Episode

Ford’s Quadricycle & the 20 MPH Revolution | June 4

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Michigan Minute
Published
Jun 4, 2026
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60
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Summary

On this day in 1896, Henry Ford test drove his first gas-powered vehicle—the Quadricycle—paving the road to the future of automobiles.