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- 1905 Franklin Runabout - The Franklin Automobile Company of Syracuse, New York, manufactured luxury cars from 1902 until 1934. Franklins were inventive machines. This 1905 runabout is distinguished by its air-cooled engine, which eliminated the need for a radiator. The engine is mounted transversely under the hood so that each of the four cylinders is cooled equally as the car travels.
- 1905
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1905 Franklin Runabout
The Franklin Automobile Company of Syracuse, New York, manufactured luxury cars from 1902 until 1934. Franklins were inventive machines. This 1905 runabout is distinguished by its air-cooled engine, which eliminated the need for a radiator. The engine is mounted transversely under the hood so that each of the four cylinders is cooled equally as the car travels.
- 1928 Franklin Airman Sport Sedan, Personal Car of Charles A. Lindbergh - Franklin automobiles, built from 1902 until 1934, were distinguished by their air-cooled engines. When Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic with an air-cooled motor in 1927, Franklin played up the connection by introducing an "Airman" sedan and giving this example to the aviator. In turn, Lindbergh gave the car to Henry Ford in 1940 for inclusion in Henry Ford Museum.
- 1928
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1928 Franklin Airman Sport Sedan, Personal Car of Charles A. Lindbergh
Franklin automobiles, built from 1902 until 1934, were distinguished by their air-cooled engines. When Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic with an air-cooled motor in 1927, Franklin played up the connection by introducing an "Airman" sedan and giving this example to the aviator. In turn, Lindbergh gave the car to Henry Ford in 1940 for inclusion in Henry Ford Museum.
- Franklin Automobile Advertisement, September 1905, "The Luxuriousness of the Franklin" - Upscale Franklin automobiles, built from 1902 to 1934 in Syracuse, New York, were distinguished by their air-cooled engines. No radiator or water meant less weight, and no danger of the cooling system boiling over in summer or freezing in winter. Some 150,000 Franklins were built over the company's 32 years, making it the most successful American air-cooled car.
- September 01, 1905
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Franklin Automobile Advertisement, September 1905, "The Luxuriousness of the Franklin"
Upscale Franklin automobiles, built from 1902 to 1934 in Syracuse, New York, were distinguished by their air-cooled engines. No radiator or water meant less weight, and no danger of the cooling system boiling over in summer or freezing in winter. Some 150,000 Franklins were built over the company's 32 years, making it the most successful American air-cooled car.
- Franklin Automobile Advertisement, November 1904, "Any Old Weather Suits the Franklin" - Throughout the company's existence from 1902 to 1934, Franklin automobiles were distinguished by air-cooled engines. Buyers more familiar with conventional water-cooled motors were suspicious, so Franklin went to great lengths to prove and promote air cooling's effectiveness. The cold weather depicted in this ad wouldn't have troubled a Franklin -- it had no water to freeze.
- November 01, 1904
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Franklin Automobile Advertisement, November 1904, "Any Old Weather Suits the Franklin"
Throughout the company's existence from 1902 to 1934, Franklin automobiles were distinguished by air-cooled engines. Buyers more familiar with conventional water-cooled motors were suspicious, so Franklin went to great lengths to prove and promote air cooling's effectiveness. The cold weather depicted in this ad wouldn't have troubled a Franklin -- it had no water to freeze.