| Ford Quadricycle | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Henry Ford |
| Also called | The horseless carriage |
| Production | 1896–1901 Ford sold his first Quadricycle for $200 in 1896 to Charles Ainsley. He later built two more Quadricycles: one in 1899, and another in 1901. He eventually bought his first one back for $60.[1] (according to Ford Museum records) |
| Designer | Henry Ford |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-seat roadster |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2-cylinder |
| Transmission | 2-speed (no reverse)[2] |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 49 in (1,200 mm) |
| Curb weight | 500 lb (230 kg)[2] |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Ford Model A (1903–04) |
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]
- ^ Herndon, Ford: An Unconventional Biography of the Men and Their Times, (New York: Weybright & Talley, 1969), p. 62; also Flammang et al., Ford Chronicle, (Publications International, 1992), p. 9 (as cited in Brinkley, David, Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress, (New York: Penguin Group, 2003), p. 23
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