Certainly one of the more subtle phantom cars in any corner of the collector car hobby would be Thomas Hubbard’s 1932 Franklin V-12 “Super Merrimac” phaeton, a car built according Franklin’s initial plans for a V-12-powered car, one that was significantly smaller than the V-12 Franklin that entered production. Unless you were steeped in Franklin […]

Located in Hickory Corners, Michigan, the 90-acre grounds of the Gilmore Car Museum has seen an explosion of activity within the last two years. It’s a long list, beginning with the recently completed Franklin Automobile Collection and the addition of a new Restoration and Education Center. Also on this list – with groundbreakings scheduled to […]

Located in Hickory Corners, Michigan, the Gilmore Car Museum Campus (aside from its own compilation of vintage vehicles) has an impressive lineup of individual marquee and/or theme-specific facilities: Classic Car Club of America Museum, Pierce-Arrow Museum, Franklin Collection at Hickory Corners, the Tucker Historical Collection and Library, Cadillac-La Salle Foundation and the Lincoln Motorcar Foundation, […]