Romney's Rambler legacy

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4. Mincing words

Metropolitans WERE Ramblers. AMC built them and they were available at your local Rambler dealers. AMC dinked around in the late 50s with brand and model names. Before Nash and Hudson merged to become American Motors Corporation, Nash had built a "compact" car they named Rambler. It was a good car with great economy. It was really the first truly successful compact by an american auto maker.
Once Nash and Hudson merged (and it was planned to be a merger with Studebaker and Packard as well - but that fell apart ultimately) they took on the name of American Motors. The "Rambler" model got re-named American, and AMC started calling all their products Ramblers. Rambler American, Rambler Classic, Rambler Ambassador and Rambler Reberl. The sub-compact Metropolitan at various times had worn both the Nash name and the Hudson name at times - this to try and keep the Hudson name alive after the merger.
By the late 60s, the Rambler name had disappeared. "AMC" had replaced it for the most part. The little Metropolitan died about '62 or so - a failed design that had only lasted a decade! And virtually unchanged at that.