New project.... Avocado Imperial Sequoia

[dwnthehatch]

I came across this grill on Craigslist 14 hours after it was posted and figured I had little chance of getting it. Luckily it's a holiday weekend and I was able to contact the seller to make arrangements to pick it up. I told him I could be there in less than 2 hours.  I drove to my mother's house to pick up my trailer and made the 1.5 hour drive to pick it up. It's badly weathered but I couldn't pass it up. You rarely see these in this area. The family has owned it since new and have made repairs when needed. It's going to be a lot of work getting it in shape but I'm up for a challenge.

[1buckie]

Welcome to the Avacado Wooden Perfomer's Club !!!!!!


Looks like all the parts are there.....ash pan & ring would be a near impossible find after the fact.....

How's the kettle, other than dirt ?

[pbe gummi bear]

Great "barn find." Do you envision an intensive restoration a al HankB's epic Sequioa? Was the price right?

[Winz]

Awesome rescue!  Looking forward to many "restore" photos along the way.
Winz

[1911Ron]

Looks to be in pretty good shape, congrats!

[mike.stavlund]

Great work, Troy!  I was gonna PM you about this today, but then I realized you must already be on it.  Can't wait to see your restoration. 

[SixZeroFour]

What a sweet grill - that's going to be a very fun restore project! Congrats Troy!

[Troy]

That's killer.  I can't wait to see the restoration process.  Blog it for wkc?

[charred]

That's a treasure!

[dwnthehatch]

Welcome to the Avacado Wooden Perfomer's Club !!!!!!


Looks like all the parts are there.....ash pan & ring would be a near impossible find after the fact.....

How's the kettle, other than dirt ?

Thanks. It needs a lot of work. The lid handle is completely gone. There's some chipping and dings around the lid. One of the charcoal/cooking grate straps is rusted out causing a nickel sized hole in the bowl. There are no bottom vents. I'll know more when I get a chance to give it a bath.

Great "barn find." Do you envision an intensive restoration a al HankB's epic Sequioa? Was the price right?

Thanks, I plan on fully restoring it. I'm a little worried about the hole in the bowl though. The seller was asking $150. I negotiated it down to $100.

Awesome rescue!  Looking forward to many "restore" photos along the way.
Winz

Thanks, The cabinet is pretty wobbly. It has drywall screws holding it together in several places. I'm not sure if the hinges, door handles and wheels are original.

Looks to be in pretty good shape, congrats!

Thanks, the pictures are deceiving. The cabinet needs loads of repairs. It has decent bones though.

Great work, Troy!  I was gonna PM you about this today, but then I realized you must already be on it.  Can't wait to see your restoration.

Thanks Mike.

What a sweet grill - that's going to be a very fun restore project! Congrats Troy!

Thank you, here I am trying to make room in my garage and this pops up. I guess it's a lost cause.

That's killer.  I can't wait to see the restoration process.  Blog it for wkc?

Thanks, I can do that as long as you have a good spell/grammar checker. lol.

[glrasmussen]

Nice score! Give it the RRR!

[Nate]

That's AWSOME! And for $100...WOW!!! Post a lot of resto pics.

[GregS]

very nice pick up, congrats!

[1buckie]

The wheels appear to be correct, just that the whitewalls are gone...........



i don't think they came with a handle.....



Not sure if it'll go like Hank's where you pull the whole thing apart, but if it shores up decently, then these little angle clips do great for stabilizing the frame.....







Great pick, man......not a whole lot of these around !!!!!!

[Jammato]

that looks great, and in Avocado, that is killer

great scoop. I am jealous