The red-headed AGT which appears in the pre-Mattel catalog appear to be quite red, but maybe only in pictures. The doll I bought off of EBAY looked very red-haired in the pictures, but was really quite reddish brown. You may be right that AGTs never had such red hair. I know that the new red-headed AGT's hair is really much more brown than red. Even though new Felicity is not as red as the older Felicitys, I do think she has redder hair than the AGT. I really wanted a very red-headed AGT with blue eyes. My only AG doll purchase from EBAY has proved to be a bit of a disappointment. I think I'll just stick to ordering from AG.