Obi umeala, frugal na spartan, Austin Metro enyi na enyi bụ, na-achọsi ike, na ntọala ụfọdụ ụdị pụrụ iche. Na mgbakwunye na ịbụ ihe ndabere nke Group B MG Metro 6R4, ndị dị umeala n'obi British obodo nwekwara ikike a okomoko version na mbinye aka nke… Aston Martin.
Tupu inwe nwoke obodo nwere akara ya, Cygnet (ọ bụghị ihe karịrị Toyota iQ), akara James Bond nke ọkacha mmasị jikọtara na 1980 na British Leyland na ọnụ ha mepụtara ụdị nke Austin Metro.
Ahọpụtara Frazer-Tickford Metro , Nke a dị iche iche nke ndị bi na Britain bụ Tickford (ụgbọ ala nke Aston Martin zụtara na 1955) ma bụrụkwa nke kacha bụrụ nkọwa Metro.
Emepụtara ihe karịrị nkeji iri abụọ na isii Frazer-Tickford, nke naanị atọ bụ draịva aka ekpe. Iji nye gị echiche nke nkeji ole e nwere, MG Metro 6R4 homologation pụrụ iche hụrụ nkeji 220 na-ahapụ ahịrị mmepụta, 200 n'ime ha bụ iwu okporo ụzọ.
Kedu ihe gbanwere ma e jiri ya tụnyere Metro ndị ọzọ?
N'iji ya tụnyere Austin Metros ndị ọzọ, Frazer-Tickford Metro malitere ịpụ iche n'ihi ngwa ahụ ya na-egbuke egbuke nke nyere SUV dị obi umeala anya na-eme ihe ike karị, site n'ikike nke ịgbasa ahụ ahụ, uwe mwụda n'akụkụ, ihe mkpuchi ọhụrụ na wiil, na ọbụna ihe ọkụkụ pụrụ iche.
Debanye aha na akwụkwọ akụkọ anyị
Ọzọkwa n'èzí, ihe mmado na-ekwu "Tickford" na azụ (80s na kasị mma) na Aston Martin logos nwere mmasị igosi na Metro a dị nnọọ iche na ndị ọzọ. Agbanyeghị, ọ bụ n'ime ime ka nsonye Aston Martin na ọrụ ahụ pụtara ìhè.
Emechara ime ụlọ Spartan ugbu a na akpụkpọ anụ na Alcantara, ihe njikwa etiti pụrụ iche maka onye ọkwọ ụgbọ ala, nwere redio ọhụrụ yana ọbụna “okomoko” dị ka njikwa ụgbọ mmiri ma ọ bụ elu ụlọ. Ihe a niile na mmalite 80s!
N'ikpeazụ, injin ahụ ritekwara uru na nka nke Aston Martin. Ejiri akara Gaydon akwadoro nke ọma, obere 1275 cm3 (mgbanwe nke injin MINI's A-Series) malitere ịnapụta 80 hp nke ike, mmụba nke ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ 20 hp ma e jiri ya tụnyere usoro usoro. Emere nke a site na nnabata nke carburetor Weber, valvụ buru ibu na ọbụna camshaft ọhụrụ.
The unit maka ire ere
N'ịnyere ụkọ nke Frazer-Tickford Metro ọ dị mma ịsị na obere ihe nlereanya Britain bụ 'unicorn'. N'ihi nke a, ọdịdị nke otu maka ire ere, ọbụna maka otu ọzọ n'ime atọ ndị nwere ụgbọala aka ekpe, bụ ihe kpatara ịsị "kwụsị rotary".
Mpempe akwụkwọ anyị gwara gị banyere ya si n'ahịrị mmepụta pụta na 1982 ma nwebu onye bụbu onye na-ese foto Ferrari bụ Wendal McBride. N'ebe naanị kilomita 15,000, H&H Classics ga-ere Frazer-Tickford Metro a ma na-atụ anya na ọ ga-ere ihe dị ka paụnd 45,000 (ihe dị ka euro 54,000).