Herbert H. Franklin founded his H. H. Franklin Manufacturing
Company in 1893 and the first Franklin automobile rolled out of the company's
New York production facility in 1902. Though a copy of designs by Marion and
Premier, Franklin has the distinction of offering the first four cylinder
engine in the United States. Still the company was an innovator in the
automotive field, in addition to its groundbreaking four cylinder Franklin
offered the first six and eight cylinder engines, the first production sedan,
and the first float controlled carburetor. By 1915 Franklins were achieving
speeds that would be appropriate for our modern highways.
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| 1911 Franklin |
The Great Depression formed a major extinction event for the
American automotive and Franklin fell victim to financial hardship like many of
its contemporaries. The Franklin company closed its doors in 1934 leaving only
its innovations to remind gearheads it ever existed.
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