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Late to the party, but absolutely post away, Josh! I share your appreciation for classic old stuff. When it comes to grills it is also very interesting to see what Weber was comparing against when they came up with the ground breaking innovative design of the Genesis. I love those old grills (and my “The Judge” Sunbeam is one), but I also remember how lava rocks and an ‘H’ burner could ruin your steak or burgers.😲
 
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Jon Tofte said:
Late to the party, but absolutely post away, Josh! I share your appreciation for classic old stuff. When it comes to grills it is also very interesting to see what Weber was comparing against when they came up with the ground breaking innovative design of the Genesis. I love those old grills (and my “The Judge” Sunbeam is one), but I also remember how lava rocks and an ‘H’ burner could ruin your steak or burgers.😲
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Your Sunbeam is super cool!
 
That's a great pickup Josh and looks like it will be a beauty. Those burners are sweet. The history is half the fun!

I enjoy watching other old grills come back to life. I've had my experience with bowties and H burners. I still have a brand new H burner for a Fiesta Advantis that can't find a home. As long as it's a Weber fan/user/restorer, I see no issue with checking out these almost historic varieties.

I have two brothers in law. One swears by MHP, the other loves Broilmaster. They grew up with a pair of cast aluminum NG post grills outside the back door. Many fond memories from a time when Dad might only be home from work to grill on Sunday.
 
That looks exactly like the grill my father had on the back deck except outs was permanent mount to NG. It was put on the deck when the house was built in 1969. It was still out there on the deck when my parents moved in the 1990's
 
Yah, I remember my father buying ceramic plates for it, lava rocks, the ceramic briquets and other stuff. The ceramic plates cracked and fell apart, the lava rocks seemed to gunk up really bad. Eventually he went back to the ceramic briquets. I don't think any other option made grilling any better on it. It was a simple yet effective and durable grill. I don't remember any other parts ever being replaced on it other than the coals.
 
Bruce said:
Yah, I remember my father buying ceramic plates for it, lava rocks, the ceramic briquets and other stuff. The ceramic plates cracked and fell apart, the lava rocks seemed to gunk up really bad. Eventually he went back to the ceramic briquets. I don't think any other option made grilling any better on it. It was a simple yet effective and durable grill. I don't remember any other parts ever being replaced on it other than the coals.
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Looks like all the parts are available for it if needed. Even the wood handle is still available.

Cool to here stories like that!
 
Yah, it is one of those childhood memories that stick with you even though to many, it was very insignificant. I am sure if you asked my sisters, they wouldn't even be able to tell you that we had a grill on the back deck growing up. I wasn't really active in grilling growing up, but it was always something that intrigued me and I guess it centered around that grill.
 
Dave in KC said:
I saw you sniffing around the HB fan page on FB last week.
Did you pull the trigger on that Legacy?
I have restored quite a few, but beware, the market gets
much softer the further north you go. Sure, you can buy
them cheap, but the market is really weak when you try
to sell them.
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Thanks Dave I appreciate the advice! I'm done Selling/Flipping at least for the near future. I'm just building grills to Keep or sometimes to donate for now.

I didn't grab that Legacy. Looking very closely at the pictures I see some spots where the structure looked too far gone. I'm considering offering on an SS but not sure yet. I'm not in any hurry. I have a lot of projects lined up.
 
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