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Post by myarrow1 on May 29, 2018 14:10:12 GMT 10
Hi all. Can anyone advise as to when Franklin Ballarat closed up, and also when did the ‘Arrow’ model production finish ?
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Post by snoops on May 29, 2018 19:26:08 GMT 10
I'm sure I've read an article on the history of Franklin in Ballarat. I can't find the entire article on line - I'll keep looking. I remember that in their heyday they were turning out 200 vans a week!
Edit - might have been in a 'Time to Roam' mag. Will have a look through some back issues to see if I can find it.
Edit 2 - yes, Issue 14, but it doesn't have any dates unfortunately.
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Post by pisces51 on May 29, 2018 21:05:51 GMT 10
G'dat myarrow1,
Franklin closed in March 1981. The Arrow model was built mainly from 1970 to 1976. In 1977, the range of van designs changed in the Franklin line-up. If you ever find an Arrow model with a chassis number starting with the letter "Y", then the Arrow model continued to be built into 1977, but I would think this is rather unlikely.
cheers,Al.
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Post by myarrow1 on May 31, 2018 17:43:36 GMT 10
Thanks all 👍👍👍
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Post by atefooterz on Jun 1, 2018 20:54:15 GMT 10
For those finding this on search or other means, a reminder that Franklin had a letter then numbers
V**** = 1974
W**** = 1975
So higher or lower letters will indicate your year, the numbers being one higher than how many before yours have been built that year.
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