Re: 1927 Model A's
As far as "model year" goes, the first official model year for the "new Ford" Model A, was 1928.
Yes, there were examples produced in late 1927.
The idea of annual model-year updates was still somewhat new, and not yet universally accepted across the entire industry, especially where heavy trucks were concerned.
And then there's the whole matter of vehicle registration & title provenance.
It gets fuzzy.
When WW II ended, some held-over 1942 models were released for public sale in late 1945, and were sold & registered as "1945" vehicles, even though there were no "official" 1945 model cars produced in the US.
If I owned an early A, produced in late 1927, I'm sure I would want to highlight that fact, but I'm not sure I would refer to it as a "1927"...
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