Franklins by Model Year
The following information provided by George H. Peckover and Gordon H. Howard.
1902
Cross-engine, 4 cylinders Model Runabout - Type "A"
This car is in the Smithsonian but will be on loan to the Onondaga Historical Association in Syracuse, New York.
1903
Cross-engine, 4 cylinders, Model "A"
All were Runabouts but they may have built a few R. E. Tonneau.
1904
Cross-engine, all were 4 cylinders. Models are:- "A" 2 pass. Runabout
- "B" 4 pass.
- "C" Touring shaft drive
1905
Cross-engine, all were 4 cylinder. Models are:
- "A" Runabout
- "B" Touring shaft-drive
- "C" Touring shaft-drive
- "D" Touring shaft-drive
- "E" Roadster
- "F" Touring
1906
Cross-engine, this group are all 4 cylinder shaft-drive. Models are:- "D" Runabout
- "D" Touring
- "D" Limousine¹
- "G" Touring
- "G" Runabout
- "E" Runabout cross-engine
- "H" Touring shaft-drive with the first 6 cylinder
1907
From 1907 on all were shaft-drive, this group are all 4 cylinders. Models are:- "D" Touring
- "D" Roadster
- "D" Landaulet¹
- "G" Touring
- "G" Roadster
6 cylinder "H" Touring
1908
4 cylinder models:- "D" Touring
- "D" Roadster
- "G" Touring
- "G" Roadster
- "G" Landaulet¹
6 cylinder models:
- "H" Touring
- "H" Roadster
- "H" Limousine¹
1909
4 cylinder models:- "G" Touring
- "G" Runabout¹
- "D" Runabout
- "D" Touring¹
- "K" Town Car
- "L" Truck
6 cylinder models:
- "H" Touring
Note: 1909 "D" Touring was advertised, but numbers don't show if any were built
1910
4 cylinder models:- "D" Runabout
- "K" Town Car
- "L" Truck
- "G" Runabout
6 cylinder models:
- "H" Touring
1911
4 cylinder models:- "K" Taxicab
- "L" Truck
- "G" Touring
- "M" Touring
6 cylinder models:
- "H" Touring
- "D" Touring
1912
4 cylinder models:- "K" Series 2 Taxicab
- "L" Series 1 Delivery Wagon
- "G" Touring Series 1
- "G" Landaulet Series 1 1,3
- "G" Limousine Series 1 1,3
- "G" Series 2 Touring
- "G" Landaulet Series 2 1,3
- "G" Limousine Series 2 1,3
- "O" Series 2 Light Delivery
- "G" Series 1 Runabout
- "G" Series 2
6 cylinder models:
- "H" Series 1 Touring
- "H" Limousinei¹
- "H" Series 2 Touring
- "H" Series 2 Limousine4
- "D" Series 1 Touring
- "D" Series 2 Touring
- "D" Series 2 Torpedo
- "M" Series 1 Touring
- "M" Series 2
Note:
- 1912, advertisements showed that both Limousines and Landaulets were available with G 25 HP in both Series 1 and 2, possibly none were built and sold.
- 1912, "H" Limousine was advertised in Series 1 but apparently none were sold until Series 2.
1913
4 cylinder models all are Series 3:- "G" Runabout
6 cylinder models:
- "H" Touring
- "H" Limousine
- "D" Touring
- "D" Torpedo
- "M" Touring
- "M" Roadster
1914
All cars were 6 cylinder from this year on:- "M" Series 4 Roadster
- "M" Series 5 Roadster
- "M" Series 4 Touring
- "M" Series 5 Touring
- "M" Series 6 Roadster
- "M" Series 6 Touring
1915
All cars were 6 cylinder:- "M" Series 6 Roadster
- "M" Series 7 Roadster
- "M" Series 8 1st run Roadster
- all models "M" Series 7 and 8
1916
Some "M" Series 8:- 1st run Roadster
- all others "M" Series
- 9A Runabout 2 pass.
- Series 9A Roadster 4 pass.
- All models "M"
1917
Series 9A- Runabout 2 pass.
- Roadster 4 pass.
- Sedan
- Brougham
- Limousine
- Town car
- Cabriolet
- Touring
1918
Series 9B:- Runabout 2 pass.
- Roadster 4 pass.
- Town car
- Cabriolet
- Touring
- Chassis
- Sedan 4 pass.
- Brougham and Limousine
1919
Series 9B- Runabout 2 pass.
- Roadster 4 pass.
- Touring
- Chassis
- Sedan
- Brougham and Limousine
1920
Series 9B- Runabout 2 pass.
- Chassis
- Demi-coupe
- Demi-sedan
- Roadster 4 pass.
- Touring
- Sedan and Brougham
1921
Series 9B 2 pass.- Runabout
- Chassis
- Victoria coupe
- Coupe
- Demi-Coupe
4 pass.
- Roadster
- Touring limousine
- Touring
- Sedan
- Brougham
- Cabriolet
- Town car
1922
Series 9B
- Touring
- 2 Passenger Runabout
- Coupe
- Sedan
- Touring Limousine
- Demi-Coupe
- Chassis
- Brougham
Series 10A
- Touring
- 2 Passenger Runabout
- Coupe
- 2 Door Sedan
- Touring Limousine
- Demi-Coupe
- Demi-Sedan
- Chassis
- Brougham
- 4-Door V-Front Sedan
- 4-Door Straight Front Sedan
Series 10B
- Touring
- Coupe
- 2 Door Sedan
- Touring Limousine
- Demi-Sedan
- Chassis
- Brougham
- 4-Door Sedan
1923
Series 10B
- Touring
- Coupe
- 2 Door Sedan
- Touring Limousine
- Demi-Sedan
- Chassis
- Brougham
- 4-Door Sedan
1924
Series 10B
- Touring
- Coupe
- 2 Door Sedan
- Touring Limousine
- Demi-Sedan
- Chassis
- Brougham
- 4-Door Sedan
Series 10C
- Touring
- Coupe
- Demi-Sedan
- Chassis
- Brougham
- Sedan
1925
Series 10C
- Touring
- Coupe
- Demi-Sedan
- Chassis
- Brougham
- Sedan
Series 11A
- Touring
- Sport Runabout
- Coupe
- Sport Coupe
- Rumble Seat Coupe
- Sedan
- Sport Sedan
- Oxford Sedan
- Auxillary Seat Sedan
- Victoria
- Limousine
- Cabriolet
1926
Series 11A and 11B
- Touring
- Sport Runabout
- Coupe
- Sport Coupe
- Rumble Seat Coupe
- Sedan
- Sport Sedan
- Oxford Sedan
- Auxillary Seat Sedan
- Victoria
- Limousine
- Cabriolet
1927
Series 11B
- Touring
- Sport Runabout
- Coupe
- Sport Coupe
- Rumble Seat Coupe
- Sedan
- Sport Sedan
- Oxford Sedan
- Auxillary Seat Sedan
- Victoria
- Limousine
- Cabriolet
1928
Series 12A (118" WB) and 12B (128" WB)
- Sedan (5 Passenger, 119" Wheelbase)
- Oxford Sedan (5 Passenger, 119" Wheelbase)
- Sport Sedan
- Victoria
- Victoria Coupe
- Coupe (12A Only)
- Convertible Coupe
- Standard Coupe
- Chassis (119" Wheelbase)
- Sedan (7 Passenger, 128" Wheelbase)
- Sedan (5 Passenger, 128" Wheelbase)
- Oxford Sedan (7 Passenger, 128" Wheelbase)
- Limousine
- Sport Runabout
- Sport Touring
- Touring
- Convertible Sedan
- Chassis (128" Wheelbase)
1929
Series 13 (130, 135 and 137)
- Sedan
- Oxford Sedan
- Coupe
- Convertible Coupe
- Town Sedan
- Victoria Brougham
- Sedan
- Oxford Sedan
- Limousine
- Sedan Limousine
- Speedster
- Town Car
- Sport Runabout
- Sport Touring
- Touring
1930
Series 14 (145 and 147)
- Sedan
- Oxford Sedan
- Town Sedan
- Deluxe Sedan
- Club Sedan
- Victoria Brougham
- Coupe
- Convertible Coupe
- Pursuit
- Sedan
- Salon Special
- Limousine
- Sedan Limousine
- Speedster
- Roadster
- Pirate Touring
- Pirate Phaeton
1931
Series 15 (151)
- Sedan
- Oxford Sedan
- Town Sedan
- Coupe
- Victoria Brougham
- Convertible Coupe
- Pursuit
Series 15 (152)
- Sedan
- Special Sedan
- Sport Salon
- Special Limousine
- Roadster
- Chassis
Series 15 (153)
- 5 Passenger DeLuxe Sedan
- 7 Passenger DeLuxe Sedan
- DeLuxe Oxford Sedan
- DeLuxe Club Sedan
- DeLuxe Town Sedan
- DeLuxe Speedster
- DeLuxe Convertible Speedster
- DeLuxe Limousine
- DeLuxe Town Berline
- DeLuxe Victoria Brougham
- DeLuxe Convertible Coupe
- DeLuxe Pirate
- DeLuxe Pirate Phaeton
- Deluxe Coupe
- Deluxe Roadster
- Chassis
1932
Series 16A (163)
- 5 Passenger Sedan
- 7 Passenger Sedan
- 5 Passenger Oxford Sedan
- 7 Passenger Oxford Sedan
- Club Sedan
- Special Sedan
- Speedster
- Limousine
- Coupe
- Sport Coupe
- Victoria Brougham
- Convertible Coupe
- Roadster
- Chassis
Series 17A (173)
- 5 Passenger Sedan
- 7 Passenger Sedan
- Limousine
- Club Brougham
Series 18A (183 - Olympic)
- Sedan
- Coupe
- Convertible Coupe
1933
Series 16B (164)
- 5 Passenger Sedan
- 7 Passenger Sedan
- Special Salon
- Roadster
Series 17A (173)
- 5 Passenger Sedan
- 7 Passenger Sedan
- Limousine
- Club Brougham
Series 18A (183 - Olympic)
- Sedan
- Coupe
- Convertible Coupe
Series 18B (184 - Olympic)
- Sedan
- Coupe
- Convertible Coupe
1934
Series 17B (174)
- 5 Passenger Sedan
- 7 Passenger Sedan
- Limousine
- Club Brougham
Series 18C (185 - Olympic)
- Sedan
- Coupe
- Convertible Coupe
Series 19A (193)
- 5 Passenger Sedan
- 7 Passenger Sedan
- 5 Passenger Oxford Sedan
- 7 Passenger Oxford Sedan
- Club Sedan
- Limousine
Series 19B (194)
- 5 Passenger Sedan
- 7 Passenger Sedan
- 5 Passenger Oxford Sedan
- 7 Passenger Oxford Sedan
- Club Sedan
- Limousine
1 May not have been built.
2 All cars shaft-drive starting in 1907 and after.
3 Advertisements showed that both Limousines and Landaulets were available with G 25 HP in both Series 1 and Series 2, possibly none were built and sold.
4 H Limousine was advertised in Series 1, 1912 but apparently none were sold until Series 2.