Making Motor-Car Bodies to Order 



There are styles 

 in automobile 

 bodies just 

 there are in mi- 

 lady's gowns. 

 Here the pattern 

 plotters are 

 shown at work 



Wives of million- 

 aires have car 

 bodies built to 

 order, with inte- 

 rior linings that 

 can be changed 

 whenever desired 

 to match a gown 



Above: Setting up the 

 body after the various 

 parts have been cut to 

 order. The next opera- 

 tion is to glue the 

 parts securely together 



Fitting the aluminum 

 overcoat on the skele- 

 ton body of white ash. 

 The fit must be made 

 absolutely perfect to with- 

 stand the vibration 



Putting the fin- 

 ishing touches 

 on a limousine 

 body. None but 

 an expert is 

 trusted with this 

 important task 



A body, with its aluminum over- 

 coat, turned upside down for 

 a part of the fitting operation 



Special workmen attaching the 

 trimming and upholstery 

 to a modern high-priced car 



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