'70s Groove

[firedude5015]

Scored this beauty at a yard sale this weekend.  Found an old post on here with one that was identified as a 1970 Structo.
All I'm sure of is that's very "Groovy"



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[varekai]

LOVE it, that is cool!

[brewtownbeatdown]

Grate find!!!  That's awesome.


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[pbe gummi bear]

Is that cast or sheet metal? Looks like a low-res Weber kettle.

[firedude5015]

Gummi, it's stamped Aluminum I believe.
About the same thickness as a weber.
Has a HC style internal ash pan with a single daisy wheel on the bottom.

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[Darko]

That is sweet! I would definitely buy that.

[Travis]

That's pretty damn cool. Did they make various colors?


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[Neil_VT00]

Cool find.  Is the finish raw metal or is it painted?

[firedude5015]

Finish looks to be raw metal. It has a kind of faded hue to it, like a weathered aluminum stock pot, and it may have been cleaned with an acid before, @brewtownbeatdown , got me thinking about that. I'm not sure. the lighting in these pics kinda sucks.
the internal ash pan was sitting all the way to the bottom, blocking airflow. I raised it a bit with some McGuyvered spacers and did a test run last night. Held 300ish with a compact chimney full of briqs. Super lightweight, pretty darned cool.

[SteveMBH]

I'd cook on it!  Great find!!!!


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[Jon]

Yes, that is groovy. Pretty wicked, too.

[captjoe06]

Awesome find.  I'd be all over it as well. Standard 22 inch grates fit?

[captjoe06]

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/off-topic/another-orphan-aluminum-keynote/

[firedude5015]

Awesome find.  I'd be all over it as well. Standard 22 inch grates fit?

The grate is about an inch bigger than a 22.

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[captjoe06]

Here's a different one made by the same manufacturer-
http://michiganonlineauctions.hibid.com/lot/26157083/d3-structo-cast-aluminum-kettle-charcoal-grill/



Notice the handles resemble the BBQue Kettle (Sp?)