During the late 1950s, mono pointed straight (even while stretching) to the future. The serial number is under the reelfoot and on the left side plate. Receive automatic case status updates by email or text message Case Status Online. 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.
I would take apart and grease.Has been sitting for years.Nice reel but not perfect.Scracthes If you have a question please ask.
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The import, distributed as the Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 5000, incorporated a push-button free-spool design that disengaged the spool from the handle. Ambassadeur 5000 Serial Numbers 8,1/10 1622 votes Welcome To My Auctions You are bidding on a Vintage Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 5000 Baitcaster Pouch Oil Bottle Spare Parts Reel. The numbering system for the De Luxe series was kept separate from the other Ambassadeur reels. It has the serial number '2' stamped on the reel foot.
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). It is one of the earliest Ambassadeur De Luxe reels.