The H. H. Franklin Club, Inc. is a non-profit membership organization devoted to the preservation and exploration of the H. H. Franklin Manufacturing Company history and its effects on the history of the automobile.
The H.H. Franklin Manufacturing Company of Syracuse, NY built America's most successful air-cooled automobile, with its first innovative air-cooled motorcar in 1902 and continued production until 1934. Of the 150,000 Franklins built between 1902 and 1934, it's estimated that about 3,700 have survived.
Become a Member
Join TODAY and enjoy the many benefits of belonging to our club. Tour with other Franklins at the Trek, the Westrek, the two Midwest Regional meets each year, and other club sponsored meets. The H.H. Franklin Club offers a variety of resources to repair, restore, and/or maintain your Franklin. Enjoy the comraderie of our members who all appreciate the Franklin marque and will share that enthusiasm with you. As a 501(c)3 educational club the H.H. Franklin club has a variety of technical and historical resources available for club members and the public. Club members receive the award winning club magazine 'The Air Cooled News' three times a year, the club newsletter 'The Franklin Service Station' three times a year, and the Franklin Registry of all members and Franklin cars around the world. As a member you will also receive access to our Members Only section on the web which includes:
- Factory Engineering Drawings. Click here for an example.
- Back issues of The Franklin Service Station
- Back issues of The Air Cooled News
- Repair and Maintenance Q's and A's. Click here to see the index of the topics covered over 15 years of member questions.
- Factory Dealer and Service Men's Bulletins
- Factory Owner's Bulletins
- Owner's Instruction Manuals
- Parts Manuals
So join us and help preserve the heritage of these fine cars and the historic air-cooled technology pioneered by the H.H. Franklin Company.
Student Experience Program Challenge
The Club has received a matching grant from an anonymous donor towards the Club's
suite of Student Scholarship programs. This grant
will be awarded if the Club reaches a threshold of $25,000 in donations from
its membership in the upcoming months.
The donor's match can go as high as $50,000 if the club can garner that many more in donations.
It will allow us to significantly increase engagement with young students.
The contributions we have received are shown on this chart.
Click here for more information on the
grant and the Student Experience program and donation information.
Make a donation to help the match by clicking here.
What's New on the Web and News
Do you have news or information (or corrections) for your Franklin Club website?
Click here to send mail to the webmaster
at "Webmaster@Franklincar.org"
What's New on November 22?
Our hearts go out to long time member Tony Adams, whose grandaughter Lexy recently passed away. For more information on Lexy click here.
Parts Wanted: Help a new club member find some parts including a door knob and window crank
for his 1922 Series 10A.
For more information, go to the For Sale/Parts Wanted page,
or click here.
Updated on November 11.
We sadly note the passing of Robert "Bob" Kern, who passed away on November 8.
For more information, go to the News page,
or click here.
Updated on November 10.
For Sale: Franklin 1931 153 Deluxe Sedan partial restoration.
For more information, go to the For Sale page,
or click here.
Updated on November 2.
For Sale: 1931 Franklin 152 Sport Salon.
For more information, go to the For Sale page,
or click here.
For your reading pleasure, the Fall Midwest Line is now available on the Midwest Region page. Or click here.
Updated on October 30.
For Sale: 1933 Franklin Airman 16B Sedan.
For more information, go to the For Sale page,
or click here.
For your reading pleasure, the September Frankin Service Station, #171, is now available on the Members Only page.
Updated on October 21.
For Sale: 1931 Berline Limo partial restoration.
For more information, go to the For Sale page,
or click here.
Updated on October 17.
For your viewing interest the pictures from the 2022 Fall Midwest Meet in Hagerstown, Maryland are now online. Go to the Pictures page or click here.
Updated on October 8.
For your viewing interest the pictures from the 2022 Westrek in Minden, Nevada and the 2022 Trek in Cazenovia are now online. Go to the Pictures page or click here for Westrek pictures. Or click here for Trek pictures.
Welcome New Club Members
| Dale Jergensen Gretna, NE ---------- | | | | |
James and Carol Sewar Middleport, NY ---------- | | | | |
Richard and Charlotte Blake Santa Fe, NM ---------- | | | | |
| John Jacobs Sandy Creek, NY ---------- | | | | |
David and Beth Meredith Easton, PA ---------- | | | | |
Eric Braysmith Evansville, IN ---------- | | | | |
| Michael Samson Indian Creek, IL ---------- | | | | |
Carl L. Shorter Oakland, CA ---------- | | | | |
Peter Yegen IV and Anne Sheehy Yegen Park City, MT ---------- | | | | |
Franklin Vintage
Franklin Vintage — An elegant photo book with text by Sinclair Powell.
Buy the book.
Banner image: Bob Kern Collection