"Meat Ninja" and you old timers will remember this grill.
http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/super-awesome-vintage-weber-kettle/msg2557/#msg2557 (http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/super-awesome-vintage-weber-kettle/msg2557/#msg2557)
The owner and I have been talking off and on over the past 1 1/2 months about this grill. Ron owned this grill since the early 1980's. He picked it up at a yard sale. So, we casually talked over a 7 week period or so and discussed the features of the grill and how unique it is. However, he wanted me to see the grill before a purchase was finalized. So, he boxed up the grill (fantastic job) and sent it to me with the agreement that if I liked the grill I would buy. As soon as opened the box the deal was done.
All the parts are original except for the lower front leg. He did a repair job many years ago. I removed some of the rust on the legs and wheels using electrolysis. The wheels are white underneath all that rust. I lightly cleaned the utility pan. I'm not going to clean it anymore. I want to leave it as vintage as possible.
Now, I have three chestnuts. One of the others will be put up for sale.... :)
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(http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a553/slieberman92/WeberBros8_zpsbccd11c8.jpg) (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/slieberman92/media/WeberBros8_zpsbccd11c8.jpg.html)
(http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a553/slieberman92/WeberBros9_zps6226d0c6.jpg) (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/slieberman92/media/WeberBros9_zps6226d0c6.jpg.html)
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Congratulations Stephen. Amazing kettle.
That is pretty cool
The kettles very nice as well
Thanks for sharing the back story
I'd love a kettle that colour just so I could say I have a boobie pink kettle😀
Hey Stephen, please take as many pics as you can of the utility tray.
Thanks,
-Rick
So when can I expect my Chestnut?
Wow what a score!
Very nice addition Stephen! Nice color and in such good shape for the age.
You have some of the finest looking kettles going Harris....you take some pretty good photos as well. I saved the first one straight off.
Congratulations on a killer score!
Nice!
I used to not be a fan of this color but it is really starting to grow on me.
Quote from: dengland on October 22, 2014, 07:35:11 PM
I used to not be a fan of this color but it is really starting to grow on me.
That's kind of what happened with me too for this color. The other one being Lime Green. It finally has grown on me. I love the varying degrees of misting on the Chestnut kettles. Some are more "coppertone" some are more "boobie pink".. :D
now that is purty 8)
will this be a cooker or looker?
way to go with a relaxed deal 8)
Wow!
do you have any pics where you didn't adjust the contrast and saturation? i know people like to do that to make them look more vintage but i'm wondering what the kettle looks like in person.
congrats on a vintage score!
The original thread pics are pretty close Greg.
http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/super-awesome-vintage-weber-kettle/msg2557/#msg2557
(http://weberkettleclub.com/i/rons-vintage-weber-2.jpg)
thanks marty, that's very cool looking. and probably as close to a pink kettle as we'll ever see.
Very cool!
Awesome grill! Not many of those left, I'd imagine.
Very cool, I want one!
I still think of the special cat's eye marbles from when I was a kid when I see this color. Easily one of the coolest colors Weber ever produced... someday! ;)
Quote from: GregS on October 23, 2014, 03:54:23 AM
thanks marty, that's very cool looking. and probably as close to a pink kettle as we'll ever see.
Brian's is probably the pinkest.
(http://meatninja.com/pink-weber.jpg)
Harris - very cool kettle. Thanks for sharing the backstory.
I love the fades of these old kettles and really wish Weber would start them up again.
Of course my preference would be (top to bottom) red, fading to white, fading to blue.
Winz
Here's another one that looks super pink... From late in the color's life cycle... A 1968 Imperial Sequoia...
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Quote from: Troy on October 23, 2014, 10:24:01 AM
Quote from: GregS on October 23, 2014, 03:54:23 AM
thanks marty, that's very cool looking. and probably as close to a pink kettle as we'll ever see.
Brian's is probably the pinkest.
(http://meatninja.com/pink-weber.jpg)
i like how he washes it in a mud puddle.
:o
Quote from: GregS on October 23, 2014, 11:20:48 AM
Quote from: Troy on October 23, 2014, 10:24:01 AM
Quote from: GregS on October 23, 2014, 03:54:23 AM
thanks marty, that's very cool looking. and probably as close to a pink kettle as we'll ever see.
Brian's is probably the pinkest.
(http://meatninja.com/pink-weber.jpg)
i like how he washes it in a mud puddle.
:o
the water came from washing it.
and it was actually a mix of very hard packed dirt and concrete slab.
there weren't a lot of options really, we pulled it from a barn and it had a half inch of dust and dirt all over it.
Quote from: Troy on October 23, 2014, 11:37:59 AM
Quote from: GregS on October 23, 2014, 11:20:48 AM
Quote from: Troy on October 23, 2014, 10:24:01 AM
Quote from: GregS on October 23, 2014, 03:54:23 AM
thanks marty, that's very cool looking. and probably as close to a pink kettle as we'll ever see.
Brian's is probably the pinkest.
(http://meatninja.com/pink-weber.jpg)
i like how he washes it in a mud puddle.
:o
the water came from washing it.
and it was actually a mix of very hard packed dirt and concrete slab.
there weren't a lot of options really, we pulled it from a barn and it had a half inch of dust and dirt all over it.
you have to imagine that the farmer was likely pissed off when the only color they had left in stock was pink.
so much so he shoved it in the barn and forgot about it.
it's a beauty though. like a hawt mud wrestler.
he was actually incredibly reluctant to let go of it.
He was an older guy and the grill had belonged to his brother who had passed away a few decades ago.
The grill, despite being burried in a barn, was one of the few mementos he had of his brother.
I had to promise, over, and over, and over again that I was not obtaining it to profit from it.
I assured him it would be cleaned and restored and cherished.
Then I sold it to Brian for max profits.
J/K - Brian paid the exact price of the grill :)
Quote from: Troy on October 23, 2014, 01:51:03 PM
he was actually incredibly reluctant to let go of it.
He was an older guy and the grill had belonged to his brother who had passed away a few decades ago.
The grill, despite being burried in a barn, was one of the few mementos he had of his brother.
I had to promise, over, and over, and over again that I was not obtaining it to profit from it.
I assured him it would be cleaned and restored and cherished.
Then I sold it to Brian for max profits.
J/K - Brian paid the exact price of the grill :)
I remember this grill very well back in the very early days of WKC
@dazzo Here are a few pictures of the utility pan before I cleaned it with electrolysis. You will notice it has a round edge.
(http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a553/slieberman92/UtilityPan_zpsd1e4729c.jpg) (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/slieberman92/media/UtilityPan_zpsd1e4729c.jpg.html)
(http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a553/slieberman92/UtilityPan2_zps0135526f.jpg) (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/slieberman92/media/UtilityPan2_zps0135526f.jpg.html)
(http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a553/slieberman92/019_zps84a65fd3.jpg) (http://s1283.photobucket.com/user/slieberman92/media/019_zps84a65fd3.jpg.html)
WOW! That's beautiful.