What is A Model AR Ford? The problematic nickname for early Model A's. 1928

Have you ever heard the term "AR" applied to a Model A Ford? What does it mean? Why do people use it? Is there a better way to describe early production cars?

The term doesn't come from 1927 but rather from the 1960's. Watch the video and see the history of a nickname.

And for the record, we do not care what you call these cars so don't @ us.

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Sources;
Ford Parts Price Lists Oct 1928
Ford Parts Price Lists Dec 1932
Model A Restoration Guidelines and Judging Standards (buy it here; https://model-a-ford.org/product/mode...)
Library of Congress Ford Motion Pictures Archives
Benson Ford Archives

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