Garcia Mitchell 488. First introduced in the late sixties. Featured the highest capacity spool (400 yards of 20 lb) of any Mitchell Spinning Reel up until that time. Marine Bronze High Speed gearing, Stainless Steel bearings, Cold rolled Stainless Steel bail with Tungsten Carbide Roller, Oilite Bushings and friction disk made of Ferodo race car brake material were some of it's features. The 488, 486 and 396 were advertised as . . . Are you ready for this? . . . "Completely Saltwater Corrosion Proof!". It's retrieve ratio was 4.15:1. 

 Not considered Rare, but hard to find Mint In the Box.