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This is the first car Henry Ford built, built in a shed behind the house where he and Clara lived. Many Americans at the time were trying to build a carriage that needed no horses. He could have used steam or electricity to power his car but instead chose a gasoline internal combustion engine. Several experimental cars and 2 failed companies later, he succeeded in 1903 with the Ford Motor Company. Engine; 59 cu in 2 cyl