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I have alot of vintage 6000c ,6000,50c Ambassadeur reels and they are tanks pulling in monster fish.The only problem I have is that vintage poles break do to age and don't use them because they become brittle.Combine an old ambassadeur reel with a modern shakespeare fiberglass rod "Ugly Stick",but replace the eyes with saltwater ones wrapped with heavey rod wrap and glue with modern epoxy.Then you will pull in anything. ![]() It's up to you, but I put mine on he shelf. Are these best to be put on a shelf and admired or to be put on a rod and used? #ABU AMBASSADEUR 5000 VALUE 902206 SERIAL#In the past 24 hours I got an Ambassadeur 5000 (red and high serial number) and a 6000 (red and no serial number). No telling how many were made without shipping records. And for the best info on Abu Garcia check out Simon Shumonomura " The Ambassador and I"Įarly 6000 had no serial numbers. He All Just keep an eye on ABU 6000's on ebay it's a great barometer. Ambassadeur Reel Upgrades There are 3 different sizes available money back if Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles com Abu Ambassadeur 5000C De Luxe - Very Rare 4 Screw Transitional Model - This reel is in superb original condition and comes in original teak box (name plate stamped T9 which I believe. ![]() #ABU AMBASSADEUR 5000 VALUE 902206 SERIAL NUMBER#I also have record 6000 with the thin grey spool & no serial number on the footplate, it also has its instructions,oil, and its leather case just wondering how many were made, what it might be worth, the instructions are from 1953 thanks #ABU AMBASSADEUR 5000 VALUE 902206 SERIAL NUMBERS#ive heard the earlier models have a thin grey spool and dont have any serial numbers on the footplate I have a record 6000 with case and oil vile in good condition, always wondered what it might be worth. I have a 6000 that is at least 50 years old, excellent condition, was wondering what it might be worth Don't think they are rare but are certainly sought after by collectors especially if you have the box,instructions,leather case and tools.Thanks for sharing your photo with us and I enjoyed my walk down memory lane. Braided line was immediately relegated to something your grandfather toted in his battered wooden box.I have a Garcia Ambassadeur 5000c,not in as good of condtion as yours because mine has seen many hours of casting and trolling.Never had the 6000 but have had a 40 both good reels.My 5000c is from around the late 1960s or early 1970s, don't remember what I paid for it but has been a great reel. Ocean City 1600 Vintage Pflueger Trusty Vintage Shakespeare Marhoff 1964 Spool Surf Casting Reel Yard Casting Reel 5000 Bait Casting Reel 1922 Wondereel Deluxe Shakespeare 1905 Deuce Model Vintage Shakespeare Leader Meek Sons Pflueger Ocean Shakespeare Triumph 1958 Ambassadeur 6000 Red Vintage Pflueger Capitol Ja Coxe Vintage Abu Record Vintage True Temper Ocean City Casting Fishing Reel. During the late 1950s, mono pointed straight (even while stretching) to the future. An adjustable star drag regulated the tension on the outgoing line against the locked handle.Īnd, unlike the sputtering freewheelers, the Ambassadeur 5000 with its plastic spool and centrifugal brake was the first casting reel that could handle the introduction of springy monofilament line. It boasted a patented centrifugal brake to control the windmilling spool during the cast and an anti-reverse mechanism to eliminate backspinning during the retrieve. The Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 5000 has had the longest production run of any levelwinder, past or present, and according to the factory in Sweden, approximately 4 million red reels of the 5000 design. As an example (One of many i could have used) - In 2009, An Abu Ambassadeur 1500, Described as being in mint cond. item 7 Abu Garcia C3-6500 Ambassadeur Baitcast Reel 3+1 Ball Bearings 7 - Abu Garcia C3-6500 Ambassadeur Baitcast Reel 3+1 Ball Bearings AU 314. But For some strange reason, the sellers of these reels, will NOT ship overseas, and the end price reflects that fact. The import, distributed as the Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 5000, incorporated a push-button free-spool design that disengaged the spool from the handle. On Ebay, there have been a number of beautiful reels that have appeared over the years. The red abu ambassadeur 5000, imported from Sv¿¿ngsta, Sweden, by AB Urfabriken, debuted in the United States at the 1954 New York World’s Fair (ABU’s European precursor to the Ambassadeur was the Record series). ![]()
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