FIRST FORD CAR

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30892, 27 October 1965, Page 24

FIRST FORD CAR

Replica Gets Warrant

"The Preet" Special Service

AUCKLAND, October 26.

A most unusual vehicle obtained a warrant of fitness (daylight only) at lhe Auckland testing station this morning. It is a replica of Henry Ford’s first car, the Quadricycle. The original is housed in the Ford Museum at Greenfield Village, in the United States, and six replicas have been made. The Auckland model is owned and will be displayed by John W. Andrews and Sons, and was made by a team led by Mr T. Myers. The team had copies of original drawings and an opportunity to inspect the original quadricycle, for some drawings lacked detail and included few dimensions. The engineers redrew in detail ail the major components of the two-cylinder four-stroke engine, which develops about four horsepower. The carburettor was made from pieces of brass tubing, and drip-feeds petrol into the manifold. Low-octane petrol, quite adequate for the 4.1 to 1 compression ration, is used. The quadricycle is steered by a tiller. The Auckland vehicle has one item the original never had—a safety belt.

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