We were very pleased to be able to host a tour of the H.H. Franklin Car Club on Saturday, June 4th. There were almost 30 members of the club in attendance with around 12 impressive examples of Franklin cars. I must say that before Saturday I had never come across a Franklin, or knew much about the company, but they are a beautiful relic from an early American luxury car manufacturer. After doing a little bit of research I was surprised to discover a long list of the innovations that are credited to the Franklin Automobile Company.
Franklin Automobile Company was responsible for many different firsts in the industry:
- First 4-cylinder engine
- First 6-cylinder engine
- First float-feed carburetor
- First to use a centrifugal air cleaner for a carburetor
- First to adopt automatic spark advance
- First in throttle control
- First valve-in-head cylinder
- And many more...
The following is a short album of pictures from this great tour. Enjoy!
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