The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-12
21.9 Square Feet
Plate Glass Required
4. In Oakland Sedan

From information supplied Oy the
oakland Motor Car company. OF
Pontiac, Michigan. Mr.. Ray Stair, OF
the stair Motor Co.. local Oakland
pontiac dealer. stated that every five
passeneer sedan in the new Oakland
Al.American line required for Its
construction 2S6 board feet OF lum--
Der. q 9 square feet Of plate glass. and
$50 square feet OF sheet steel.
The large amount OF materials that
20 into single body" he stated, "ex-
plains the wide influence the auto
mobile has upon the economic picture
OF the United States, and the num-
Der Of people directly or indirectly
affected by the industry. 1t shows,
also, why the automobile annually
absorbs more than so per cent OF all
plate glass produced In the United
states. fourteen per cent OF all tho
steel, and more than a billion board
feet of hard and soft wood.
THE lumber and sheet metal used
In building an Oakland sedan body
serves mainly to construct the frame
work and paneling, and docs not IN
cludc special metals. textiles, and 9TH
or raw material essential III giving
the body the finished appearance cvl-
dent when you see 1t on tho road.
"Thc plate glass of course is cut up
into windows and tho windshield. the
large quantity required for single
car showing the wide vision possible
In all directions from the interior OF
the car.
The steel and wood 20 into the
composite construction of Fisher bod
les on ali Oakland and Pontiac closed
models. BascWork Is OF wood, with
steel ovcrlaid-a combination making
for greater safety, comfort and eff
cheney than either material used
alone.
Total weight Of the finished body
on tho Oakland All-American sedan
is $50 pounds. or approximately one
third the total weight Of tho car on
the road.
I'm preparing the steel panels used
in building Oakland bodies the Fish
or corporation has put into service
toggle press said to be the largest and
only one OF It's kind III the world.
ut is huge mechanical press
Weighing four hundred tons and per.
forms five pressing operations stimuli
taneouSly. So large is 1t and SO In
geniously designed that 1t is capable
of stamping out every body panel en-
cept the rear one from single sheet
Of metal
stamped In two sections. a moulding
corceaiine the line where they were
joined. The new press. in turning
them out at q single stroke, adds
greatly to their strength and assures
that absolute accuracy Of line and
curve so essential to body beauty In
this operation. too. Is formed the
smart new body moulding on the lat
est All-American.
Approximately thirteen yards Of
S4-inch material Is used in upholstcr-
ing the Oakland sedan. Additional
material also Is necessary In head lin
Ing and side lining. The upholstery
material is mohair In Quaker gray Of
antique blue to match the new eXter.
Tor puco combinations.
The particular grade of mohail
used BY Fisher in Oakland body con.
struction is known as mohair velvet
It Is woven from the hair Of the An.
CORA goat, imported from Turkey
combined with selected grades Of
American wool-a long wearing ane
attractive material used for many
years In the upholstering Of quality
furniture.
In addition to the materials cnum.
Grated. many others are consumed ir
making the chromium plated exterior
hardware, the specially designed in
terror fitments. the adjustable driver!
seat which by thumb nut operating
as easy as q window control may bs
moved backward or forward three
inches, and the smart side cowl ven.
tilatorS operated by foot control"