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BODY
Hudson bodies are of steel construction throughout—floor, sides and roof welded
to insure maximum strength and rigidity. Suitable insulation is used on all large panels
to deaden sound. Sealing compound is used at all joints to prevent the entrance of
drafts and dust.
Door locks can be locked from the inside or the outside without using the safety
lock key. Be sure when locking the doors by this method that the keys have been
removed from the ignition lock and not left inside car, to avoid being locked out of the
car.
To lock the car from the inside, or outside without using the key, pull up on the
small knob (B) projecting from the door window finish moulding. See Fig. 54. To
unlock the lock from the inside push down on the knob.
Figure 54 Figure 55
To lock the right or left front door with the safety lock, turn the key clockwise
one-quarter turn and then back to original position. To unlock, turn the key counter-
clockwise one-quarter turn and then back to original position.
Be sure key numbers are recorded on your Ownership Card or some other suitable
place.
The doors are opened from the inside by pushing down on handles (A), Figs. 54 &
55. These can be operated only when the locking knob (B) is pushed down.
The door windows are operated by turning handles (C), Figs. 54 & 55.
Ventilator wings—friction type are unlocked by pressing knob (D), Fig. 54, and
raising handle (E).
Ventilator wings—crank type—are operated by turning handle (F) , Fig. 55.
Quarter windows on 2-Door Sedan models are raised and lowered by turning the
operating handles. On 4-Door Sedans with sliding windows, the handle projecting
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