Henry Ford's Quadricycle was notable in its own right, but Charles Brady King drove his own horseless carriage through the ...

But Ford, who certainly stands out among those pioneers, wasn’t the first person to drive a gas-powered car "of his own making," as it's been described, on the streets of Detroit.

Henry Ford was focused on automobiles and building engines, leading to his first car, known as the Quadricycle. Sold for $200 in 1896, this rare antique is now valued at over $200,000.

The Henry Ford has a fleet of 27 antique vehicles that are used daily at Greenfield Village. It has hired someone to care and repair them.

A 1988 article titled "Henry's Plastic Car: An Interview with Mr. Lowell E. Overly," published in the 2017 book "History of Industrial Uses of Soybeans," identified Overly as the "designer of the ...

The Henry Ford has two full-time staffers to care for the fleet, one of whom is a mechanic, plus "a big gang of volunteers who come in to help with polishing cars and with simple repairs," Johnson ...

Henry Ford's Quadricycle was notable in its own right, ... wasn’t the first person to drive a gas-powered car "of his own making," as it's been described, on the streets of Detroit.

Henry Ford's Quadricycle was notable in its own right, ... wasn’t the first person to drive a gas-powered car "of his own making," as it's been described, on the streets of Detroit.

Henry Ford was focused on automobiles and building engines, leading to his first car, known as the Quadricycle. Sold for $200 in 1896, this rare antique is now valued at over $200,000.

But Ford, who certainly stands out among those pioneers, wasn’t the first person to drive a gas-powered car "of his own making," as it's been described, on the streets of Detroit.

But Ford, who certainly stands out among those pioneers, wasn’t the first person to drive a gas-powered car "of his own making," as it's been described, on the streets of Detroit.