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1905 Franklin Model A 12HP Four-Cylinder Runabout
United States • 29 Apr 2023
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AI Listing Summary
This 1905 Franklin Model A is a rare, early four-cylinder runabout with an unusual transverse engine format. Formerly part of the Indianapolis Museum of Speed Collection, it's eligible for various veteran car events, making it a unique and historically significant vehicle.
Condition
6
The car appears to have an older restoration and limited use since then, suggesting it's in solid condition but not pristine. There may be some wear and tear, but it's likely well-maintained for its age.
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Automatic
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LHD
107.8 cu in, Pushrod Overhead Valve Inline 4-Cylinder Air-cooled Engine Approx.
12hp 2-Speed Planetary Transmission Fully Elliptic Leaf Suspension 2-Wheel Rear Drum and Transmission Brake *Formerly in the Indianapolis Museum of Speed Collection *Rare early four-cylinder car *Unusual transverse engine format *Eligible for HCCA, Audrain Veteran Car Tour and other events EARLY FRANKLIN CARS H.H.
Franklin was a successful industrialist in Syracuse, New York with a good business making metal die castings, itself something of an emerging technology.
In 1902 he was introduced to John Wilkinson, a recent Cornell University engineering graduate who had designed an air-cooled automobile for a client who hadn't paid him.
Franklin took a ride, was impressed and undertook to acquire the deadbeats' interests and manufacture Wilkinson's cars.
At a time when even quality automobiles were powered with single cylinder engines with atmospheric intake valves, ignition advance engine speed control and...
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