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michaelmilitello

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$3 garage sale score!
« on: October 07, 2019, 03:00:29 PM »
I’m on lunch taking a cruise of my local Letgo offerings and I spot this:


Curious, I reach out to the seller and get a near instant response!  It’s available.  It’s a garage sale from the previous weekend and he’s trying to unload stuff.  I leave work a little early and it’s only 20 minutes away, too.  This is too good to be true.  I did have to get cash because I didn’t have any.....lol. 

Anyway, it turns out it a patent pending Easterner!   It’s in good shape and needs some tlc.  It has some interesting wheels, or it least it doesn’t correspond to age guide.  I figured it would have rubber tread but it has 73-76 wheels.  They are definitely Weber wheels. 




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cigarman20

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Re: $3 garage sale score!
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2019, 03:26:47 PM »
Very nice! Can’t beat that price


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Mr.CPHo

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Re: $3 garage sale score!
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2019, 03:32:05 PM »
Awesome score, congrats!


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Walchit

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Re: $3 garage sale score!
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2019, 03:37:51 PM »
I would have talked them down on the price!

MagnoliaTom

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Re: $3 garage sale score!
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2019, 03:39:24 PM »
Darn nice score! Jealous


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Lowbrass

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Re: $3 garage sale score!
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2019, 03:46:09 PM »
Awesome pickup!  Maybe @Craig can help shed some light on the wheel situation.


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ReanimatedRobot

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Re: $3 garage sale score!
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2019, 05:04:00 PM »
Better go get a lotto ticket. Congrats!
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crowderjd

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Re: $3 garage sale score!
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2019, 07:41:07 PM »
Congrats on the great score!  Looks very nice!
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jhagestad

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Re: $3 garage sale score!
« Reply #8 on: October 08, 2019, 06:05:01 AM »
Beauty!
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Neil_VT00

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Re: $3 garage sale score!
« Reply #9 on: October 08, 2019, 07:28:35 AM »
Congrats on a great find!

This grill helps shed some light on something @Craig and I were talking about a while back.  There are two different versions of these wheels, one has straight line treads (like yours) and the other has a center line in the tread (see below). Craig and I had come to the conclusion that the wheels like yours must be the earlier version of that style wheel. Your patent pending is most likely a later '72 that got wheels from '73.



 
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michaelmilitello

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Re: $3 garage sale score!
« Reply #10 on: October 08, 2019, 08:03:09 AM »
Congrats on a great find!

This grill helps shed some light on something @Craig and I were talking about a while back.  There are two different versions of these wheels, one has straight line treads (like yours) and the other has a center line in the tread (see below). Craig and I had come to the conclusion that the wheels like yours must be the earlier version of that style wheel. Your patent pending is most likely a later '72 that got wheels from '73.



 
Thanks for the feedback!   That’s a very logical conclusion.  It’s the first time I’ve seen wheels like these. 


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Dc_smoke309

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Re: $3 garage sale score!
« Reply #11 on: October 08, 2019, 10:36:25 AM »

Better go get a lotto ticket. Congrats!

That’s exactly what I was thinking


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