anyone able to date a old abu 6000??

[endurothumpers]

Just keep it mate the old 6000's don't do well on eBay even with all there bits and pieces.

[Piker]

Hello,
Keep your reel and cherish it, at one time ABU made the best multipliers in the world. For me it all started to go downhill for them when they teamed up with Garcia.
I have a few old ABU's that I will never part with, daft I know. I wouldn't have a new Ambassadeur given to me......maybe I've been spoilt with the older ones.
Just my opinion though.

Regards Ian

Have to agree, the old models were built like tanks, the newer ones are crap in comparison. Likewise, I have some old Ambassadeurs dating back to 1973, and theyre worth more to me than any of the more modern reels I own.
Use the reel, and enjoy it, safe in the knowledge it`ll last way,way longer than any of the modern stuff