New-York tribune., 1922-09-24
safety for Owner
The W atcllworei i'm
Building OF lNasi,
Points Which, Are Hidden
From Eye Are Made Will,
Greatest Care TO Insure
Security in All Tests

Ehca nsilady drives up fifth Avenue
]. aes sedan or coupe and chats with
sseads as tee car threads it way.
sreogb . maze OF traffic she is nos-
sssed OF a sub-eonseious sense Of Sc
ssfits sac has learned lonv since
al. thc high grade inclosed ear of to-
IS IS bullt To withstand damage from
slaost anything but the severest Kind
@ collision.
Bat ask the average woman or man
sstrein lies this strength and the an
,ser probably viii deal with steel body
saasls and other exterior parts that 20
d msse up the car. The real strengsh.
kegevef lies far beyond the reach OF
;he eve, deep down in the construction
81 be body frame. at points which the
ewaeY seldom If ever sees in the life
tne Of the ear joints where two
aieces Of choicest lumber arc held to-
oetber BY mortises, sills that are built
81 steel. angle irons that arc forged
These and countless other ngecau-
,jcpsyy measures arc taken bv the
Nr,akcf of nigh grade bodies to Insurn
safety 10 the ear owner and to provide
definitely against body iooseninrs. al
waps aistinguishable by rattles and
sdacaks. As q matter or fact trim
through the Nash incloscd body plant is
revelation. Al every turn the visitor
q impressed with the studied plans of
the maker to pregide for the safety Of
ihe ultimate owner.
Provision for strength and dura bility
a iumber IS made at the very outset
fbis particular factory requires that
a. lumber being shipped sor use in
Nash lncioscd bodies be seasoned for
ff,tgf n
3Fg.ained by what is known as tho
GTsnd Rapids vapor method. tbis nroc.
ess being carried to a point where an
szscs percentage OF moisture is re-
aeged Every board is watched bv OK
Hf's ana dramatically treated.
IS inc lumber reaches the bodv plant
90 lgRt cars II is piled dircctlv on
~ KIN trucks which slide on troc%s
iroueh the kilns, then it passes cn ta
5e dry forage department. Later or
te same trucks. it slides into tho f.c-
8y and dlrectiv TO the saws. Her
'siilod artisans carefully choose the
lgmber required for gwen pats
IN the building Of q high grade bodv
inme no detail that makes for durabil-
ly and strength is over ooked.
The frame, when completed, IS primed
with coat of oil paint, after which
Ntsti ia" - "IV dppleQ. Inc doors
ste then hung and The body is sent TO
ths paint department, where the steel 81
thoroughly steam-cleaned and the frst
coat OF paint or primer is applied. Then
comes lead coat and several additional
coats Of primer Each of these pro-
ecsses takes several days for appiics.
ton and drying. On COMPLETION Of
these operations the body again is
rubbed smooth and several coats Of
arnish are applied and it then goes 20
the department where door handles.
locks, window regulators and other
fittings Of similar kind are installed
All this time the body is drying. Later
it goes into the trim department where
Tor the first time it takes on the an
pcsrance Of milady's car. The uphols-
terry Is Installed, carpets are fitted and
then in the final assembly finish mould
ings mountngs, windshield are added.
i takes exactly three months to build
Aash inclosed body-three months
rom the day the lumber goes into the
kins until the paint department finally
agrees that the body may 20 Oh out
into thc world a finished product.