Re: Tom Edison 27 A
Several years ago, then US Congressman Charlie Bass from NH owned the early Roadster A189 that came from Sweden. Because of his interest in early 28's, he was curious about the Edison car. He was able to talk whomever to lift the body to see what the number was stamped on the left frame rail. It was definitely not *A1* and as you can see looking at the chassis under the Phaeton, it is certainly not an early chassis. This would follow the video above that it is a mis-28. Also, we must keep in mind that *A1* was not the first car to roll down the Rouge production line.
As an example, my *A351* engine was stamped on November 7, 1927 but the car, a Tudor, didn't go into final assembly until November 21, 1927, two weeks after the engine was stamped.
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