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' four 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 Bulletins
- Factory Owner's Bulletins
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.
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 October 6?
Images are starting to come in of the 2021 Westrek. Go to the Pictures page, or click here to check out a video of one day's activity.
Updated on September 8.
We sadly note the passing of Monte Colucci of Paulden, Arizona on September 2.
Updated on August 26.
We sadly note the passing of Eugene "Gene" Sundberg on Saturday, August 21. Funeral services are
scheduled for Saturday, September 4.
For more information, go to the News page,
or click here.
Help a new Franklin Club member find a 1932-34 Airman. Go to the For Sale/Cars Wanted page or click here for more information.
We also sadly note the passing of Curtis C. Ackerman Jr., of Burlington Flats, NY who passed away Friday July 23 in Cooperstown, NY. For more information, go to the News page, or click here.
Updated on August 15.
For Franklin history buffs, just added is a Franklin Company dealers handbook from 1931. This 150+ page pamphlet has a focus on the Series 15 cars but it contains lots of Franklin company history and engineering information. Go to the About page, or click here.
Updated on August 10.
Pictures are now available to browse on the 'Pictures' pages for the 2021 Trek at Cazenovia College. Go to the Pictures page, or click here.
Welcome New Club Members
| Craig Van Kampen Oakdale, MN ---------- | | | | |
Timothy Denker Dallas, TX ---------- | | | | |
John and Rose Jamison Arkport, NY ---------- | | | | |
| Kevin Fleck Shelbyville, MI ---------- | | | | |
David Kords Walworth, NY ---------- | | | | |
Joe Mackessy San Francisco , CA ---------- | | | | |
| Dennis and Alison Fowler, and Son Landon Port Alsworth, AK ---------- | | | | |
Greg Walthour King William, VA ---------- | | | | |
John Fundukian Grosse Pointe Farms, MI ---------- | | | | |
| Douglas and Kim Gaker Oregonia, OH ---------- | | | | |
George and Sherry Randall Phoenix , AZ ---------- | | | | |
Nicolas John and Claire Suzanne Stow Cranleigh, Surrey, UK ---------- | | | | |
Franklin Vintage
Franklin Vintage — An elegant photo book with text by Sinclair Powell.
Buy the book.
Banner image: A.J. Clark.