The Franklin Sedan was manufactured by the H. H. Franklin Manufacturing Company Company of Syracuse, New York.

Franklin Sedan specifications (1926 data)

  • Color – Several
  • Seating Capacity – Five
  • Wheelbase – 119 inches
  • Wheels - Wood
  • Tires - 21” x 5.25” balloon
  • Service Brakes – transmission type
  • Emergency Brakes – contracting on rear wheels
  • Engine - Six cylinder, vertical, cast en bloc, 3-1/4 x 4 inches; head removable; valves in head; H.P. 25.3, S.A.E. formula
  • Lubrication – Separate force feed
  • Crankshaft - Seven bearing
  • Cooling – Air
  • Ignition –Storage battery
  • Starting System – Two Unit
  • Voltage – Six
  • Wiring System – Single
  • Gasoline System – Vacuum
  • Clutch – Dry plate
  • Transmission – Selective sliding
  • Gear Changes – 3 forward, 1 reverse
  • Drive – Spiral bevel
  • Rear Springs – Full elliptic
  • Rear Axle – Semi-floating
  • Steering Gear – Worm and gear

Standard equipment

New car price included the following items:

  • automatic windshield wiper
  • Watson stabilizers
  • stop light
  • spare tire
  • cover
  • tire carrier and lock
  • bumper front
  • bumperettes rear
  • mirror
  • electric primer
  • hand tire pump
  • complete set of tools, including Zerk oil gun.

Optional equipment

The following was available at an extra cost:

  • None

Prices

New car prices were available F.O.B. Syracuse, New York, on the following models:

  • Sedan - $3200
  • Touring - $2650
  • Sport Sedan - $3350
  • Coupé - $2700
  • Sport Runabout - $2800
  • Enclosed-drive Limousine - $3500
  • Cabriolet - $4400

See also

References

Source: Slauson, H. W.; Howard Greene (1926). ""Leading American Motor Cars"". Everyman's Guide to Motor Efficiency. New York: Leslie-Judge Company.


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