Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 115, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1920 — DID YOU KNOW [ARTICLE]

DID YOU KNOW

that aluminum castings weigh only about one-third as much as the comparable cast iron part? Did you know that the Franklin car still uses aluminum (regardless of price) wherever it is good engineering policy? ~—“TtX In fact there is more than 110 lbs. of such castings in the Franklin chassis. . Hence there is eliminated over 220 lbs. of dead weight, or the weight' of over one passenger. Sheet aluminum is used in the body, the running boards, fenders and many other parts. Then subtract the weight of a radiator, three to five-gallons of water, water jackets, fan, pump, etc., etc., and you begin to see now much stronger a car of this type can be built with the same amount of material. The word quality, like charity is often used to cover a multitude of sins. ;• , , Quality of material never made a good car without the proper weight and balance and design. This we think the Franklin has carried out in every assembly about the car. When quality is built in, quality STICKS. thompson l & KIRK.