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Sunday, June 1, 2008
http://home.att.net/~lilredexpress/ According to a couple sources (the link was the best) only about 200 of these were ever made. This one only has one original front fender though.
The True Spirits and the first Warlocks were built to test market reaction to a factory custom truck. The Warlocks were released in the LA area and the True Spirits were sent to dealers in the San Francisco area.
I can see shocks and A arms.. what a great way to recycle! Via: http://pixdaus.com/
http://forums.aaca.org/ubbthreads.php/ubb/postlist/Board/58/page/1
Here's a great forum, you do have to register, and loading a picture means looking below the big box to a tab named "File Manager".... but other than that idiosyncrisy... it's a great way to get some VERY helpful people to weigh in with some expertise.
The Franklin, an unusual car without a radiator because it was air cooled
0 comments Posted by st at 9:16 PM
Between 1902 and 1934 in Syracuse, New York a unique car was produced, called the Franklin after it's founder Herbert Franklin, who started out in the metal die-casting business (in fact, he invented the term) before entering the automobile business with the engineer John Wilkinson.All Franklin cars were air-cooled, for simplicity and reliability over water cooling, and light weight to be well-performing given the limited power of the engine. Most Franklins were wood-framed.
In 1930 Franklin introduced a new type of engine which ultimately produced 100 horsepower, with one of the highest power-to-weight ratios of the time. In 1932, in response to competition amongst luxury car makers, Franklin brought out a twelve-cylinder engine. Air cooled with 398 cubic inches it developed 150 hp.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_(automobile) for a gallery of 21 different Franklins in the Tuscon Az. museum http://franklinmuseum.org/photos.htm ranging from a 1904 to a 1934
