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Events on Thursday 4 June 1896 1
1896Henry Ford builds the QuadricycleFord's first automobile takes to the streets of DetroitOn 4 June 1896 Henry Ford completed and test-drove the Quadricycle, his first self-propelled vehicle, through the streets of Detroit. The lightweight frame carried a two-cylinder engine and rode on four bicycle wheels. It launched Ford's career as an automobile maker, leading to the Ford Motor Company seven years later.