Ford's first car was a simple frame with a gas-powered engine mounted onto four bicycle wheels.

[3] Thus, the invention of the Quadricycle type of vehicle in France in the 1880s marks an important innovation as a proto-automobile that would lay the foundation for the future, with more practical designs to follow.

The term "Quadricycle" comes from the fact that these vehicles ran on four tires, and that it used a lot of the bicycle technology of the time.

On June 4, 1896, in a tiny workshop behind his home on 58 Bagley Avenue, Detroit,[2][4] where the Michigan Building now stands, Ford put the finishing touches on his pure ethanol-powered motor.

Enthusiast Burnard Jarstfer built a replica, to resemble the original as close as he was able to, without actually having access to it.