Details
- Condition
Pre-Owned Clear Title - Engine
AIR-COOLED 234CI INLINE-SIX - Drivetrain
Rear Wheel Drive - Interior
Brown - VIN #
1665222 - Mileage
22881 - Transmission
Manual - Exterior Color
Tan - Stock #
YDNA2735 - Warranty
1927 Franklin Model 11-B Boattail Roadster For Sale
Air-Cooled Work of Art
234ci Inline-Six Engine
Three-Speed Manual Transmission
Cream Paint With Brown Fenders
Brown Leather Upholstery
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Rumble Seat
Four-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes
19" Wire Wheels
Side-Mount Spare Wheel
Glass Wind Wings
Tan Soft Top & Side Curtains
Fold-Down Luggage Rack
Waltham Clock
Recoiling Cigar Lighter
Lap Belts
Spare Engine Components Included
This 1927 Franklin Model 11-B is Said to Be ONE of 17 Examples Outfitted From the Factory
With Aluminum Boattail Roadster Bodywork Designed by J. Frank DeCausse. Chassis 1665222
Was Reportedly Completed in 1928 Before Being Purchased New by New Hampshire Resident Ms.
Priscilla Manning, Who Kept the Car Until 1932. It Was Repurchased in the 1930s by Her
Husband John L. Sullivan, Who Later Became US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Under
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Secretary of the US Navy Under Harry S. Truman. The Car Was
Relocated to Hawaii in the 1940s and Underwent a Refurbishment That Was Begun in 1980. It
Was Moved From Hawaii to Washington State Later in the Decade and Underwent Further
Refurbishment Work That Was Completed Before It Was Purchased by the Current Owner. The
Car is Finished in Cream With Brown Fenders Over Brown Leather Upholstery, and Power
Comes From an Air-Cooled Inline-Six Paired With a Three-Speed Manual Transmission.
Equipment Includes Four-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes, 19? Painted Wire-Spoke Wheels, a
Side-Mount Spare Wheel, a Polished Faux Radiator Surround With a Lion Mascot, Glass Wind
Wings, a Tan Soft Top, a Rumble Seat, a Fold-Down Luggage Rack, a Waltham Clock, a
Recoiling Cigar Lighter, and Lap Belts. This Franklin 11-B Boattail Includes...
