[swoon]
It'd be a shame to do more than a Watson panel paint job and Appleton spotlights.
That's a unit construction body. Lighter, but modify at your own peril.
The big tension nowadays is the grounded half-Zeppelin and modern [electric] sedans and CUVs. The Metro is neither. Better to start with a Porsche 356. Or an old SAAB.
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I plan on driving to work, to run errands, etc, not off-road nor 200 mph on a racetrack. I'm not going to wear a helmet, racing harness, etc.
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Ah, a use case. That's helpful. Ingress/egress is important. Cargo space?
Pretend this isn't a VW. It is a four-passenger vehicle with a Cd of 0.21
or better. It would do 90mph with a 25hp engine. That's down to the shape of the body, but it was nothing special underneath. Modern car like the Aston-Martin Valkryie or BAC Mono look like a full fendered car from above, but they're hollowed out underneath.
https://www.car-revs-daily.com/wp-co...1-1200x520.jpg
If you put the pictures side-by-side and cross your eyes....