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  Joyrides -- Franklin museum preserves legacy of a great American luxury car   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Franklin was impressed with the car and its air-cooled engine and in 1902 began manufacturing and marketing it under his name.
But the Franklin Museum is in Tucson, Ariz., because of Thomas H. Hubbard of Tucson, who until his death in 1993 was a well-known auto restorer and car history buff and a leading authority on the Franklin automobile.
The H. Franklin Foundation was started by Hubbard as a means to continue beyond his lifetime the collection of classic Franklins he had acquired and restored from 1952 to 1992 and to develop a comprehensive Franklin Museum covering all years of the company's production, Runton said.
www.detnews.com /joyrides/2002/franklin   (950 words)

  
 Converted file jsk
Franklin returned the vehicle to Community and other dealerships for repair of the problems, but the dealerships were unable to make the repairs within a reasonable number of attempts.
Franklin filed a motion for attorney’s fees, which the trial court granted in the amount of $19,405 after submission of Franklin’s petition documenting his attorneys’ time.
Franklin’s attorneys submitted itemized time sheets to the trial court detailing the amount of time spent by the two attorneys and one paralegal who worked on Franklin’s case.
www.ai.org /judiciary/opinions/archive/08300409.jsk.html   (2394 words)

  
 Cruise-IN.com: "Book Review" - The Franklin Automobile Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A new Franklin with distinctive styling was introduced for the 1911 model year to appeal to its markets.
Franklin's 1933 year closed with a dismal total of 1,330 units and an operating loss of $819,000.
Franklin's saga is typical of a number of independents who produced higher priced, hand-crafted, low-volume automobiles.
www.cruise-in.com /resource/cisbk10.htm   (744 words)

  
 Museum Hawk: Northeast Classic - The Car Connection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Franklins were unique air-cooled cars made in Syracuse, N.Y., from 1902 to 1934.
Over the third of a century they were built, the Franklin evolved from an in-line four-cylinder to a straight six to a handsome but death-rattle V-12 in 1932.
Peak year for the Franklin was 1929, with a bit over 14,000 produced, and it died not long after the depths of the Depression in 1932.
www.thecarconnection.com /index.asp?article=3034&pf=1   (864 words)

  
 Joyrides -- Parade of Franklins marks nameplate's centennial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This 1931 Franklin belongs to George Staley of Derida, N.Y. Syracuse's contribution to the development of the automobile was the 1901 invention of the air-cooled engine by John Wilkinson, grandson of the man who named Syracuse.
The Franklin automobile with its unique air-cooled engine was considered light weight compared with other luxury cars of the classic era in the late '20s and '30s.
Rare 1930 Franklin Suburban woodie wagon belongs to Hank and Sally Manwell of Liverpool, N.Y. Richard A. Wright is a Detroit-area free-lance writer.
www.detnews.com /joyrides/2002/franklintrek   (558 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Franklin targeted the upper middle class buyer during the turbulent infancy of the century of the automobile (1902-1934), and the Corvair weathered the equally turbulent "economy/power" market of the '60's.
Franklin had a cleft palate and had some difficulty with verbal communication but was an excellent writer.
Franklin cars were noted for their light weight, ease of handling, and fuel economy.
www.corvair.org /chapters/chapter920/Franklin.htm   (1678 words)

  
 body.htm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The H. Franklin Foundation was approved as a, non-profit 501 (c) (3) tax exempt educational foundation by the IRS and began operation in January 1993.
The Franklin Automobile Museum made official its intention to relocate to upstate New York with the acquisition of a 70 acre property in the Town of Cazenovia.
In 1915 the Franklin factory and the Franklin dealer in Walla-Walla, Washington made a run of a 1000 miles to SF in a 1915 Franklin with the trans sealed in low gear and the engine running non stop.
www.franklincar.org /body.htm   (3519 words)

  
 San Diego ElderCare Directory: Senior Zone
The automobile in question is a 1928 Franklin touring car with a 100-horse power engine that also was used on airplanes.
And there's a tie-in between the museum's automobile and Lindbergh, who owned a similar 1928 Franklin, says Mark Weixeldorfer, the museum's exhibit specialist, who is leading the restoration team.
The famed aviator is standing next to his 1928 Franklin, and the Franklin is parked in front of the Spirit of St. Louis, which is parked in a hangar.
eldercare.uniontrib.com /srzone/musings-car.cfm   (719 words)

  
 Continental Notes
The automobile factory address was known as 499 Ott Street and was between Kentucky and Ohio streets.
Franklin lost its chance to be one of the auto manufacturing centers of the midwest.
While this letter is considered to be a valuable documentation of the history of the Continental automobile during its years of manufacture in Franklin, Indiana, it must be remembered that the human mind is not always absolutely reliable.
php.iupui.edu /~harrold/indiana/cont_notes.html   (1056 words)

  
 Franklin Museum Announcement - Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce
Cazenovia is home to the annual Franklin Trek, a 51-year-old August meet on the Cazenovia College campus attended by Franklin aficionados from all over the world.
"Citizens of Cazenovia were especially enthusiastic about the prospects of the Franklin Museum, as its mission of historic preservation fit perfectly with the character and aspirations of the village," stated a release from the foundation announcing the relocation.
In August, Zimmerman announced at a Franklin Trek event that the organization had reached an agreement to buy land for the museum in the town of Cazenovia.
www.cazenovia.com /franklin_announcement.html   (729 words)

  
 H.H. Franklin Club: Home Page
The H. Franklin Club is a non-profit membership organization devoted to the preservation and exploration of Franklin Company history and its effects on the history of the automobile.
Its publications include its thrice yearly magazine "Air Cooled News", its quarterly newsletter "Franklin Service Station", containing articles of historical, technical and topical interest, and a "Register of Franklins and Other pre-WWII Air Cooled Automobiles", all of which are sent to members.
The Club's archives include a Library containing historical material pertaining to the Company and an archive where 20,000 of Franklin's Engineering Drawings are secured and from which copies are made available as aids in Franklin restoration projects.
www.franklincar.org   (240 words)

  
 The Horseless Carriage comes to Yavapai County
Among the attractions was a new-fangled contraption from the east called an automobile.
Close was apparently an automobile dealer in Tucson, as he had landed orders from two Prescott businessmen for vehicles before he left town.
By July 2, Pulliam had sold his automobile to Rudolph Baehr, a house painter and paper hanger, after the machine temporarily went out of commission due to an accident.
www.sharlot.org /archives/history/dayspast/text/2002_04_07.shtml   (1172 words)

  
 Coachbult.com - Walker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The other Franklin body is a convertible sedan with the angle of the slanting windshield com­plemented by the angle of the rear-door window.
The Franklin sedan exhibited by Raymond H. Dietrich is known as the "Tandem" sedan.
Between 1904-1905 and 1920-24 Franklin made some of their own bodies in Syracuse, and when Walker halted its body building activities in 1931, some of its skilled craftsmen moved to Syracuse where they built the 1932-1934 Series 17 and 19 bodies inside the Franklin plant.
www.coachbuilt.com /bui/w/walker/walker.htm   (3331 words)

  
 Horseless Carriage Days
Leading the adoption of automobiles were doctors and other professionals, but others quickly followed, putting cars into service for the purpose of business, politics, commuting, and recreation.
Automobile and fashion periodicals lavishly illustrated the very latest in accessories which flooded the American and European markets, ensuring that the auto enthusiast kept apace with the latest developments in fashion as well as in technology.
Franklin priced his cars for the middle and upper end of the market: They were considered luxury cars.
www.moah.org /exhibits/archives/horseless.html   (4452 words)

  
 Behind the BLUE WALL...life of a NY cop
They were the first to arrive on the scene and spoke to the Diaz worker (dea informant) who told them that he had been robbed at gunpoint of multiple kilograms of cocaine by a man named Franklin.
The plan was to turn Franklin over to the Diaz organization.
They stopped Franklin in his car and Dowd gave Franklin numerous automobile summons which he never filed with the police department.
www.angelfire.com /ny2/bluewall/12.html   (1757 words)

  
 Franklin Automobile Photograph Collection || Onondaga Historical Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The OHA Franklin Automobile Photographs The Franklin motor car was invented by the engineer John Wilkinson and manufactured by the industrialist H. Franklin and marketed under his name.
The Franklin was one of the most innovative motor cars of its time, featuring an air-cooled engine, scientific light weight and flexible construction at a time when other luxury car manufacturers were making ponderous machines.
The H. Franklin Manufacturing Company was a very large employer in Syracuse, New York area, its home base, and many people across the world had very fond associations with the company and its motor cars either as employees, dealers, service personnel or just loyal customers of that fine make.
www.clrc.org /digital/oha   (349 words)

  
 Carriages Without Horses-J. Frank Duryea and the Birth of the American Automobile Industry
Charles E. and J. Frank Duryea, two brothers from rural Illinois, were the founders of the American automobile industry.
However, in Carriages Without Horses: J. Frank Duryea and the Birth of the American Automobile Industry, historian and author Richard P. Scharchburg proves that the quiet, self-effacing younger brother J. Frank Duryea is unquestionably entitled to as much credit as Charles, if not considerably more.
J. Frank did the actual work of construction on the cars, and was responsible for the practical designing and engineering of all components (aside from the steering mechanism) of the Duryea cars.
www.sae.org /servlets/productDetail?PROD_TYP=BOOK&PROD_CD=R-127   (802 words)

  
 Franklin Public Schools: 5364 Automobile Use (Students)
As a general rule, students shall not drive automobiles, motorcycles, motor scooters, or motor bicycles to school.
Students shall not be picked up at dismissal time by persons driving automobiles other than their parents or guardians or persons authorized by their parents or guardians.
Long term authorization shall be filed in writing with the high school principal and signed by both parents.
www.franklin.k12.wi.us /page.cfm?p=396   (496 words)

  
 CNY Business Journal (1994-95): Central New York home to some of America's most famous engineers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
It was in that same building on Geddes Street that Henry H. Franklin worked on his air-cooled engines for the Franklin automobile, which boasted four cylinders and an in-head valve, and was the most successful air-cooled automobile of the era.
In 1906, the Franklin automobile ranked third in sales of all automobiles sold in the United States.
Three years later, Willis Carrier, who was a fan of the Franklin car and wanted to expand his company, the Carrier Corporation, out of New Jersey, moved into the abandoned Franklin plant in Syracuse and began manufacturing air conditioners.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3635/is_199502/ai_n8713572   (1473 words)

  
 NYPL Digital Gallery | Taking the Wheel: Manufacturers' Catalogs from the First Decade of American Automobiles
Several hundred photomechanical reproductions from the pages of motor vehicle (automobiles and some trucks) manufacturers' catalogs from 1909, in the first decade of the automobile industry.
Image: [People riding their Franklin automobile in the woods on all sorts of roads].
While automobile catalogs and photographs of early automobiles are a particular highlight of the collection, all aspects of transportation are reflected in the Science, Industry and Business Library.
digitalgallery.nypl.org /nypldigital/explore/dgexplore.cfm?topic=industry&collection=TakingtheWheelManufa&col_id=153   (375 words)

  
 OSCN Found Document:SANKEY v. SUGGS
The defendant answered by way of general denial and asked that he have a judgment for the recovery of the possession, or the value of the automobile in money, together with damages for the detention of same and costs.
Motion for new trial was filed, heard, and overruled; exceptions reserved, and the court pronounced judgment on the verdict of the jury that the plaintiff recover of and from the defendant the possession of the automobile and his costs, from which judgment the defendant appeals to this court for review.
¶6 It was admitted at the trial of the case that the Franklin automobile in question was levied on as the property of Ben F. Johnson by the defendant, as sheriff of Grady county, under an execution issued in the case of First National Bank of Norman, Oklahoma, v.
www.oscn.net /applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?citeID=49327   (1040 words)

  
 Figural Lion Franklin Automobile Radiator Cap
Nickel plated bronze figural automobile radiator cap mounted on circular marble base, signed and dated: “1924” and titled “Aura Vincit” (air conquers*).
*The rampant lion was the mascot of the 1925-1928 Franklin.
The Franklin automobile, produced in Syracuse NY from 1902-1934, was America’s only luxury car to incorporate an air-cooled engine.
www.trocadero.com /studio/items/264139/item264139store.html   (93 words)

  
 Franklin Chevrolet Cadillac Pontiac Buick GMC, a Statesboro, GA car dealer.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Franklin Chevrolet Cadillac Pontiac Buick GMC, a Statesboro, GA car dealer.
And we have been doing it for over 65 years.
If you need service, please feel free to make an appointment online.
www.thefranklinname.com   (132 words)

  
 OHA Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The most comprehensive interpretation of this famous manufacturer features the first Franklin automobile sold by the company.
The 1902 Franklin light roadster on exhibit is resplendent with its green and red coachwork, fl fenders and leather seats!
Historic photos of the Franklin factory, automobiles, and employees, as well as brochures, a 1924 styling model of a Franklin sedan, and vintage driving attire are also on display.
www.cnyhistory.org /ex_2.html   (162 words)

  
 V12 . Renault . Curtiss NC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In automobiles, V12 engines have never been common, because of their complexity and thus cost.
Their use has been thus confined to costly luxury and sports cars, in which they give superlative performance and smoothness characteristics.
Prior to World War II, twelve-cylinder engines were found in many luxury models, including cars from Cadillac automobile Cadillac, Packard, Lincoln automobile Lincoln, Franklin automobile Franklin, Rolls-Royce, and Hispano-Suiza.
www.uk.fraquisanto.net /V12   (554 words)

  
 Designing for the Life Span Segment 2 (slide 35)
By the 1930s, the automobile industry became an enormous force in America, not only with regard to employment in the cities of the Midwest, but also driving the need for better roads, changing the look and feel of American towns and cities.
Most automobile manufacturing was not an assembly line production process as it later became.
There were over 1200 manufacturers of automobiles in the early days with the largest the Franklin Automobile Company in upstate New York.
www.catea.org /grade/lifespan/Segment2/slide35.htm   (229 words)

  
 GCACC - Membership Meeting
The Franklin Automobile Museum, currently located in Tucson, Arizona and founded by the late Thomas Hubbard whose family roots extend to Cazenovia, will be relocating to Cazenovia in a couple of years.
Fundraising is underway for the museum which will be situated on seventy acres on the north side of Route 20 about one mile east of downtown Cazenovia.
It will be a center for Cazenovia community activity, house 35 Franklin cars and the most extensive library on the Syracuse-based automobile company’s history, as well as offer educational programs for all ages.
www.cazenovia.com /membership_meeting.html   (228 words)

  
 New Milford Spectrum Roll back in time   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Franklins hold a dear place in the heart of Bob Feeley of New Milford.
His parents owned a 1931 Franklin, he relates, and he later owned a 1932 Franklin, shown in the photograph immediately above.
section of the Franklin Automobile Co., which made cars powered by air-cooled engines at its plant at South Geddes and Marcellus streets in Syracuse.
www.spectrum.newmilford.com /story.php?id=62209   (155 words)

  
 Lewis American Airways, Inc. 1935
In 1937, the Airomobile was a one-of-a-kind experimental model built by engineers from Franklin Auto and Lewis American Airways.
He then selected Carl Doman and Ed Marks, former engineers with the Franklin Automobile company, who had formed the Doman-Marks Engine Company, to design and build the car.
In the Jan./Feb. 1971 issue of Special Interest Automobiles magazine, Lewis is quoted as stating that "The Airomobile was carefully engineered to turn corners very fast.
www.scripophily.net /lewamairinc.html   (670 words)

  
 Quaker State: About Quaker State: history
Automobile makers quickly discovered that engine efficiency increased with high operating temperatures, yet no oil on the market could handle the heat.
The Franklin Automobile Company was desperate for a quality motor oil for its cars.
Medo is a world leader in the design and manufacture of air freshener products for use in automobiles.
www.quakerstate.com /pages/about/history.asp   (942 words)

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