd much rather have the allegro behind it!!

My dad used to have an allegro

3door, red, vinyl roof haa, in his youth of course lol
With a 1750 engine. He loved it hahaha!!

Edited by Chance, 06 October 2012 - 08:42 PM.

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#13 cradley-heathen

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 08:55 PM

http://www.rovertech...pic.php?t=79105

some more on it here and some of the other odd ball stuff. i think it only looks odd because they didnt make it, if they had of made it, you wouldnt think twice about it.
i posted this in someones build thread earlier actually