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FordQuadricycle

1896–1901 United States Prototype 6 production years
Production1896–1901
Recorded originUnited States
ClassPrototype
Background

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.

Text adapted from “Ford Quadricycle” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1896–1901

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

Wikipedia infobox ↗6 years