The serial number 0x882, which is in hex, would convert to the 2178th frame produced for that year, so probably later in the production run, based on most serial numbers I've seen, whatever the actual year. Really, Top Guns and Rascals are the same except in name. So did this frame sit around for that long when they were short of frames to start with? I was on a waiting list for an 90 Attitude, when production was delayed time and time again, and got tired of waiting and asked about a Rascal, which wasn't available either. ![]() I find it unlikely that a frame produced in late 1989 (for the 1990 model year) that may have been produced just as the lawsuit was introduced, was kept around for a whole year, sitting there waiting to be stripped and repainted when Klein was selling everything they produced and waiting lists were common. So, did an owner have it sent back in 1991 to be repainted? ![]() The paint on that frame is from the 1991 model year, that's absolute. So, it that a Top Gun because of the intent of the original plans? There may have been a few frames produced in 1990 as Top Guns but were converted to the Rascal name after a threat from a trademark lawsuit from a moronic movie studio. ![]() I've corresponded with the OP and I think the answer, is it a Top Gun or not, depends on definition.
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