I won this ebay auction a couple of weeks ago for $50. It was down in San Diego, and I sent off a message to the seller before I paid asking if I could drive down to San Diego to pick it up. He didn't get back to me for 24 hours. Finally, I decided to just go ahead and pay shipping, because as much as I love San Diego, $50 shipping would be just as cheap as gas to and from San Diego. Anyway, about an hour after I paid, he sent me a message with his phone number. Long story short, he told me he was driving to Vegas today for business, and asked if he would like to drop the grill off at my house...as he already had my address anyway. Heck yes! I even told him I'd pay $60 for his trouble. He dropped it off today, and it is a 1978 MBH...my birth year! washed it off tonight and did a little work here and there, but overall this kettle is in pretty good shape.
I'll post more pics after I fix a few more things here and there.
The full crew! The lovely wife is starting to become concerned...