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michaelmilitello

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Re: A Rare Bird...
« Reply #15 on: November 30, 2020, 02:29:41 AM »
Congrats!  Awesome find!


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Fat Tony

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Re: A Rare Bird...
« Reply #16 on: November 30, 2020, 03:04:49 AM »
Awesome score!
Congrats!

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harris92

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Re: A Rare Bird...
« Reply #17 on: November 30, 2020, 03:50:07 AM »
Second one is a Wood Dale Ambassador.  I picked it up just north of San Diego about 4 years ago.  Traded it to Zavod shortly
thereafter.  Also, there is a NOS (supposedly) Ambassador  in the far West as well.


Congratulations Alex. The Ambassador owners club is a very small group. By my count that is the 7th Ambassador to surface in California since I have been a WKC member.  Wonder why so many found in California?  Was it the color that was attractive to Californians or was it that a Weber sales rep concentrated on selling the Ambassadors here in California?  Guess we'll never know.


Mine (62) found in Saratoga, California
@Harris (63 found by @fedex in Southern California ) *I believe you have two, the second one I'm not sure of it's origin
@1spacemanspiff (63)  found in Northern California
@crowderjd (64 found in Cathedral City, California - near Palm Springs)
@solidgoldstein (64)    (found in Northern California)

*The other two Ambassadors are still "in the wild" (both are 1964s).  I have seen photos of them posted on a Facebook Weber group site. Both are in Northern California, one is in a city close to Saratoga where I found my 62.
   
Not only is it caddywhompus, seems it has a very early "racing" triangle. (lol)

AZ2FL

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Re: A Rare Bird...
« Reply #18 on: November 30, 2020, 08:54:44 AM »
Awesome find! Congrats

crowderjd

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Re: A Rare Bird...
« Reply #19 on: November 30, 2020, 10:00:42 AM »
@solidgoldstein CONGRATS!  Welcome to the Ambassador club.  That should clean up nicely.  I agree with @Cellar2ful that the Cali connection with all of these is interesting.  As to the triangle, I'm pretty certain the outside one fell off.  My first avocado had a triangle where the weld on the largest triangle came loose, and once it popped off you couldn't even notice where the weld was.  I cant wait to see the cleanup, you'll really enjoy it.  The Ochre pops much more in person than it does in online pictures.
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Darko

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Re: A Rare Bird...
« Reply #20 on: November 30, 2020, 10:37:14 AM »
Nice score. Congrats.

inkaddictedchef1

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Re: A Rare Bird...
« Reply #21 on: November 30, 2020, 10:37:53 AM »
Yo!!! What a pick up Alex! If its in Nor Cal with grillfellas like Mike and Sydney on the assist this is a consistent result. Well played boys! Hat tip Alex! Hope you and life are treating each other well dood.

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Lowbrass

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Re: A Rare Bird...
« Reply #22 on: November 30, 2020, 12:19:54 PM »
Woah!  Nice score!!


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Bertl

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Re: A Rare Bird...
« Reply #23 on: December 01, 2020, 07:55:47 PM »
Great score, some of us getting jealous!

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bamakettles

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Re: A Rare Bird...
« Reply #24 on: December 02, 2020, 05:25:54 AM »
Very cool, looking forward to seeing the first cook on that beauty!

solidgoldstein

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Re: A Rare Bird...
« Reply #25 on: December 03, 2020, 05:48:45 PM »
Throwing it out there in the world, as I am slowly beginning the restore on this beaut, I am in the need of two small tab bowl vents. If anybody had a couple in their boneyard or lying around their workshop, I would be interested. Happy to pay for them!


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pbe gummi bear

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Re: A Rare Bird...
« Reply #26 on: December 03, 2020, 10:07:26 PM »
Congrats on the find. That crazing will look much better once the rust stains are removed.
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SixZeroFour

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Re: A Rare Bird...
« Reply #27 on: December 05, 2020, 11:00:40 AM »
incredible find - congratulations!
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Pezdogs

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Re: A Rare Bird...
« Reply #28 on: December 05, 2020, 04:40:57 PM »
Amazing score and great work fellas

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fedex

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Re: A Rare Bird...
« Reply #29 on: December 08, 2020, 09:35:34 PM »
AWESOME!!! CONGRATS!!!!!

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