• Franklin Series 6 Five Passenger Touring 1914
RM Auctions - Automobiles of Arizona Jan 16 2009

Lot sold

60 000 - 80 000

Estimate

60 000 - 80 000
 
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1914 Franklin Series 6

Five Passenger Touring
RM Auctions - Automobiles of Arizona Jan 16 2009 | Chatham-Kent

Summary

  • Year of manufacture 
    1914
  • Car type 
    Convertible / Roadster
  • Drive 
    LHD
  • Condition 
    Used
  • Exterior brand colour 
    Red/Black
  • Interior colour 
    Other
  • Interior type 
    Leather
  • Location
  • Exterior colour 
    Other
  • Gearbox 
    Manual
  • Drivetrain 
    2wd
  • Fuel type 
    Petrol

Description

RM Auctions: Automobiles of Arizona
January 16, 2009
ADMISSION:
Admission to this sale requires the purchase of the offical auction catalog for $100. The catalog will admit two and must be presented at the entrance to the sale to be granted entry.
AUCTION LOCATION
Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa
24th Street & Missouri
Phoenix, Arizona
85016 USA
SALE DATES:
January 16, 2009
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
(viewing starts at 9:00 AM)
PREVIEW DATES:
January 15, 2009
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
January 16, 2009
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Estimate:
$60,000-$80,000 US
OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE
Model M. 31.6bhp (rated), 247.6 cu. in. overhead valve inline six-cylinder engine, three-speed manual transmission, suspension via front and rear full-elliptic leaf springs, hollow beam front axle, live rear axle, two-wheel mechanical drum brakes. Wheelbase: 120"
Herbert Henry Franklin was a Syracuse, New York industrialist. In 1901 he was given a ride in a car designed by John Wilkinson, a Cornell-educated engineer. Franklin was so impr