The Washington times., 1927-05-11

xnents. This, according to Mr.
of General Motors Truck Co
many advantages accruing to
Il places General Motors trucks
n the class Of being completely
4actory.bnilt.
From the standpoint Of the truck
buyer, this policy on the part of
General Motors Truck Company. it
s. said, affects costs and service in
several directions.
Among the advantages which re-
suit from factory production Of
bodies" says Mr.. Emerson, Ii q
perfect coordination OF the vehicle
lii which the chassis and bodies are
engineered by the same men--ex-
perts who have had years Of actual
operating experience In commercial
transportation to draw upon. This
means that the factory.built body
IS produced with a fun knowledge
OF what the requirements are for
the particular type OF service what
IS needed to Withstand operating
conditions.
Standard Body Styles
SIT has been discovered from
surveys that in the field of fast
duty trucks six standard body
styles win serve the needs of a
large proportion Of commercial and
industrial enterprises.
Through the Standardization of
bodies to six body styles, 1t be-
comes possible to enter production
in volume on truck bodies, and to
hold prices Of bodies within a range
which win appeal to q wider group
OF buyers than would prevail for
D policy Of custom building OF
bodies, each for q special purpose.
Production volume brings to the
factory the economies Of greater
buying power.
Another economy to the truck
buyer from this policy is that the
complete vehicle is merchandise
through q single sales organization
rather than through separate
groups with several profits.
Another Advantage
''Convertibility of bodies as re-
suit OF Standardization in body con-
struction is another advantage. Be-
cause it has been found that six
standard types of body win serve
the greater proportion OF needs, it
has been possible to develop a
standard structure so that the
truck user can use a basic body
unit and convert his vehicle from q
standard platform body to q stake
model or to a grain body or stock
rack body, and from an open ex-
press model to q canopy top body
single deck or double deck, carry-all
or screen side, with q minimum Of
time and expense.
This standardization and inter
changeability coupled with the de-
mand volume which has been at.
tanned in the fast-duty field, means
that now, Tor the first time, builders
OF the new General Motors Truck
line can proceed in bodybuilding
with the certainty that they can
lower prices for the complete
vehicle with all the advantages OF
mass production methods.
with q factory-built body, it ID
possible for the engineers to de.
termine the full effect Of the
frequent starts and stops Of traffic,
the effect of any and all kinds of
road conditions. and Of any loading
condition. This. together with
standardization, brings to the pur.
chaser added protection.
Additional Branches
Another advantage com es
through the recent expansion pro.
gram Of the General Motors Truck
Company in the opening of many
additional branch and sub-branch
agencies throughout the country.
This expansion program included
the complete Standardization Of body
service equipment at these points
Of distribution with complete
stock Of parts. This permits the
truck user to obtain standard body
parts at the nearest General Motors
Truck Branch for converting his
type Of body to another type as his
needs may require.
1t also means that in event OF
accident, the truck owner will be
able to secure from the nearest
General Motors Truck Branch such
replacement body parts as will
minimize the time Of repairs, will
lower replacement expense, and
eliminate the cost of having such
repair work done by a custom body
builder.
1.-THE bodies will be manufactured
ct our Pontiac, Michigan plant. +"
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