Thomas Edison was Henry Ford's hero. In 1896, shortly after building his quadricycle, Henry Ford had the chance to meet the famous inventor at a convention in New York. Edison, who was ...

Recommended Videos Henry Ford’s first automobile, 1896’s Quadricycle, had two gears -- one for speeds up to 10 mph and one for speeds of up to 20 mph. At the time, the land speed record was ...

Henry Ford didn't create the automobile, but he's often credited with helping to shape the 20th century by making it more widely accessible. Modern car production would likely not exist as it is ...

Is Ford still owned by the Ford family? Ford's very first vehicle was called the quadricycle, and it looks astronomically different from the Ford cars seen out on the road today. This vehicle ...