Henry's First Car
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Original Smith
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Henry's First Car
Does any know the year that Ford Motor Company decided Henrys first car was built in 1896 rather than 1893?
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Re: Henry's First Car
It’s really hard to sort through the propaganda, Larry. I read an advertising blurb the other night from 1903 that mr ford had been successfully building cars for a dozen years already.
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Re: Henry's First Car
Larry-
I always learned that 1893 was the year that he ran his engine on Clara's kitchen counter.
The quadricycle was 1896.
-Keith
I always learned that 1893 was the year that he ran his engine on Clara's kitchen counter.
The quadricycle was 1896.
-Keith
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Re: Henry's First Car
If you get it printed, it has to be true, right? This is a 1904 ad. The first gasoline autos were Lambert 1890 , Duryea 1893, Haynes 1894. pretty sure there are more sprinkled in there. If you believe this ad, Henry’s was 1889, but really he was a late comer.