1896 Ford Quadricycle
Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village
 Henry
Ford built his first automobile, the "Quadricycle," in 1896 in a wood and coal
shed behind his home at 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit. He built a 2-cylinder gasoline motor,
made from old steam engine parts, to power the vehicle. Although not the first to operate
in the city, the car "was considered something of a nuisance" on the streets of
Detroit," Ford recalled, "for it made a racket and scared horses."
Photos and Text: Courtesy of Henry
Ford Museum & Greenfield Village. |
