Howdy from Arizona

[ivey_59]

Hi All, I hope this gets to the newbie section, having a hard time figuring out how to post.  A few years ago I worked at our local VFW and they had a grill that had been sitting there for years.  I asked my manager about it and she said: "oh hell you can just have it".  One of the customers brought it home for me and after sporadic searces, over the years I have finally found a ballpark idea of what model it is.
It is a Weber Westerner!!!  There was no coal grate, so a friend of mine cut me a 19 1/2" expanded metal grate for it.  Still has original cooking grate, but no ash pan.

[inkaddictedchef1]

What a find... your mailbox should fill quickly. Welcome from northern California, what an entrance

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[jcnaz]

Welcome from Apache Junction.
That is a real gem that you have there, Enjoy it!

[Kneab]

Beautiful

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[JEBIV]

Welcome from Doraville Ga,  my wife has been looking for one of those for a long time

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[AZ2FL]

Nice find !
Welcome from Gainesville, Florida
Where in Arizona are you located ?

[bamakettles]

What a cool Weber and story.... welcome!


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[DaveG74]

Welcome from just south of Chicago, IL!

[ivey_59]

Thank you for all the warm feelings and welcome.  I was wondering if there is a way to tell the age by the handle???  It's got the metal handle so it predates the one in the forum chat about the 1965-66 Westerner.  Silly me I'd kinda like to say it's the same age I am, I was born in '59 and saw that these were first introduced in '58.  I'd also like to find an ash pan to get it to look kinda/sorta like it did in the day.

Thanks a Million,
Ivey

[1911Ron]

Welcome from Buckeye!

[View to a Grill]

Looks awesome!