Phill, what mileage do you think the 1931 ford model A got? Up to 30 mpg but driving habits could bring it down to 20. That is a 33% loss. There have been vehicles that got 100mpg but no one wants to buy or drive them. It is not technology.
Every time the government ups the rating on mpg for car manufacturers the manufacturers meet it.
I do not disagree with you.
"Again": it's the 'unique' motor design of the
1917 Franklin that was the intended focus. If these cars were the way to go and the best technology available, then they would still be on the road today.. A
1931 ford was light years down the highway compared to the early 'pioneering' technology of the 1917 Franklin. I simply appreciate the Franklin for what it was in its day... Really unique original engineering at a time when future knowledge was yet to unfold..