Walt G Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) this letter to the Franklin Automobile Company tells a great deal of what loyal customers of orphan cars (that had to close down due to the financial hardships in the mid 1930s) were faced with . The customers still loved their cars . the last cars made by Franklin were in 1934. this letter is from someone in Queens County , NY one of the 5 boroughs of NY City (on the eastern edge) and at the western edge of long island. it is probably about a 20 minutes drive from where I live. L.H. Hodge had worked for Franklin for some years as Service Manager, and Franklins were well represented with a fair number of dealerships here on long island , most owned and operated by the Pase Company of Brooklyn and Huntington, NY. I became friends with Wesley Pase the son of William Pase who owned the dealerships and was able to borrow and have negatives made of family period photographs - some amazing stuff. Custom bodies, presentations of cars , and even movie stars like Fred Astaire are in the photographs. Thought you would enjoy seeing this example of a sad reflection of a fine car company , yet another piece of the history puzzle. Walt Edited June 20, 2023 by Walt G (see edit history) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Walt: Did Dallas Winslow acquire the Franklin parts inventory after production ceased? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted June 20, 2023 Author Share Posted June 20, 2023 Steve Yes they did. Walt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Skelly Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Dallas E Winslow | Hemmings 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now