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There is quite the story behind this "Motor City Thumbscrew" grill - but after 3 years in the caring possession of @MrHoss it is about to begin new chapter here on the West coast. When the grill was originally spotted on CL, a small but lethal WKC technical extraction team comprised of @LightningBoldtz @MrHoss and myself sprung into action. ;D ;D It was a wild day of phone calls and mind changes, but ultimately the successful purchase of the grill. We were thrilled to see the grill go to Hoss and ever since then he's been the custodian of this treasure. Recently he decided to pass along a select few grills and was kind enough to offer this one up to me. As appealing as the offer sounded I tried to talk him into keeping the grill, but Hoss being Hoss insisted that he had made up his mind and that if I didn't want it, it would be going somewhere else... That more or less sealed the deal.

I then had to explain to my wife that I really had no choice in the matter, and that we would be adopting another rather large kettle family member ;)

Thank you again for this MrHoss, this grill will join the rest of the troops and will be treated like the special piece of history it is. Cheers buddy!

OH! And a BIG THANKS TO THE BRILLIANT UPS DRIVER WHO DROPPED IT INSIDE THE FRONT DOOR LIKE THIS! I almost died when I came down the stairs and saw it sitting on its side... thankfully Hoss knows the drill and packed it like a pro.

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So here she is in all her glory! The 1967-68 thumbscrews Aristocrat:

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Here is another special part of the deal - A 26.75" Rotisserie ring and Corn N' Tater Ring... you know, for when you need 20 ears of corn :o

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Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and here's looking forward to 2018!

Matt

Wow
Immaculate!!!!


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That kettle is beautiful.

Wow. That is stunning. Congrats Matt and huge props to Hoss. What generosity.


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Omg that's a beautiful kettle. Holy smokes, it's like it's been in a time capsule. Looks practically perfect! What a great addition, congratulations and well done by all.

I remember that day back in Dec 2014 when my wife would not let me get the Red grill for $50 because we were going to put up Christmas lights, as a family and never did.

Dang, what a sexy kettle!!! 
Just came across one myself, and hope I can get it looking half as nice as yours.


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Holy crap that is gorgeous!! You get tired of housing that one, let me know!

Looking great!  That thing is beautiful!  Didn't know they made a 26 corn n tater ring!  Nice work fellas!

Glad to see it made a safe trip .... I am gonna miss seeing that beauty.  Hoss is always a man of his word.
I am also proud to say that this kettle actually spent some time in my backyard.  It will be missed, but it has gone to a good home.

Nice one! Congrats!

Wow. That looks brand new. Congrats!

Very nice !!!

Beauty of a kettle and story

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Wow that thing is beautiful.


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Wow! Beautiful, just a stunning kettle, with awesome WKC history!


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Man....that right there is pretty much my holy grail!!! Wow....congratulations!!!!!

I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy.


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!!!$50!!!


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Dammit Man!...that's a beauty!!!!
Very nice of MrHoss to make that offer.
So many great people in this club...cheers to ALL!

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While I like girls on the smaller side, I like big grills.  She's purty. 

That is a beauty. Maybe the most beautiful ever. The pic with the Christmas tree behind should be next year's December on the calendar for sure, but that kettle deserves maybe two months.

My New Years Resolution: Figure out how to be a close friend to Mr. Hoss.

Quote from: Rub on December 29, 2017, 05:16:09 PM
!!!$50!!!


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Exactly! And Roti ring and Corn ring. Holy f word batman.

I recently bought some glasses from Ebay and on every side was large "fragile" stickers. The packing tape said fragile fragile fragile all over it. I opened the box to find each glass was wrapped in bubble wrap and contained tissue paper inside the glass, tissue between it all and the box was foam lined.  I thought that is awesome packing. One by one I opened broken glasses. It was UPS. I am convinced if it says "fragile" on it they toss them around.

Quote from: Rub on December 29, 2017, 05:16:09 PM
!!!$50!!!


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Hoss had to pay double that to have the person hold it for him the next day but still a steal @ $100 bux

That is a gorgeous piece of history! Congrats!!

That's a gorgeous grill.

stunning

That's got to be the best looking thumbscrew red 26er out there. Congratulations! Love the CnT ring too. Hope to find a 26 CnT someday.


HOLY GRAILS: 1950s era Black or Custom finish 18.5 or 22.5 Kettle, Brown Go Anywhere grill.

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Ok. Holy fucking shit. That kettle never looked near as good as that when I owned it. If somebody had of told me Six could clean it up this friggin' good I'd have driven it to his house, waited for it to be done and then turned around and come home. Shiiiiiiiiiiiiieeet!!!!

Haaaha ahahahhah ah ahahahhaa.

So glad to see that thing SHINE. Oh my fuck. I love it. You enjoy Matt. You da man. Old Hoss never forgets his friends or those that helped him duder.

I wished Weber would punch out some more twist ash pans. They probably even have the old dies laying around somewhere.

Catching up on posts. Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww that is pristine!