Steve Braverman

Is this close enough? Other Makes:eBay Motors (item 250557011668 end time Jan-08-10 14:47:04 PST)

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.

I never had any problem with starting or lighting, but the Optima makes the car crank faster, the lights a little brighter, and the generator even charges a little more. I've had the battery in my Franklin for three years, and have never had to charge it.

Get a 6V Optima Battery instead. It's worth every penny.

That is really cool. I think the story about driving a Packard into a tree at 25mph with no damage is total BS however. It is a very springy bumper.

I'll let you know if I ever hit anything

Sorry, forgot to attach the photo. It's fixed now.

The green car in the foreground has Biflex Bumpers.

Huh?

They are very popular in the Northeast. New York's Hudson Valley and much of New England is full of Saabs.

This went by my house this morning.

I have a friend that loves his 900s. He regularly gets 400k miles out of one, then retires it for another.

Our family fleet has a gap. The newest old car is 1933, and oldest new car is 2001. I like cars of the post-war era, but can't justify the prices. Prices of 20s and 30s cars are way down (unless it's a Ford or Chevy). This year we picked up a fully restored 1925 Franklin touring for $20k. It's not perfect, but it looks great and runs as well as it looks. If it was a 50s or 60s convertible in the same condition, the price would have been double. I am 35 years old, and the next car I want to ad to my collection will be brass. (Dad has a 1910 Sears, but I'd like at least four cylinders and 30mph. Again, a Model T would be neat, but a Franklin Model G would probably be the same price and four times the car.) I am trying to drag some of my car friends that are my age into the pre-war ownership group, but it's hard. Even for me, with two small children and a full-time job, it's hard to find much time for cars. As I write this, I am staring out the window through two feet of snow at my Plymouth through the barn windows. I hope to get something accomplished with it over the Christmas Break (being a teacher has its privileges).