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There is one exception to this statement. The ABU 3000 and Ambassadeur 4000 have 4 screws on the left side but are not considered by collectors as a 4-screw model.

Their construction is quite different than their counterparts and were never changed to a 3-screw model. The conversion to 3-screw took place in January 1968.Ĭan you ever recall seeing a 5000 De Luxe stamped with serial number #11 through #231? Chances are, you have not. #ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 5000 SPOOL SERIAL NUMBER# This has been one of the great mysteries surrounding this model ever since its introduction in 1962.

Simon Shimomura, author of three books on collectible Ambassadeur reels has sought for 20 years to find a single example of these missing serial numbers without success. #ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 5000 SPOOL SERIAL#

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 import, distributed as the Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 5000, incorporated a push-button free-spool design that disengaged the spool from the handle. 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).