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Note: the North American categories of "compact", "subcompact", "midsize" etc. had not come into use when the Metropolitan was made. It was called an economy car, not a subcompact, at the time. (Contemporary articles also called the Metropolitan "a small automobile"; in sales brochures, the Met was described as "America's entirely new kind of car" (1955), "Luxury in Miniature" (1959), and "crafted for personal transportation" (1960). Sales brochures. Retrieved 27 June 2014. One writer described it as "little larger than a toy car.") The Metropolitan fits the "subcompact" classification, as stated in the following: "[T]he...president of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation decided to market what would ultimately be called a "subcompact"..."Auto Editors of Consumer Guide, "1954–1962 Metropolitan", 23 October 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2022. Numerous small American-made cars, e.g. American Austin, American Bantam, Crosley and World War I-era "cyclecars" such as the American, existed long before the Gremlin. (Except for the cyclecars, those cited are classified as microcars.) "List of microcars", Vintage Microcar Club. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
Auto Editors of Consumer Guide (October 17, 2007). "1971 AMC Gremlin". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
Auto Editors of Consumer Guide (October 17, 2007). "1972 and 1973 AMC Gremlin". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
Auto Editors of Consumer Guide (October 17, 2007). "1977 AMC Gremlin". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
Auto Editors of Consumer Guide (October 17, 2007). "The 1978 AMC Gremlin". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
Note: the North American categories of "compact", "subcompact", "midsize" etc. had not come into use when the Metropolitan was made. It was called an economy car, not a subcompact, at the time. (Contemporary articles also called the Metropolitan "a small automobile"; in sales brochures, the Met was described as "America's entirely new kind of car" (1955), "Luxury in Miniature" (1959), and "crafted for personal transportation" (1960). Sales brochures. Retrieved 27 June 2014. One writer described it as "little larger than a toy car.") The Metropolitan fits the "subcompact" classification, as stated in the following: "[T]he...president of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation decided to market what would ultimately be called a "subcompact"..."Auto Editors of Consumer Guide, "1954–1962 Metropolitan", 23 October 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2022. Numerous small American-made cars, e.g. American Austin, American Bantam, Crosley and World War I-era "cyclecars" such as the American, existed long before the Gremlin. (Except for the cyclecars, those cited are classified as microcars.) "List of microcars", Vintage Microcar Club. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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Note: the North American categories of "compact", "subcompact", "midsize" etc. had not come into use when the Metropolitan was made. It was called an economy car, not a subcompact, at the time. (Contemporary articles also called the Metropolitan "a small automobile"; in sales brochures, the Met was described as "America's entirely new kind of car" (1955), "Luxury in Miniature" (1959), and "crafted for personal transportation" (1960). Sales brochures. Retrieved 27 June 2014. One writer described it as "little larger than a toy car.") The Metropolitan fits the "subcompact" classification, as stated in the following: "[T]he...president of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation decided to market what would ultimately be called a "subcompact"..."Auto Editors of Consumer Guide, "1954–1962 Metropolitan", 23 October 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2022. Numerous small American-made cars, e.g. American Austin, American Bantam, Crosley and World War I-era "cyclecars" such as the American, existed long before the Gremlin. (Except for the cyclecars, those cited are classified as microcars.) "List of microcars", Vintage Microcar Club. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
Auto Editors of Consumer Guide (October 17, 2007). "1970-1978 AMC Gremlin". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
Auto Editors of Consumer Guide (October 17, 2007). "1970 AMC Gremlin Interior". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
Auto Editors of Consumer Guide (October 17, 2007). "1971 AMC Gremlin". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
Auto Editors of Consumer Guide (October 17, 2007). "1972 and 1973 AMC Gremlin". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
Auto Editors of Consumer Guide (October 17, 2007). "1977 AMC Gremlin". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
Auto Editors of Consumer Guide (October 17, 2007). "The 1978 AMC Gremlin". How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
Palmeri, Christopher (August 23, 2007). "Revenge of the Nerd Cars". Business Week. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
