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MotoramicJune 4: Henry Ford drove his first car on this date in 1896
On June 4, 1896 — 117 years ago today — Henry Ford drove his first vehicle, the Quadricycle, from the workshop behind his home at 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit. Named for its four bicycle tires, the Quadricycle used an ethanol-powered two-cylinder engine that developed 4 hp to achieve a top speed of 20 mph. Despite lacking a body, the vehicle was so wide that it required Ford to enlarge his shop's door with an axe just to get it out of the shop and onto the road. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200, and built a couple more copies before founding Ford Motor Co. in 1903. Here's the Henry Ford museum's replica at full clatter:
