The bodies were flexible and well suited to the non-rigid chassis of the day. Also, they were several hundred weight lighter than a metal-paneled body and were squeak and rattle free. If cared for, they were entirely satisfactory bodies. True, the covering had to be replaced periodically but no more frequently than metal bodies required repainting. Re-covering cost about the same as repainting.

Mr. Weymann liked to demonstrate the strength of his bodies by driving down the street at 40 miles per hour and swerving abruptly onto and off the curb (scattering pedestrians in the process). The bodies took his torture easily.