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hybrids...AC Cobra

Were there ever any "A" serial numbers? Were those the Frying Pans and such?

"Cars,guitars,motorbikes etc "

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B9143, I think that makes it #9

"Well, if looking around at rush hour were any indication, I'd say America's attitudes are the Germans and the Japanese do it better (that's only on the the cars and bikes). But this is SoCal, not yer typical American community."

American cars USED to be good. Then the late 70s hit. Since about 1998 or so, they've gotten back into the swing of things, but for a while there, American cars, almost as a rule, were junk. Personally, I'd like a BMW M3, an Acura RSX-S, the new Jaguar XK coupe, and a brand new Chevrolet Corvette. But that's just me. Best of all worlds (unless you want me to spend some crazy money).

JPS.........is there a register of the early basses? #9 sounds pretty cool

According to the Smith book, "the first bass made in '60 was B9144." Graham's was the last made in '59. Interestingly enough it also states "B7100 was the first Rickenbacker bass guitar....B8113 was a 1958 bass and the fourteenth in the series that started in 1957."
So, was Graham's more like number 44? Looks like it. Whatever number it is, it is COOL.

Yeah I was looking at the production totals in Richard Smith's book and figured it was one of the first 50. That's why I was curious if there was a more definitive register of those early ones.