The Ford Quadricycle was the first vehicle developed by Henry Ford. Ford's first car was a simple frame with a gas-powered engine mounted onto four bicycle wheels. [3]

Apr 30, 2025 · In the early morning of June 4, 1896, Henry Ford made his first trial run in a small, four-wheeled vehicle he called a "Quadricycle," subsequently described by historian Allan Nevins as "Strikingly small and light - the lightest vehicle of its type yet produced."

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.

Jun 4, 2021 · On this date 125 years ago, Henry Ford finished building his first four-wheeled vehicle and drove it on the streets of Detroit. It was called the Quadricycle. "And the rest, as they say, is...

Nov 13, 2009 · With Bishop bicycling ahead to alert passing carriages and pedestrians, Ford drove the 500-pound Quadricycle down Detroit’s Grand River Avenue, circling around three major thoroughfares.

Mar 7, 2025 · The Quadricycle—it still exists—is powered by a twin-cylinder, air-cooled motor with “atmospheric” (self-opening) intake valves and overhead exhaust valves. Burning ethanol fuel, it produces an estimated 4 horsepower running up to 500 rpm with no throttle of any kind.

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.

Jun 4, 2023 · On this day in 1896 Henry Ford test drove his first automobile, the Quadricycle, for the first time. He rolled the two cylinder, four horsepower buggy that sat on four bicycle tires out of his workshop after more than two years of experimentation and building.

Jun 4, 2024 · Henry Ford unveils the Quadricycle, the first automobile he ever designed or drove, on June 4, 1896, at approximately 4 a.m. in the coal shed behind his home on Bagley Avenue in Detroit. The Quadricycle featured a light metal frame fitted with four bicycle wheels and a …

After much experimentation and invention, Henry Ford drove his first motor vehicle out around the streets of Detroit, on the 4th of June 1896. It was the first 'horseless carriage' that he actually built. This was his "Quadricycle", which looked like a big pram and was powered by an engine with just two forward speeds and no reverse.