Today was a good day

[MacEggs]

What a great story! She's a true classic and beauty. 

Very curious to watch the restoration of the leg sockets.

[Craig]

HOLYSHITIMLATETOTHISTHREADBATMAN!  AWESOMENESS!!! 

Yeah I'd be blowing red lights all the way home to swap for that red lid too. Nice find!!! Given the triangle frame on the bottom, I'd say 1958-1961 give or take a year.. BADASS!!! Grail indeed!

[Craig]

Oh and I look forward to seeing it brought back to life, theres no such thing as too many pictures and details. The new style bowl vents can be cut down and shaped to period correct single tabs, Brian has an awesome wheel restore method, the list goes on and on.... was the ash pan gone?

[OGlenn]

... was the ash pan gone?

Yes it is gone, as they had no idea it even had one.