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This Franklin is powered by a six-cylinder engine offering 30 horsepower and riding on a 120-inch platform. The original price was $2,900.
The H.H. Franklin Manufacturing Company made motor cars between 1902 and 1934 in Syracuse, New York. Herbert H. Franklin, the founder, started out in the metal die-casting business - in fact, he invented the term 'die cast' - before entering the automobile business with engineering guru John Wilkinson. All Franklin cars were air-cooled, which was much simpler and more reliable than using water.
The early Franklins were given high-revving, 4-cylinder engines mounted transversely in a light weight chassis with tubular axles and wooden frame rails. They were sporty, quick and agile. These Franklin 'Cross-Engine' models carried distinct advantages in performance and efficiency over the large bore one- and two-cylinder cars in similar size and price class. By 1905, crankcases were aluminum, as were body panels. Drive came from a two-speed transmission through chain to the rear wheels.
Rugged and reliable, these early Franklins set very high standards for the day.
By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2011
The early Franklins were given high-revving, 4-cylinder engines mounted transversely in a light weight chassis with tubular axles and wooden frame rails. They were sporty, quick and agile. These Franklin 'Cross-Engine' models carried distinct advantages in performance and efficiency over the large bore one- and two-cylinder cars in similar size and price class. By 1905, crankcases were aluminum, as were body panels. Drive came from a two-speed transmission through chain to the rear wheels.
Rugged and reliable, these early Franklins set very high standards for the day.
By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2011
 1914
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