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Post by: Kiwigriller on September 13, 2015, 03:30:28 AM

Hi all, I haven't posted anything to the site before but thought I'd share a few pics of my latest find. Pretty sure it's a 68' avocado Mediterranean, a rare find for New Zealand as weber only started selling here in about 92'. It was a little worse for wear due to our climate but with a bit of RRR it was back cooking like only a weber can. Love the website, keep up the good work fellas. (http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/13/36f0158bd8e75fecc31fee4e21edf64a.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/13/c19d3565518c469a23efcf5c410b81c9.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/13/e5a9b4b46b8d9e7282605c76f27e8dd4.jpg)(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/13/1a87d2be1a8bb6a5725729e76cc5f353.jpg)

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Post by: kendoll on September 13, 2015, 03:38:40 AM

A rare find indeed. Nice work tidying it up.

Welcome to the WKC too.

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Post by: WNC on September 13, 2015, 04:08:21 AM

Awesome find! I just found a 22 inch Mediterranean from the same era, but at least yours came with all the original parts.
Welcome to club, now fire that thing up and post some pics!

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Post by: jcnaz on September 13, 2015, 04:20:38 AM

Welcome!

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Post by: MartyG on September 13, 2015, 07:10:25 AM

Thanks for joining the fun @Kiwigriller love the kettle, especially the as-found shot. I took the liberty of doing a quick clean up on that photo as I thought it was so cool. Hope you don't mind. These old grills are often overlooked, but a lot of us think the character of an old well-used grill is awesome. Kudos to you for bringing it back into service!

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Post by: pbe gummi bear on September 13, 2015, 10:02:10 AM

Welcome to WKC. You did a great job on the cleanup.

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Post by: SixZeroFour on September 13, 2015, 11:01:19 AM

Excellent cleanup and find Kiwi! Welcome to the club!

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Post by: Hogsy on September 13, 2015, 12:14:02 PM

Welcome and what a first post!
Incredible find, so is there a back story on the grill and how it made its way to NZ ?

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Post by: 1911Ron on September 14, 2015, 01:24:44 AM

That Kettle cleaned up great, you did a great job bringing it back to life! Oh and welcome!

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Post by: Santo on September 14, 2015, 05:43:29 AM

Welcome! Some damn fine work there. That Cado has some interesting, almost beautiful, rashes on it, gives it a lot more character.

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Post by: shouston on September 14, 2015, 06:44:18 AM

So much character. That's a fantastic looking grill, and bound to always be a conversation piece. Welcome.

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Post by: JDD on September 14, 2015, 07:29:35 AM

Great first post with a beautiful kettle.

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Post by: Uncle JJ on September 14, 2015, 09:34:58 AM

Congrats and welcome!

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Post by: weldboy on September 14, 2015, 05:16:46 PM

Very, very cool. That kettle has loads of character

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Post by: Qreps on September 14, 2015, 06:48:51 PM

Awesome find congratulations.

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Post by: Kiwigriller on September 14, 2015, 11:05:39 PM

Thanks for the feedback guys, it's definitely a welcome addition to my collection. I found it under a house while doing some electrical work, the current owners of the property had said it was there when they bought the place so not sure how it came to be here. Still works a charm though..(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/09/14/650935638062045abca3d023873cca9d.jpg)

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Post by: Harleysmoker on September 15, 2015, 04:50:51 PM

Beautiful! I would cook on that!

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Post by: Golly on September 15, 2015, 07:09:51 PM

Cook some fish n chips for 6 on that

Sorry couldn't help myself

With your chilli bin beside you

While your wearing your jandals

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Post by: zavod44 on September 16, 2015, 03:24:41 AM

Not sure what the hell golly said but the grill is pretty great.....

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