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- Court-Ordered Automobile Test for the Selden Patent Suit, 1907, "In Front of Ford Store Between 54th and 55th on Broadway" - George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a gasoline-powered vehicle in 1877 and received a patent in 1895. The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers enforced Selden's patent, but Henry Ford waged a successful legal battle against ALAM. The court ordered tests of a working version of Selden's proposed vehicle, and of the early Ford Motor Company automobile pictured here.
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Court-Ordered Automobile Test for the Selden Patent Suit, 1907, "In Front of Ford Store Between 54th and 55th on Broadway"
George Selden conceived -- but didn't build -- a gasoline-powered vehicle in 1877 and received a patent in 1895. The Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers enforced Selden's patent, but Henry Ford waged a successful legal battle against ALAM. The court ordered tests of a working version of Selden's proposed vehicle, and of the early Ford Motor Company automobile pictured here.