So I have to start this with HUGE Props to
@SixZeroFour and
@chefn58 without whom I wouldn't have found one of my grails. Matt found the original listing yesterday evening and PM'd chef who in turn PM'd me. I contacted the seller and was good to go with a pick up of this morning. I believe it's a '71-72 Pat Pending, plastic wheels and rubber treads if in fact they are original tires, which they look like they are. The pictures tell the rest of the story. MINIMAL lip rash and only 1 quarter sized chip in the bowl and A little crazing in one spot as well. All the leg and handle welds are solid with no loss of porcelain. Original wood handle is complete too. The lid is nearly perfect, no scratches or chips except minor lip rash. It appears to have the original charcoal grate and has an upgraded hinged cooking grate. Somebody pinch me.....
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I haven't done anything to it except fix the legs, it was caddy wampus and loosen 2 of the daisy wheels on the bowl that were stuck. A wipe down with a damp cloth to get rid of what little dirt was on it as well. I cant wait to cook on this beauty.
thanks to
@pbe gummi bear After a lil elbow grease and some barkeepers friend
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crazing looks much better
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Top vent too
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Holy crap, what a find! Congrats.
Beautiful Cado....congratulations!!
Nice!!! Looks like it's in solid shape!!!
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That's really good see Scott. Bravo to all involved in helping get this beauty into Scott's hands.
Awesome!
congrats!
I can take no credit! Plant_City_Mike actually saw the ad and shared it with me and the I with chefn58.
Beauty of a Cado! Glad it wound up in your backyard Scott 8)
Beautiful looking kettle! Congrats!
That's a really nice one. A tip i recently learned is that 0000 steel wool and barkeepers friend will remove alot of that rust staining.
Congrats!! That is great club teamwork right there!
Beauty!
Boom! Nice!
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Thanks to everyone for the thumbs up on this grill. I'm still on cloud nine about how it played out. A little more about the grills history. It's been in one family since new, the seller, Tony was super nice to fill me in. He and his wife have had it for about a dozen years and it was given to them by his father-in-law, who purchased it new. Surprisingly, the grill was never covered but was garage kept when not in use. The reason they let it go is a family move to Fla. and they didn't want to take it with. They are taking their gasser to Fla. I assured him that it was going to a good home and it would be continued to be cooked on and loved as much as they did.
@pbe gummi bear thx for the tip. I do have barkeepers friend at home and will see how it turns out.
@SixZeroFour beauty "of a Cado" (avocado) made me smile ;)
bump
Gorgeous Cabo.
Wow! I did not see that on Craigslist! But happy one of us got it. Great Pick :)
Wow you did well with the bkf!
That Cado is a beauty! Congratulations! What did you use to reduce the crazing? I need to try that on mine.
@Craig @pbe gummi bear suggested using Barkeeper Friend and 0000. It worked great
The rusts stains are totally gone and I cant believe how the leg sockets look now as well as the vents. Next is the triangle. I wasn't sure how the crazing was gonna turn out but it looks so much better now.
Way to go gentlemen!
So let me sort this out....
I tell Matt I am looking for a "Heineken". :o
Somehow Scott knows I am looking (Thanks Matt!)
Scott finds one locally and casually asks me if I would like him to broker it for me. :)
I say "Please" and proceed to call the seller.
Seller says, "Sorry you are too late!" :'(
I am bummed until I learn Scott has it and it's headed my way. :)
Meanwhile I see the 'Cado and mention it to Matt... ;)
Who tells Scott... ;D
And I get the honor of helping Scott at to his collection while he is helping me!! 8)
If I tell my wife this story, she is going to think I am making this stuff up!! >:(
WKC ROCKS!!!! 8)
Michael
@SixZeroFour