nzcarnerd Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 This photo was on a facebook page - captioned Wyckoff 1904, EEUU - no I don't know what it means either. The car looks like a slightly extended Ford Quadricycle and the driver does bear a resemblance to Henry Ford, although the photo quality is very poor. In researching it I found this one - where the title suggest the driver of the car is Henry Ford - it is obviously not - although the text doesn't. I think whoever wrote the title misread the information. https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/44408#slide=gs-219832 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdang Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 The driver in the linked photo sure looks like Ford to me. Did he ever put a body shell like that on the quadricycle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass is Best Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 3 hours ago, zipdang said: The driver in the linked photo sure looks like Ford to me. Did he ever put a body shell like that on the quadricycle? Nope. No fenders, no body, no windshield. But he did upholster the seat and add a door bell to warn pedestrians. The 1896 Ford Quadricycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 10 hours ago, zipdang said: The driver in the linked photo sure looks like Ford to me. Did he ever put a body shell like that on the quadricycle? I think the photo in the Henry Ford collection link is actually a 1905 photoshop of an 1896 photo. There is one in this lot from Greenfield Village which is 'boxed' but it may be a replica. http://www.rodandtara.com/2006/2006_greenfieldvillage-1.htm Maybe an early, early Ford expert can sort this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans1 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 memory does not always serve: a copy of the Quad was made by George DeAngelis This was put on display at the museum. https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/remembering-george-deangelis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass is Best Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 The real Quadricycle and a copy both live at The Henry Ford. There are many other copies out in the wild. Some better than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 So we haven't yet determined what the car in the original photo is. Maybe it is the 1896 original - just a 'stretched' photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 2 hours ago, nzcarnerd said: Maybe it is the 1896 original - just a 'stretched' photo? Not stretched - wheels are still circular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wetherbee Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Out on a limb thought... Is it possible that it’s a picture of the car built up on the Selden patent to fight said patent in court? With the much more refined automobile in the background, it looks like around that time in history.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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