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The Franklin Automobile Company was a marketer of automobiles in the United States between 1902 and 1934 in Syracuse, New York. Herbert H. Franklin , the founder, began his career in the metal die casting business before establishing his automobile enterprise. [ 2 ]
John Wilkinson (February 11, 1868 – June 25, 1951) was born in Syracuse, New York.He invented the air-cooled motor which was used in the Franklin (automobile) produced by H. H. Franklin Manufacturing Company where he was chief engineer and designer from 1902 to 1924.
Franklin O-335. The firm began as the H. H. Franklin Co. in 1902 in Syracuse, New York, US, to produce Franklin air-cooled automobiles.Barely surviving bankruptcy in 1933, the company was purchased by a group of ex-employees and renamed Air-cooled Motors in 1937.
Share of the H. H. Franklin Manufacturing Company, issued 4. March 1921. H. H. Franklin Manufacturing Company was founded in 1893 by industrialist Herbert H. Franklin in Syracuse, New York. The company specialized in machine die casting and produced small parts such as gears and bearing caps. [1] It was the first company in the world in that ...
The Franklin engine was heavily modified by Tucker's engineers, including Eddie Offutt and Tucker's son Preston, Jr. at his Ypsilanti machine shop. Using an aircraft engine in an automotive application required significant modification; thus, very few parts of the original Franklin engine were retained in the final Tucker engine.
In 1911, James Walker teamed up with Harlan P. Wells and incorporated autobody manufacturer Walker-Wells Body Co. An early major customer was Franklin Automobile Company of Syracuse, New York. James Walker was son of Scottish immigrant George T. Walker, Sr., founder in 1898 of carriage manufacturer Walker Carriage Company, and before that ...
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Gustin, Lawrence R. "Sights and Sounds of Automotive History" Automotive History Review (2010+, Issue 52, pp 4–8. Guide to video and sound archives for clips of pioneers such as Henry Ford, Billy Durant, and Ransom Olds. Halberstam, David. The Reckoning (1986) detailed reporting on decline of the auto industry.