Steve Braverman

I'm not talking about rotors, these are drums.

I recently did the brakes om my modern driver, a 2001 Dodge Dakota. The original drums had penta-stars on them and were stamped "Made in Mexico" even though the truck was "Proudly Built in Warren, MI," or "Dodge City." The replacements from NAPA are made in China. They warped immediately. The replacements also warped. The NAPA guy says this never happens. The Dodge dealer guy says it does, even with oem stuff. My brakes still pulsate when hot. The Franklin club recently reproduced drums for Franklins. Guess where they're made? China. Turned out to be the only place that would make them to the proper specs.

Gold Tuckers are very rare. Less than 50 were produced!

I was told that the high-wheeler was strictly an American breed.

I have a nice original pair of Trippe Speedlights. They have some minor imperfections, but are overall very nice and include brackets. I would like $400 for them. I have more photos, e-mail me if interested.

Wrap your tire irons with lots of duct tape and be very careful. I've mounted tires by hand on drop-center wheels without a scratch.

Scott, My grandfather had both an L and a K. I can say that the L cruised comfortably at 50-55mph, and probably couldn't stop from anything much faster than that. The 1931 K was much faster and more refined. It was really twice the car in so many ways. I believe it was quite comfortable at 60, but I didn't really drive it as much as the L. The K has much better brakes and steering though. All that being said, I would really love to have that 1930 L back. It was Grandpa's and my favorite.

I believe the job of "Car thief" is the highest paying.

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Unfortunately, there are thousands of ham-fisted butchers out there who feel that the only way to fix any old car is to put a Chevy engine in it. I drove a friend and her dad to her wedding in my Franklin a few years ago. As we were riding down the road the dad commented on how well the car ran, and then asked me what kind of engine it had in it. i said it was a Franklin engine. He said, "No, what kind of engine does it have now?" He was amazed that it actually has the original engine under the hood. I got the same line of questions last summer while on a long trip with my family. So many people don't realize that car makers have always employed engineers that might have known more than we do about how to build a car. They (the cars) usually work very well if they are as the factory built them. If they don't, there is something wrong (worn steering, suspension, engine, etc.). Maybe this is why I never understand the hot rod people. Yes, a SBC will make your model A much faster, but if you want to go faster, why not just buy a fast car? A home-built street rod will NEVER perform as well as a factory built car.

There was an article in Hemmings last year about the Red Apple Rest. It closed last year.

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My father recently purchased a 1925 Franklin that has its trim done in chrome. It looks bad to both of us. The local plater told us that it is a simple process to unplate the chrome to expose the nickel. We are considering it.

Sounds more like a quarter full, or an eighth.

We stayed there a few years ago on our way home from Florida. I don't think anything has changed in 50 years, including the sheets.

You have a torque tube. There is no easy way to remove the drive shaft. The rear or the tranny would have to come out.

I knew you were kidding. I just think it's hilarious that a company like Chevrolet tried to copy Franklin's design in 1923, but reversed the flow of air so that their design would seem more original. Sucking the air from the bottom and blowing it out the front of the car is just plain stupid though. Just goes to show you that people can screw up the simplest of machines. I take great pride in my Franklins and their engineering. Here are three of our four cars. Sorry, no V12 in the fleet. I drove one and prefer my six.

Just out of curiosity, what body style is your Lincoln?

Does anyone know if this car was sold at Hershey? If so, does anyone know where it went?

If you really need power steering, it can probably be done. Was it an option on 1960 Fords? If not, when did it become an option. You have the advantage of owning a very common truck with plentiful parts and expertise. The only solid advice I can give you is to never again listen to the person that told you to swap your Ford engine for a Chevy in order to gain power steering. That makes about as much sense as replacing the manual transmission with an automatic in order to make the radio sound better.

Chevrolet couldn't, at least in 1923. They did an ok job in 1960 though.

I actually have a pipe from a Chevy. It will work, but it won't look right.

Of course, if had bought the Franklin 12, Harold never would have suffered the humiliation of a cracked block.

I believe 8 volt batteries were used in old industrial equipment, like fork lifts and such.

Yes, the antenna dude is very annoying. When you enter your search, after typing what you want to look for type -antenna. It will exclude any results with the word antenna in it.