The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-21
NEW BODY DESIGN
FOR NEW FRANKL|Ns
Nineteen-Eleven Car Has limo
vation That Makes 1t the
Gar Beautiful"

ed for the season of 1911, shows marked
innovations in body design, so much SO
in fact that it is announced as the
car beautiful High front doors, fea-
ture of the entire line, protects the
occupants OF the front seats, Body
lines are long, graceful curves.
Straight, high sides, With low seats
and long wheel base, eliminate in
slopiug dush tapcring down to hood
of new design distinguished by gradual
curves. The adoption of this new hood
goes far toward carrying out the rak-
ishness of the long lines
Four models, designated as II, d, NJ
and &, constitute the Franklin line of
open cars for 1911. two "sixesD of
the full flush sided type and two
fours' moro nearly of the conven-
tional type. The horsepower is respec-
lively IS, 8S, % and IS.
Model IL is built with seven-passen-
ger open body or n four-pnssengcr
double torpedo.phacton body; model d
with either five-passengcr open body
or as passenger limousine or
landaulet
Model M is made with either five
passenger, limousine or landaulet. while
model q is fitted with four-passen
ger open body or a two-passenger single
torpedo-phaeton body. The torpedo
phaeton body provided for either Of
the "sixes" is built on lines closely
following those of the Franklin torpedo
exhibited at last winter S automobile
show at Madison Square Garden lin
New York.
In the ls-horsepower class Il torpedo:
phaeton is presented which has Il Single
seat and carries two people only. A
rakishness and a suggestion of speed
about the entire design is enhanced in
the .'sixes' by greater rake of the
steering, post, by new mud-guard de-
sign and by low seats.
As in the past, the Franklin four
cycle engine is air-cooled for 1911, with
development and refinement in various
particulars.
In the application of the air currents
to the cylinders suction fly wheel and
separate air jackets, as in the engine of
the past year, are used, The suction fly
wheel gains in effect and in amount OF
cooling exactly as the speed of the
motor increases, maintaining n cool
ing efefct in proportion to the amount
of engine heat. Equal currents of air
are drawn through the air jackets
cylinder IS cooled exactly as much as
the others. In the cylinders of all but
the smallest model the bore equals the
stroke.
All the Franklin motors for 1911 are
accurately balanced. Rotating members,
such as the fly wheel. are given spe.
clal balance tests, and all reciprocal
ing parts weigh alike. Fiber gears un.
by atmospheric conditions are
used for the cam shaft gear and the
magnet ldler gear. The intake valve
q q1H h.o 1nr -
ate instead of being concentric. An
exhaust valve at the base of
each cylinder is retained as feature
Of the Franklin constructions
Lubrication is accomplished by means
of force feed oiler, and oil passes
through the crank shaft and into the !
engine base and thence into cups on
the internal base bearings. Centrifugal |
force carries it through the crank shaft !
to the connecting rod bearings, where it |
is thrown off from the connecting rod
walls, which are further fabricated by
the splash system. Larger wheels and
tires are used on the 1911 Franklin
than on the models Of previous years. I
Recognized Farnklin features are re-
tanned in the 1911 models. These in
cludc a wood chassis frame and full |
elliptic springs, together with light
weight of the entire motor car. The |
members of the wood frame are made
of three layers, or Nominations, of sec
ond growth white ash.
The engines of the "sixes' are pro
vided with a new type of carburetor,
the auxiliary air supply being controlled
by tWo springs. These springs increase
the flexibilty Of the carburetor Tho
vapor passes from the carburetor to the
cylinders through an endless suction
yoke. This gives a particularly even
supply Of vapor- The six-cylinder mod
els are provided with foot accelerator,
by means of which the throttle can be
opened quickly. When the foot is re.
moved the engine immediately slows
down to the speed determined by the
throttle lever position, The use of a
single ignition system is continued, the
Bosch high tension magnetic being used
On the 1s-horsepower engine the spark
is fixed; all others are equipped with
governor of improved type.
The clutch is of the multiple disc
type; the transmission is selective slid
ing, with three forward speeds and one
reverse speed. Four-way gasoline valves,
the fourth way being drain cock for
tho tank ara trspd