An extraordinary attempt to scale down what was then the look in American auto design, the Nash Metropolitan with its trademark two-tone paintjob ended up looking more like a bath toy than anything approaching a real car.
Despite this, and notwithstanding its feeble performance, it racked up a number of famous owners, including Elvis Presley, Paul Newman and Alma Cogan. Princess Margaret had one too, given to her as a wedding present, but the black convertible was stolen while she was out to lunch. After a police chase through the streets of London, a 14-year-old schoolboy was arrested.
