Henry Ford Test-Drives His First Car: The Quadricycle Runs
Henry Ford strapped a two-cylinder ethanol engine onto four bicycle wheels and drove his creation out of a tiny workshop on June 4, 1896. This raw prototype proved that a simple, affordable motor vehicle could exist outside the world of rich men's toys, directly sparking the founding of the Henry Ford Company and eventually the Ford Motor Company in 1903.
June 4, 1896
130 years ago
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