followed a seemingly logical path -- many thin leaves would equal a softer ride, yet hold the weight of (at this time)a weighty automobile. Nash was known for its smooth ride and luxury appointments. To complete the business model, a softly sprung (smooth riding) yet advanced design in which everything was very high quality would be the optimal. This included the mechanicals, interior and finish.

All of these early teens, twenties, early thirties autos attempted to fill the "piece of the pie", where the upper classes would make the fortunes of the car makers. Some got stained as "assembled" cars, since the parts were obtained from "outside" companies. Kinda like cars from every manufacturer are now.

Sounds like a pro football player's name, but here is a fun picture of the product, which was an aftermarket item that functioned just as Hayslip described.

that thing was either extremely heavy or used weak steel.

That disc under the fender contains a spring loaded strip of fabric connected to the axle, a type of shock absorber. The maker's name is visible; maybe you can enlarge it. Might be Gabriele.