Guest De Soto Frank Posted August 15, 2002 Share Posted August 15, 2002 A friend of mine just returned from vacation in New York, and mentioned seeing a number of Franklins on the road near Syracuse.<P>He also asked me if I knew what make car had a "lion" as a radiator mascot. He thought the lion was "rampant", in heraldry terms.<BR>(I'm assuming the car in question is pre-1930)<P>I'm stumped... anybody have some ideas as to what my friend saw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boettger Posted August 15, 2002 Share Posted August 15, 2002 The Annual Trek of the H.H. Franklin Club is this week in Cazenovia, NY.<BR>On Sunday August 11, 2002 there was a celebration, in downtown Syracuse, for the Centennial of the Franklin Air Cooled Automobile (Manufactured in Syracuse, NY from 1902 thru 1934). There were about 140 Franklins on display there.<BR>That splains what your friend saw!<BR> Pretty cool gathering!<p>[ 08-15-2002: Message edited by: boettger ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest De Soto Frank Posted August 15, 2002 Share Posted August 15, 2002 Thank you, Gentlemen!<P>The only lion mascot I could think of was Peugot, and I was pretty sure that was not the car in question...<P>Wish I could have gotten up there to the Franklin meet; but I had to go the other direction to a family reunion in Baltimore and "look at old relatives" instead. <P>Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted August 16, 2002 Share Posted August 16, 2002 Ditto to the above. The Lion mascot is on top of the Franklin radiator shell. Bit of a joke since there is no radiator on an air cooled car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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