The one summer I worked at a bike shop, 1994, the manager built his dream bike, taking full advantage of his employee discount. It was an Attitude with Gator Linear Fade paint and a matching factory-painted Rock Shox Mag21 fork. It was built with an XTR drivetrain and Ringle blue-ano hubs; blue Cook Bros cranks, Flite Ti saddle, etc. It was insane. To this day, that is still the ultimate mountain bike for me.
Here's a nearly identical bike (photo borrowed from retrobike uk)