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Franklin 1902-1934 - Pioneer of air cooling

Name: Franklin Aircooled 1923
Brand: Franklin

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Created on February 2, 2011

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Roger Gloor

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Franklin Aircooled (1923) - six cylinders, air cooling, 3,265 cm3 and 25 hp

Summary

There have been around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. One of these vanished brands is Franklin, an American manufacturer that distinguished itself as a pioneer in the field of air cooling. More about Franklin in the detailed article ...

Estimated reading time: 3min

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American automotive history offers more technical peculiarities than is generally assumed. For example, the V8 engine can be found in the "people's brand" Ford, front-wheel drive in the Cord and air cooling in the Franklin models. The latter initially had a transversely mounted OHV four-cylinder engine, which gave them particularly short hoods that only rose behind the fully elliptically sprung front axle. Franklin had started out in 1901 with two prototypes that John Wilkinson had completed for the New York Automobile Company. After the entrepreneur Herbert H. Franklin from Syracuse test drove them, he enthusiastically decided to manufacture them in his foundry. He quickly took over the New York Automobile Co.

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