Old Antique Vintage 1896 Founder Ford Motor Henry Ford Quadricycle Car Photo

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Old Antique Vintage 1896 Founder Ford Motor Henry Ford Quadricycle Car Photo:
$6.99

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Old Antique Vintage 1896 Founder Ford Motor Henry Ford Quadricycle Car Photo

Item Details:

You will receive a 5\"x7\" black and white photo reprint
This photo will be shipped first class USPS, and a tracking number provided
This is a circa 1896 photo of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford with his first invented car the Quadricycle
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and the sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production
The Ford Quadricycle was the first vehicle developed by Henry Ford
Ford\'s first car was a simple frame with an ethanol-powered engine and four bicycle wheels mounted on it
The earliest cars were hand built, one by one, and very expensive
The peculiar machines were seen as toys for the rich
In the 1890s, the \"horseless carriage\" was a relatively new idea, with no one having a fixed, universal idea of what a car should look like or how it should work
Most of the first car builders were inventors, rather than businessmen, working with their imaginations and the parts they had on hand
Thus, the invention of the Quadricycle marks an important innovation as a proto-automobile that would lay the foundation for future, with more practical designs to follow
On June 4, 1896 in a tiny workshop behind his home on 58 Bagley Avenue,
Ford put the finishing touches on his pure ethanol-powered motor
After more than two years of experimentation, Ford, at the age of 32, had completed his first experimental automobile
He dubbed his creation the \"Quadricycle,\" so named because it ran on four bicycle tires, and because of the means through which the engine drove the back wheels
The success of the little vehicle led to the founding of the Henry Ford Company and then later the Ford Motor Company in 1903
The two cylinder engine could produce 4 horsepower
The Quadricycle was driven by a chain
The transmission had only two gears (first for 10 mph (16 km/h), 2nd for 20 mph (32 km/h)), but Ford could not shift into second gear due to lack of torque and did not have a reverse gear
The tiller-steered machine had wire wheels and a 3 US gal (11 L) fuel tank under the seat
Ford test drove it on June 4, 1896, after various test drives, achieving a top speed of 20 mph (32 km/h)
Ford would later go on to found the Ford Motor Company and become one of the world\'s richest men
Today the original Quadricycle resides at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan

Quality of Photo:

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All black and white photos will be printed with ink on paper that can last up to 200 years
All color photos will be printed with ink on paper that will last up to over 100 years

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