On October 20th 1927 the first production Model A Ford Engine was stamped "1" by Henry Ford and then on October 21st the first completed Model A rolled off the Rouge Factory’s assembly line in Dearborn, Michigan. While there were numerous prototype/experimental cars assembled during the development of the New Ford this was considered by Ford to be the first production Model A.

The only thing harder than developing a whole new car was having to convince Henry Ford that his Model T was obsolete and needed to be replaced.

Here is some of that story.

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Sources;

Library of Congress Archives
The Henry Ford
The People’s Tycoon by Steven Watts
Henry’s Lieutenants by Ford R. Bryan
Edsel; The Story of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Son by Henry Dominguez
Ford The Men and the Machine by Robert Lacey

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