Franklin Motor Car Collection

Franklin Motor Car Collection Gilmore Car Museum, Hickory Corners, MI May, 2010
Franklin Motor Car Collection Gilmore Car Museum, Hickory Corners, MI May, 2010

Design and fabrication of 7,000 sf. re-creation of a historic 1920’s Hollywood Franklin Motor Car showroom. 16 vintage Franklins appear in the sumptuous space, painstakingly lit to highlight period auto styling details. Project included production of a simulated nickelodeon show tracing the transcontinental trek by a Whitman and Carris driving a Franklin Roadster to set the trans-U.S. speed record in 1904. Exhibition included explanatory graphics, hands-on experiences, and historic artifacts. H. H. Franklin  Club, client. Opened at the Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners, Michigan, May, 2010

1904 Transcontinental Expedition from San Francisco to New York