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Weymann Fabric Bodies, a patented design system for fuselages for aircraft and superlight coachwork for motor vehicles. When used on cars the usual squeaks and rattles of coachbuilt bodies were eliminated by its flexibility and some other detail design features.

The system when used on cars provided luxuriously quiet travel, improved performance because of the body's light weight, little protection in the event of a serious accident and, the materials being prone to rot, a short life. Introduced to the market in 1921, Weymann's bodies were out of production within a decade soon after the onset of the Great Depression.

Weymann body components

 * An ultra-light ash framework with metal joints so that timber does not touch timber
 * Small metal panels were inserted between the fabric and the framework to make rounded external corners
 * Straining wires to hold doors in shape
 * Muslin covered chicken wire to span large open areas with a thin layer of cotton batting
 * The whole covered with fabric, a pigmented synthetic leather
 * Exposed joints in the fabric were covered with aluminium mouldings

Designer and patent holder:
Charles Weymann (1889-1976)

Coachbuilder licensees
Who provided customers with Weymann fabric bodies for their chassis.
 * Carrosserie Weymann No. 20 Rue Troyon, Paris

In 1926 Weyman is said to have claimed 123 licensees of his patents. Licensed manufacturers included:
 * Weymann Motor Bodies limited, Addlestone Surrey England, later Metro Cammell Weymann
 * Weymann American Body Company of Indianapolis, USA
 * Carrozzeria Touring, Milan Lombardy Italy and it's own development, Superleggera

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