"Highflyer" wrote:
The Franklin engine company was alive and well in the late 60's in
upstate New York. I worked with them when they were developing the
new line of Franklin Aircraft engines. These were a twin, a four
cylinder and a six cylinder engine that all used the same cylinders
and valves. They brought them out first as an engine kit for
homebuilders. However that didn't go over very well because at that
time there were not all that many homebuilts and most did not want to
spend the money for a new engine. Even as a kit. When they finally
went under financially the rights to the engines were sold to PZL in
poland who continued to produce the engines until recently.

Do you know who, if anyone, is producing them now? Also, are the guys at
this firm:

http://www.franklinengines.com/

just U.S. distributers or are they actually making them now?