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Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile and also gives it a successful test run.

Historical image related to Henry Ford completes the Ford Quadricycle, his first gasoline-powered automobile and also gives it a successful test run. from June 4, 1896

Henry Ford

American business magnate (1863–1947)

Henry Ford was an American industrialist and business magnate. As the founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pioneer in making automobiles affordable for middle-class Americans through the system that came to be known as Fordism. In 1911, he was awarded a patent…
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Ford Quadricycle

First automobile developed by American industrialist Henry Ford (1896)

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.
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