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it's a early Scott Evolution build by Funk Cycles
"during its heyday in the early-’90s, Funk Cycles was hand-building over 100 frames per month. The bikes were primarily for sale in Europe (under the Scott brand) and to the high-end crowd in the USA."...
it is a Zaskar; built in april 1991 (0491)
Zaskar frame numbers begins with a number
but Pantera frame numbers begins with a letter (for example H1L00... or H1L01...)
http://www.gt-frames.de/
Zaskars (US made GT frames) - Aluminium 6061
Panteras (Taiwan made GT frames) - Aluminium 7005
I think you have a frame from the 1998 catalog
but already produced in october 1997 (1097)
new models were already available from autumn
(here in Germany usually after the Eurobike exhibition in september)
http://www.mtb-kataloge.de/Bikekataloge ... 1998-2.pdf
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