I ended up getting a second 26" today off CL for $100. I have been watching for a while. No one ever sells them. It is an older style and I am not exactly sure what I am going to do with it yet. I may build a new table for two 26", I may build it it's own table, and I may restore it though I haven't looked into how yet.
I am impressed with how much everyone seems to know about all the various models from over the years and wonder if there is anything cool to know about this one.
It has a lower cooking grate than the one I purchased new 3 years ago. It has a crosshatched charcoal grate that doesn't have an outer ring. It has three evenly spaced lower vents, but sadly no sweep. It is motled gray with three legs.
I feel like the lower vent might be good because the air intake is closer to the charcoal, but not sure how much that theory plays out.
Anything cool to know?