All Franklin cars were air-cooled, which the company considered simpler and more reliable than water cooling, and the company considered light weight to be critical in making a well-performing car given …

Franklin was the first 4 cylinder production car made in America. The first Franklin sold was to S. G. Averell on June 23, 1902. The 1902 Franklin sold for $1,200. Franklin's engine in 1902 had the first …

In an age when cast iron was the standard stuff of engine blocks, pistons, and cylinder heads, Franklin used high-grade, light-weight aluminum. At one time, Franklin was the world's largest consumer of …

In 1902 the first Franklin production car „Runabout” was sold. It had 4-cylinder, overhead valve piston engine, installed transversely, in front, with the first float carburettor and first controlled throttle.

Named the Model A, it took two months to build and was on the market by June 23, 1902. It holds the distinction of being the first four-cylinder automobile produced in the United States. Most cars of the …

Each Franklin Series Parts Manual gives an exhaustive list of the parts in your Franklin as well as the Franklin factory drawing that describes each part. To see an example page, click here.

The H.H. Franklin Manufacturing Company of Syracuse, NY built America's most successful air-cooled automobile, with its first innovative air-cooled motorcar in 1902 and continued production until 1934.