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It is one of (I believe) 14 of that model Franklin known to still exist. 100 hp 4.5 ltr air cooled straight six. I owned it for about 10 years. It was fast enough to easily keep up with modern traffic - I had it up to 80 mph once & it would probably do 100 - but that's kinda like flogging a 80 year old man. Unfortunately it couldn't go round a corner to save it's life. Since my tastes run more to cars that handle, I passed it on to a new caretaker a couple of years ago. Last edited by jheis; 02-11-2015 at 10:24 AM.. |
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Another thread hijack, but it should be OK as I think we have convinced adam928 that he had a secret death wish.
Air cooled straight six, that's different. how did it run? I had a 1926 model A when I was 16, It would reach just past 50mph , but only if it was pointing down hill, got scary if there were corners at the bottom of the hills Mechanical brakes, glad they went obsolete. Russ
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Car ran great. The engine was built by "Dutch" Kern - long gone Franklin guru. Big squirrel cage fan keyed to the front of the crank. Early Franklins were down draft. Later cars were cross flow. Individual cylinders with separate heads and overhead valves bolted to an alloy crankcase. Lots of torque as one would expect from a long stroke 6. 3 spd with an added on overdrive. Hydraulic brakes all around. Franklins were air cooled from day one (1902). They were always conservative, sedate, high end "Doctor's cars." The Olympic model was kind of a last ditch attempt to introduce a more economical model in the throes of the depression. It shared running gear with the REO Flying Cloud and used a modified Hayes built body. With the big Franklin 6 in a smaller, lighter car, Olympics were definitely the "hot rods" of the Franklin world. List price on the Olympic, however, was still $1,500 when you could buy a Ford Model A for under $500. Couple of beauty shots...  
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Magnificent!!
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Hey guys,
Thread hijack away if it reveals cars like these! No real death wish, just a little misinformation to start with, as said, thanks for all your information given! Adam Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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02-13-2015, 03:21 PM
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What is the 1930's beastie parked next to the 928?
