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Met Pit Stop

The Metropolitan was an adorable, little car with an against-the-grain personality when compared to the eye-round-roast-sized automobiles of its day. There is a magic to these diminutive cars that many consider charming, and that evoke memories for many. The Metropolitan Pit Stop Museum in Valley Village, Calif., is an historical caretaker for that charm and those memories by promoting and preserving the pint-size car —

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