How rare is the AB stamp gold tub

Post by **trailblazer04** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:14 pm

I am currently restoring some Gold Tubs, A, B and C stamps. I don't have an AB stamp so of course I need one

Question, how rare are they?

Post by **scr8p** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 12:01 am

if it takes 2 years to find one = rare

if it takes 2 days to find one = not so much

Post by **marlo** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:29 am

I want a "AB" gold chassis as well, I had seen one a while back on a built car, used on E-bay, I passed on it. I would say its not one of the easier things to find

One, or two Black A's have popped up, and I thought that they would be harder to find then the gold "AB"

Post by **skunk.werkz** » Tue Sep 10, 2013 10:36 pm

Sold one recently as a complete rebuilt car on ebay, whoever bought it got a nice deal i think.

Post by **Y'ernat Al** » Wed Sep 11, 2013 4:39 pm

Serves me right for not reading many posts in in a while. Somebody is going to have to catch me up on the point RC10's became buffalo nickels. Searching for that elusive 3 legged variety now are we?

Post by **MIKE VALENTINE** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 2:20 pm

Sorry for the stupid question, but what is a AB stamp?

Post by **GoMachV** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 2:35 pm

It literally has both an "A" and a "B" stamped on top of it. Pre "B" stamp

Post by **abstamp** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:22 pm

I'd say they are pretty rare since we have the only ones in the known universe!

Post by **RC10th** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:52 pm

Where's the popcorn...

Post by **GoMachV** » Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:53 pm

I don’t have any popcorn, nor time for people that can’t read the rules

Post by **jcwrks** » Wed Nov 15, 2017 3:36 pm

"Needs an idler"

It was my understanding that the 'B' in AB refers to the darker gold tub that is drilled for the stealth trans. Most of the time when you see tubs for sale they don't mention the stamp. IMO while they may be considered rare they aren't going to be highly sought after.

Post by **GoMachV** » Wed Nov 15, 2017 3:48 pm

Colors changed every batch of ano they did, so it’s hard to use that as a certainty

The AB stamp happens like this. Associated had a bunch of A stamp chassis blanks stacked up. The Stealth trans came out so they drilled them for a stealth and they stamped a B over the A and then anodized them. It was just due to the fact they already had them

Post by **XLR8** » Wed Nov 15, 2017 10:46 pm

GoMachV wrote: ↑Wed Nov 15, 2017 3:48 pm Colors changed every batch of ano they did, so it’s hard to use that as a certainty

The AB stamp happens like this. Associated had a bunch of A stamp chassis blanks stacked up. The Stealth trans came out so they drilled them for a stealth and they stamped a B over the A and then anodized them. It was just due to the fact they already had them

+1 That's the explanation I heard as well although I don't recall where I heard or read it.

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