Keep at it! And as the Quadricycle began to attract public attention, investors were intrigued. With the backing and influence of the mayor of Detroit, Henry Ford incorporated his first automobile company, the Detroit Automobile Company, in It had a short life, but Henry Ford's career as an automaker had begun.
Home Ford Lincoln Mercury Volvo. It had a buggy-like seat and ran on bicycle-size wheels with pneumatic tires. Ford's 'horseless carriage' had two speeds — 10 and 20 miles per hour selected by twin drive belts. It had a neutral gear but no reverse. Gear changes were made by a clutch lever mounted on the floor to the right of the driver.
Final drive was by a single chain. There were no brakes, but Ford included a doorbell as a horn. After realizing his Quadricycle was wider than the garage door, he broke out the door frame and bricks with an ax and rolled the vehicle into the alley, Armbruster wrote. The motor came to life! Ford drove the Quadricycle slowly along nearby Detroit streets, with Bishop on a bicycle ahead of him and a few curious passers-by staring incredulously.
More: Bill Ford describes his future, role of daughter as first female Ford family member on board. More: Sold! Ford family station wagon gets record price at auction while Shelby Cobra doesn't. Over the next few months, Ford replaced wooden parts with metal, installed a cooling system in the engine, and fitted sturdier wheels.
But he couldn't have known that it was also the start of profound changes in mobility and manufacturing," said Matt Anderson, transportation curator at The Henry Ford. Ford Motor Company shifted its focus toward production of the new Model A. Henry Ford transformed the storage shed behind his family's rented duplex at 58 Bagley Avenue in Detroit into a workshop.
Here, in , he built his first car -- the "Quadricycle. The original shed had been torn down, so he reportedly used bricks from a wall of the Bagley Avenue residence instead.
Henry Ford reconstructed the Bagley Avenue Workshop, the shed behind the duplex house at 58 Bagley where he and Clara had lived, in Greenfield Village in Ford built the Quadricycle, his first automobile, in the original shed.
Photos of the original building and site guided the reconstruction. Bricks from the actual Bagley house reportedly were used in the replica shed. Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition used the theme of progress to encourage optimism during the depression. Ford Motor Company's popular exhibition at the fair included the century room, where fairgoers found a nineteenth-century machine shop, a replica of Henry Ford's first workshop, and the Quadricyle -- the original Ford automobile.
Through the s, Ford Motor Company poured resources into exhibitions at regional and world's fairs. Henry Ford believed strongly in the educational value of such displays, and a corporate presence at the fairs benefitted public relations. Ford's popular exhibits and demonstrations -- pictured here in the California Pacific International Exposition Ford Building -- generated lots of publicity.
On January 18, , the twenty-five millionth Ford automobile rolled off the Rouge Plant assembly line. Ford used the car in a number of ads to promote the quality and value of its automobiles. Ford's massive exhibition building attracted fairgoers with industrial demonstrations and informative displays.
Henry Ford even sent some historic items. His first automobile, the Quadricycle, was crated and later displayed in the exhibition building's entrance In the entrance hall, visitors could view Henry Ford's first automobile, the Quadricycle.
This photograph commemorates the 50th anniversary of Henry Ford's first automobile, the Quadricycle, in Posed in his historical outdoor museum--Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan--Henry and his wife, Clara sit in the vehicle. For its pavilion at the New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company brought in Walt Disney to design a "unique and memorable entertainment adventure" that would outshine its competitors.
This became the Magic Skyway ride, in which guests sat in Ford convertibles through a Disney-designed show. First, guests encountered a Ford product showroom -- with Henry Ford's Quadricycle as centerpiece. The evolution of Ford Motor Company vehicles, through , is illustrated in this colorful advertisement.
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