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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]
A quadracycle (also spelled quadricycle) is a four-wheeled human-powered land vehicle. It is also referred to as a quadcycle , pedal car or four-wheeled bicycle amongst other terms. Quadracycles have been in use since 1853 and have grown into several families of vehicles for a variety of purposes, including tourist rentals, pedal taxis, private ...
The Quadricycle was an early form of automobile. Earliest models were propelled by a small steam engine , then designers switched to early internal combustion engines as they became available. The word is derived from the fact that it had four wheels and used technology derived from the bicycles of the era.
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An 1898 Royal Enfield quadricycle. Royal Enfield built and sold the first powered four-wheeler in 1893. It had many bicycle components, including handlebars. The Royal Enfield resembles a modern ATV-style quad bike but was designed as a form of horseless carriage for road use.
Henry Ford and the Quadricycle 1896 Quadricycle at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI 1903 Model A Ford Model T ad, c. 1908 1930 Model A Fordor The Ford Australia plant under construction in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1926. 1896: Henry Ford builds his first vehicle – the Quadricycle – on a buggy frame with 4 bicycle wheels.
Henry and Clara Ford in his first car, the Ford Quadricycle. In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World (1932), society is organized on "Fordist" lines, the years are dated A.F. or Anno Ford ("In the Year of Ford"), and the expression "My Ford" is used instead of "My Lord". The Christian cross is replaced with a capital "T" for Model-T.
2012 Renault Twizy quadricycle Microcar is a term often used for the smallest size of cars , [ 1 ] with three or four wheels and often an engine smaller than 700 cc (43 cu in). Specific types of microcars include bubble cars , cycle cars , invacar , quadricycles and voiturettes . [ 2 ]