Henry Ford’s First Car

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Henry Ford built his first automobile with friends while working as an engineer at the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. For more than a century, the Quadricycle has symbolized the foundation and success of Ford Motor Company.

Employees of Edison Illuminating Company of Detroit, Including Henry Ford, circa 1893

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Henry Ford with Co-Worker at Edison Illuminating Company, Detroit, Michigan, 1896 - 1

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Ed "Spider" Huff at Work at Edison Illuminating Company, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1896

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58 Bagley Avenue Shed at Its Original Site, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1908

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Tap and Die Set Used by Henry Ford, 1882 - 1

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Receipt Showing Purchase of Bicycle Chain for Henry Ford's Quadricycle, May 28, 1896 - 1

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Henry and Clara Ford in 1896 with Quadricycle, by Norman Rockwell, 1951-1952 - 1

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"American Machinist," Bound Volume, January 3-December 26, 1895 - 1

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1896 Ford Quadricycle Runabout, First Car Built by Henry Ford - 11

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Henry Ford Driving the Quadricycle near Cass Park in Detroit, 1896

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Henry Ford Driving 1896 Quadricycle in New York City, 1910

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Henry Ford and Clara Ford at Fair Lane in the 1896 Quadricycle, 1918

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Henry Ford with Ten-Millionth Ford Model T and 1896 Quadricycle, 1924 - 1

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Henry Ford and Edsel Ford with 15 Millionth Ford Model T and 1896 Quadricycle, May 26, 1927

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Bagley Avenue Workshop - 2

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Interior of Bagley Avenue Workshop in Greenfield Village, 1935

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Group Standing with Quadricycle, Ford Exhibition Building, Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, 1934

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Henry Ford's Quadricycle, Ford Building, California Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1935

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"The 25 Millionth Ford Has Just Been Built" Ford Motor Company Advertising Proof, 1937

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Crating the Quadricycle for Shipment, Ford Exposition, New York World's Fair, 1939

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Henry Ford's 1896 Quadricycle on Display at New York World's Fair, 1939-1940 - 1

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"Pictorial History of the Ford Car," 1955

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Henry Ford's Quadricycle in the Ford World Theme Center, Guest Reception Area, Ford Pavilion New York World's Fair, 1964-1965

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Advertising Poster, "Ford on the American Road," 1962-1965

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Lord Mountbatten Viewing the Ford Quadricycle in Henry Ford Museum, April 8, 1972

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