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How rare is the AB stamp gold tub
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:14 pm
by trailblazer04
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?
Re: How rare is the AB stamp gold tub
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2013 12:01 am
by scr8p
if it takes 2 years to find one = rare
if it takes 2 days to find one = not so much
Re: How rare is the AB stamp gold tub
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2013 9:29 am
by marlo
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"
Re: How rare is the AB stamp gold tub
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2013 10:36 pm
by skunk.werkz
Sold one recently as a complete rebuilt car on ebay, whoever bought it got a nice deal i think.
Re: How rare is the AB stamp gold tub
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 4:39 pm
by Y'ernat Al
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?
Re: How rare is the AB stamp gold tub
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 2:20 pm
by MIKE VALENTINE
Sorry for the stupid question, but what is a AB stamp?
Re: How rare is the AB stamp gold tub
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 2:35 pm
by GoMachV
It literally has both an "A" and a "B" stamped on top of it. Pre "B" stamp
Re: How rare is the AB stamp gold tub
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:22 pm
by abstamp
I'd say they are pretty rare since we have the only ones in the known universe!
Re: How rare is the AB stamp gold tub
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:52 pm
by RC10th
Where's the popcorn...
Re: How rare is the AB stamp gold tub
Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2017 9:53 pm
by GoMachV
I don’t have any popcorn, nor time for people that can’t read the rules
Re: How rare is the AB stamp gold tub
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 3:36 pm
by jcwrks
"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.
Re: How rare is the AB stamp gold tub
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 3:48 pm
by GoMachV
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
Re: How rare is the AB stamp gold tub
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 10:46 pm
by XLR8
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.