One of Tucson's best kept secrets is the Franklin Museum. Tom Hubbard's collection of Franklin cars and his historic adobe home are now in the care of the H.H. Franklin Foundation.
The museum needs more room to expand and there is a possiblity the museum will be moved to Syracuse, New York, where the Franklins were originally manufactured.
Date last Franklin car was manufactured: 1934.
Thomas Hill Hubbard/H.H. Franklin Foundation
17 April 2006 UPDATE: The Franklin cars may be staying here in Tucson after all. A court has stopped the move for now. More news to come.
1 April 2006 UPDATE: The Franklin cars from the Thomas Hill Hubbard/H.H. Franklin Foundation is having a new home built for the 34 cars housed here in Tucson. It will be on 70 acres near the village of Cazenovia, NY. This village is the site of the annual Franklin Trek where fans of the Franklin gather together.