I would choose a later model if you can. There are a number of issues relating to early airframes.
A good source of info is "Those incomparible Bonanzas" by Larry A Ball. Still available in re-print.
There were 1500 'straight 35's' manufactured from 1945 although its beleived that there maybe only a few hundred still flying.
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