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£14,041 (Est: £14,985 - £22,478)

1929 Franklin Model 135 Convertible Coupe

United States • 20 Sept 2025 • Lot Lot 96

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This Franklin Convertible Coupe features a rare body style and is eligible for H.H. Franklin Club events. A long-time California car, it presents a well-preserved older restoration, offering the next caretaker a chance to experience air-cooled automobiles.

Condition

7

The Franklin is described as a well-preserved, older restoration, but not freshly restored. There is slight wear visible in the paint, interior or wheels, which would need minor reconditioning.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

30196328L18

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

[Reg Number]

RHD/LHD:

LHD

Without Reserve Chassis : 30196328L18 Engine : 30-144297 Features Rare and Desirable Convertible Coupe Body Style Long-Time California Car Eligible for H.H.

Franklin Club Events 274 CID Air-Cooled OHV Inline 6-Cylinder Engine 60 HP at 2,500 RPM 3-Speed Manual Gearbox While the early history of this Franklin remains undocumented, its known provenance begins with A.C.

Franklin of Douglas, Arizona – a fitting coincidence given his surname.

In 1961, it was acquired by James Thompson of Homeland, California.

Starting in 1976, Stan Lucas pursued the car for eight years before finally acquiring the Franklin from the Thompson family in 1984.

Though not freshly restored, this Franklin presents a well-preserved, older restoration and features the desirable Convertible Coupe body style.

It offers its next caretaker the opportunity to participate in H.H.

Franklin Club Inc.

events – most notably the famed Franklin Trek in Syracuse, New York – and to experience firsthand the appeal of these ...