Quote Originally Posted by bfish View Post
At least 545... ;-)

Sams don't say. They tried to hit a model in its' first year, and wouldn't necessarily revisit follow-ups until there was a significant change. Sams index doesn't repeat this model, so likely either short lived or low production.
I wonder, can we be sure that production started with number 001?

I know that in some industries it was common to start S/N's at 101, 501 or even 1001.

I've never seen even a modern photograph of one of those before that auction. If you told me that unit was number 45 of only a couple hundred or less produced, i could easily accept that with little doubt.