Search
- Replica of 1896 Ford Quadricycle - George DeAngelis built this replica of Henry Ford's first automobile, the 1896 Quadricycle, for the centennial of Ford's birth in 1963. DeAngelis spent three years on the project, working nights and weekends. He built most of the vehicle's parts from scratch. DeAngelis drove the replica through Detroit on June 4, 1963 -- exactly 67 years after Ford first drove the original.
- 1960-1963
- Collections - Artifact
Replica of 1896 Ford Quadricycle
George DeAngelis built this replica of Henry Ford's first automobile, the 1896 Quadricycle, for the centennial of Ford's birth in 1963. DeAngelis spent three years on the project, working nights and weekends. He built most of the vehicle's parts from scratch. DeAngelis drove the replica through Detroit on June 4, 1963 -- exactly 67 years after Ford first drove the original.
- 15 Millionth Ford Model T and 1896 Quadricycle, 1927 - After Edsel and Henry Ford drove the fifteen-millionth Model T out of the Highland Park Plant, it was photographed next to Henry's first car, the Quadricycle. The Quadricycle started it all and the Model T changed the world, but by 1927, both had become obsolete. Ford Motor Company shifted its focus toward production of the new Model A.
- May 26, 1927
- Collections - Artifact
15 Millionth Ford Model T and 1896 Quadricycle, 1927
After Edsel and Henry Ford drove the fifteen-millionth Model T out of the Highland Park Plant, it was photographed next to Henry's first car, the Quadricycle. The Quadricycle started it all and the Model T changed the world, but by 1927, both had become obsolete. Ford Motor Company shifted its focus toward production of the new Model A.
- Henry Ford Driving His Quadricycle in Detroit, Michigan, 1896 - This photograph shows Henry Ford, age 33, with his first gasoline-powered vehicle in October of 1896. He built the Quadricycle with help from some friends in a shed behind a house he and his wife, Clara, rented.
- October 01, 1896
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford Driving His Quadricycle in Detroit, Michigan, 1896
This photograph shows Henry Ford, age 33, with his first gasoline-powered vehicle in October of 1896. He built the Quadricycle with help from some friends in a shed behind a house he and his wife, Clara, rented.
- Henry Ford with the Quadricycle, Detroit, Michigan, October 1896 - Henry Ford drove his first automobile, the Quadricycle, on the streets of Detroit in June 1896. Just before he sold it, he asked John Livesey to take this photo in October 1896. Lawyers for Ford used this photographic print in 1905 as evidence in the Selden Patent Suit. It has a handwritten label at the top meaning defendants' exhibit 4.A.
- October 01, 1896
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford with the Quadricycle, Detroit, Michigan, October 1896
Henry Ford drove his first automobile, the Quadricycle, on the streets of Detroit in June 1896. Just before he sold it, he asked John Livesey to take this photo in October 1896. Lawyers for Ford used this photographic print in 1905 as evidence in the Selden Patent Suit. It has a handwritten label at the top meaning defendants' exhibit 4.A.
- 1896 Ford Quadricycle Runabout, First Car Built by Henry Ford - The Quadricycle was Henry Ford's first attempt to build a gasoline-powered automobile. It utilized commonly available materials: angle iron for the frame, a leather belt and chain drive for the transmission, and a buggy seat. Ford had to devise his own ignition system. He sold his Quadricycle for $200, then used the money to build his second car.
- 1896
- Collections - Artifact
1896 Ford Quadricycle Runabout, First Car Built by Henry Ford
The Quadricycle was Henry Ford's first attempt to build a gasoline-powered automobile. It utilized commonly available materials: angle iron for the frame, a leather belt and chain drive for the transmission, and a buggy seat. Ford had to devise his own ignition system. He sold his Quadricycle for $200, then used the money to build his second car.
- 1896 Ford Quadricycle in Greenfield Village, 1952 - Henry Ford built his first automobile, the Quadricycle, from whatever parts he could find. Its two cylinders were made from a steam engine's exhaust pipe, the seat came from a buggy, and its wheels were from bicycles. Ford read about other automotive experiments, but he learned much through trial and error. He took his first drive on June 4, 1896.
- 1952
- Collections - Artifact
1896 Ford Quadricycle in Greenfield Village, 1952
Henry Ford built his first automobile, the Quadricycle, from whatever parts he could find. Its two cylinders were made from a steam engine's exhaust pipe, the seat came from a buggy, and its wheels were from bicycles. Ford read about other automotive experiments, but he learned much through trial and error. He took his first drive on June 4, 1896.
- Henry Ford Driving 1896 Quadricycle in New York City, 1910 - Henry Ford took the 1896 Quadricycle, his first automobile, to New York City as evidence in his legal appeal against the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers. ALAM claimed that its patent required automakers to pay royalties on each gasoline-powered car made, and a lower court agreed. But Ford won his appeal in 1911 and ALAM's royalty system was dismantled.
- 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford Driving 1896 Quadricycle in New York City, 1910
Henry Ford took the 1896 Quadricycle, his first automobile, to New York City as evidence in his legal appeal against the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers. ALAM claimed that its patent required automakers to pay royalties on each gasoline-powered car made, and a lower court agreed. But Ford won his appeal in 1911 and ALAM's royalty system was dismantled.
- Replica of Henry Ford's 1896 Quadricycle - 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.
- 1896
- Collections - Artifact
Replica of Henry Ford's 1896 Quadricycle
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 with the 1896 Ford Quadricycle in Greenfield Village, May 1946 - Henry Ford posed with the 1896 Quadricycle in Greenfield Village in May 1946. The occasion was the "Automobile Golden Jubilee," Detroit's celebration of the auto's 50th anniversary in the city. Ford's Quadricycle, which he first operated in June 1896, was only the second automobile driven in the Motor City.
- May 22, 1946
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford with the 1896 Ford Quadricycle in Greenfield Village, May 1946
Henry Ford posed with the 1896 Quadricycle in Greenfield Village in May 1946. The occasion was the "Automobile Golden Jubilee," Detroit's celebration of the auto's 50th anniversary in the city. Ford's Quadricycle, which he first operated in June 1896, was only the second automobile driven in the Motor City.
- Henry Ford Driving 1896 Quadricycle in New York City, 1910 - Here, Henry Ford drives his Quadricycle nearly a decade and a half after its 1896 completion. Ford sold the little gasoline carriage that year and put the earnings toward his second car. When the Ford Motor Company became profitable enough, he bought back the Quadricycle. Henry and his first working automobile were reunited in 1904.
- 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Henry Ford Driving 1896 Quadricycle in New York City, 1910
Here, Henry Ford drives his Quadricycle nearly a decade and a half after its 1896 completion. Ford sold the little gasoline carriage that year and put the earnings toward his second car. When the Ford Motor Company became profitable enough, he bought back the Quadricycle. Henry and his first working automobile were reunited in 1904.