Ok folks.
I came, I saw, I left without a red weber. But, I also left with MORE questions than answers.
First, you see that black bucket? It was this:
So the question is, where these particular pieces Weber or not? There is NO identifying company marks. Just "CHARCOAL CADDY".
Next, the lid had a C stamp. And a single screw wood handle. But the Bowl had a double rivet handle. The seller bought it used, and "that is how it came". I know that there was overlap during the years the single screw was released, where some had rivets and others had screws, but was there overlap on the same kettle?
I made the people go find the ash pan and i installed it for them, but I just could not bring myself to buy the grill. It was filthy and also very beat up. Most importantly, it was out of round which is just anpother minor pain I did not want to deal with right now.