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 1905 Franklin Type A Runabout | 1905 Franklin Type A Runabout 1905 Franklin Type A Runabout Forney Museum of Transportation in Denver, Colorado Website: www.forneymuseum.com Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson by Douglas |
 1926 FRANKLIN MODEL 11-A 5-PASSENGER SEDAN | 1926 FRANKLIN MODEL 11-A 5-PASSENGER SEDAN 25,000.00 USD 1926 FRANKLIN MODEL 11-A 5-PASSENGER SEDAN PRICE: $25,000 1926 Franklin Model 11-A 5-Passenger Sedan Vin# E113693 The H. H. Franklin Manufacturing Company was a maker of automobiles in the United States between 1902 and 1934 in Syracuse, New York. All Franklin cars were air-cooled, which the company considered simpler and more reliable than water cooling, and the company considered light weight to be critical in making a well-performing car given the limited power of the engines then available. Franklin cars were technological leaders, first with six cylinders (by 1905) and automatic spark advance, in 1907. Demonstrating reliability, L.L. Whitman drove a Franklin from New York City to San Francisco in 1906 in 15 days 2 hours 15 minutes, a new record. Franklin were undisputed leaders in air-cooled cars at a time when virtually every other manufacturer had adopted water cooling as cheaper and easier to manufacture. This 5-Passenger Sedan has an older restoration that has held up fairly well but has been sitting for a few years. Own a great piece of automotive history without spending a fortune! For Sale by: The Auto Collections Located in the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino 3535 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Phone: 702-794-3174 Email: sales@autocollections.com Website: www.autocollections.com by AutoCLV |
 1929 Franklin Model 137 7-Passenger Oxford Sedan | 1929 Franklin Model 137 7-Passenger Oxford Sedan 22,000.00 USD Offered For Sale at the: The Worldwide Group Auctioneers 2008, August 30 - The Auburn Auction The Worldwide Group Auctioneers 2952 County Road 68 Auburn, Indiana 46706 Phone: 800-990-6789 Phone: 260-927-0000 Website: www.wwgauctions.com 1929 Franklin Model 137 7-Passenger Oxford Sedan $22,000 by Douglas |
 1922 Franklin Runabout | 1922 Franklin Runabout 19,000.00 USD 1922 FRANKLIN ANTIQUE You are looking at a freshly restored 1922 Franklin Run About 2 seater. It will be road tested soon. It has its original air cooled engine (All Aluminum) Drive train front to back. Take this out on the town and see how much fun you can have!!! Price: $19,000 Offers always considered For Sale by: Barton's Classic Cars Marietta, GA 30062 Phone: 678-662-3356 Email: dansoldcar@comcast.net Website: www.bartonsclassiccars.com Dealer: dlr00118 by barton |
 1929 Franklin Model 137 7-Passenger Oxford Sedan | 1929 Franklin Model 137 7-Passenger Oxford Sedan 1929 Franklin Model 137 7-Passenger Oxford Sedan Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Date: November 8, 2008 Location: Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Museum (A-C-D) in Auburn, Indiana by Douglas |
Franklin Cars
H. H. Franklin Mfg. Co.
Syracuse, NY 1901-1934
Our pictures of Franklin cars were taken at car museums, shows, and auctions across the United States.
H. H. Franklin Manufacturing Company
H. H. Franklin began building automobiles in 1901 in Syracuse, NY. His cars used an air-cooled 4-cylinder gasoline-powered engine. During 1901 and 1902 his company built 13 vehicles. Full-scale production got underway in 1903 when the Franklin workers produced 219 cars.
Franklin's early advertising extolled the virtues of the wooden frame and the fact that these light cars were not only fast, they were economical.
Franklin felt the only answer to passenger comfort and long service from an automobile was light weight and flexibility. The use of a laminated ash frame, aluminim body panels and full elliptic springs, plus a light-weight air-cooled engine gave the Franklin car the desired lightness and flexibility.
The first Franklin engine in 1903 developed 7 horsepower. The ensuing years saw the horsepower increase to 10 and then 12 hp. Much of the rise in power was due to better construction and addition of an auxiliary exhaust system. By the use of a new concentric valve and dome-head cylinders, horsepower was increased to 16 for the 1908 models.
The unconventional look of air-cooled Franlins began to hurt sales in the early 1920s. The frontal appearance needed updating and in the Series 11 Franklins, in 1925, this change came about with new body styling bj J.F. de Caussee. The de Caussee style completely changed Franklin´s appearance with a new dummy "radiator" shell.
This revolutionary step so appalled company vice-president and chief engineer John Wilkinson, that he immediately resigned. Nevertheless, the new look provided a greater variety of body types and marked a positive turning point in Franklin sales.
Until the Volkswagen was introduced, Franklin was the most successful air-cooled automobile in history. The air-cooled engine oprated at a more efficient temperature, 350 degrees, than water-cooled engines which had to operate at a much lower temperature. Franklin continued to build air-cooled automobiles until its closing in April 1934, a victim of the depression.
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