Ford was determined to build one. It was completed on June 4, 1896. Ford was anxious to try out his first car, but in his haste to build it, he neglected to notice that the car was bigger than the shed's door frame. Dedicated to trying out his invention, Ford grabbed an ax and cut away at the door frame, removed bricks and took the car outside. The car ran, and Ford was hooked.
Stories fill the museum, but it's the vehicles themselves that visitors really come to see.
Some of the most popular automobiles are the 1948 Tucker, serial No. 2, and the 1947 Ford Sportsman Convertible. At the time, it was the most expensive Ford production car in history. The Sportsman was in direct competition with Chrysler's Town and Country and Nash's Suburban but the Sportsman cost significantly less. The mahogany veneer base panels replaced sheet metal, and the framework was either maple or birch. To this day, the Sportsman remains one of the most sought-after cars for collectors.