For those who were flying speed and having engines chromed or reworked on in the 50's and 60's the name Franny Wolfe was well known. Franny passed away last week at the age of 91.
For those that wern't active back then the name Franny's Chrome Specialties was well known and his work was on many national speed and rail car record winning models.
Franny never flew to the best of my knowledge but was an avid rail car racer and was fameous for his work on Dooling and McCoy engines. his last public work was a short stint on an engine clinic in model builder in the 70's and he retired from the model scene soon after that.
I spent a little time in his shop as a young kid and learned a lot just listening and watching.
Dennis