Replica of Henry Ford's 1896 Quadricycle
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Henry Ford continued to refine his Quadricycle in the months after June 1896, when the little car made its first trial run. By October of that year, Ford added a wood box around the car's two-cylinder gasoline engine. George DeAngelis built this reproduction of the Quadricycle in 1991. It replicates the car in its October 1896 configuration.
Henry Ford continued to refine his Quadricycle in the months after June 1896, when the little car made its first trial run. By October of that year, Ford added a wood box around the car's two-cylinder gasoline engine. George DeAngelis built this reproduction of the Quadricycle in 1991. It replicates the car in its October 1896 configuration.
Artifact
Quadricycle
Date Made
1991
Subject Date
1896
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, South Lyon
Creator Notes
Replica made by George DeAngelis.
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Bagley Avenue Shop
Object ID
91.296.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Purchased with funds provided by the Ford Motor Company Fund.
Material
Metal
Cloth
Dimensions
Width: 77 in
Height: 47 in
Length: 40 in
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