Small 1927 Number Pad on 1928 # Engine

[rackops]

I picked up this engine from a seller in Canada. Overall, I'm exceptionally pleased with it (it appears to be very rebuildable) but more importantly, it has a 2-inch number pad...but has a June 1928 production number.

I vaguely recall reading that Ford "recycled" some engine blocks. Could this be the case with this one, made in 1927 but actually reaching the production line six-ish months later?

The engine appears to have been stored in a barn for God-knows-how-long, but I'll clean the number pad off and see if there are any other marks around it. The second photo is the comparison between this pad and a LOWER-numbered Canadian engine with the correct pad length for the time.

Open to any ideas.

Thanks!

Dave

 

[rotorwrench]

Ford of Canada was independent in it's production. The had their own foundry so they did a lot of things different. This link to Vince's site has Canadian information and some photos.
https://www.fordgarage.com/pages/ABenginenumbers.htm#C5

They may have used earlier type cores for several months before changing them. There may also be a possibility of a replacement engine too which may have had an older number on a later block.

 

[ModelA29]

I agree that they may have still been using their earlier pattern to make the molds. Only a study of CA serial numbers could tell if they were using both sizes at the same time. I can't find images of CA ones with a google search.

 

[rackops]

Thanks all!

Here are two Canadian engines with lower numbers, CA16472 and CA10988. Both have the larger pad, appropriate for post-December 1927 engines.