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8 delicious vintage barbecues — from Kenmore to Caloric to Kook-Out to Partio

Kate - July 4, 2014, Updated: June 24, 2021

vintage Kenmore barbeque grillAre you rolling out the barbecue today, to grill up some goodies? To celebrate what must be the biggest barbecuing day of the year, let’s take a look at some of the vintage barbecue grills that our readers have found. Whether they are portable, multi-functional, or just plain retro cool — one thing is for sure — these grills are HOT.

vintage Kenmore barbeque grill2.This vintage Kenmore grill from our recent uploader of readers’ vintage treasures looks like brand new.

vintage Sears barbeque grill3. Here’s another great find — a NOS vintage Sears BBQ grill — also from our vintage treasures uploader.

Vintage Kamp Kap Kook Out barbecue

4. Here’s an amazing 1958 KampKap Kook-Out barbecue grill from readers Dawn & Brian.

Hang It All Barbecue5. If you’re into saving space or barbecuing on the run — look at this “Hang It All” vertical, flippable, portable barbecue grill with super cute vintage graphics from reader Sherree.

vintage Caloric gas barbecue grill6. And you’ve gotta love this vintage Caloric gas grill in olive green — for sale on ebay by seller pricelessprimitives.

vintage buddy l grillmaster7. Here’s an eye catching retro BBQ grill — a NOS Buddy L GRILLMASTER from ebay seller debbieodoud that comes complete with a rotisserie and warming shelf.

GE partio cart8. And the most desirable of them all: The GE Partio Cart, introduced in 1960. Surely on every vintage treasure hunter’s bucket list. Keep your eyes out!

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  1. Jim says

    August 25, 2020 at 11:56 am

    Just picked up a Salmon colored Caloric G100 at an estate sale. Would love to get a manual for it but they do not seem to be around.

  2. Parke says

    July 16, 2020 at 9:06 pm

    I have a Sears full view wagon got to be 60s how rare is that in allmost new condition

    • pam kueber says

      July 17, 2020 at 8:50 am

      How lucky!

  3. terence says

    May 19, 2018 at 10:41 pm

    I found one of the first ones, the Kenmore and man its so cool. Mine is very clean but the top chrome part is dented. The top has a bunch of little ranch brands randomly drawn on it.

  4. David says

    November 20, 2015 at 11:31 am

    Do you know where I may be able to buy a vintage grill such as some of the ones you have listed in the above article?

    • Kate says

      November 20, 2015 at 11:37 am

      Try searching Ebay or your local Craigslist or antique store David. Good luck!

  5. brandt says

    July 21, 2014 at 6:04 pm

    Hello,
    I am trying to find out more about the Kenmore grill with the rotiserrie above #2. My neighbor recently bought one and we are curious about its history and current value.

    All help is appreciated.
    Thank you,
    Brandt

  6. nina462 says

    July 7, 2014 at 7:10 pm

    My niece & her boyfriend were just here…..and I gave him my BuddyL cookbook from 1965. I’m trying to get them into the Retro mindset & must say it’s working. He loved the little cookbook 🙂 – who would think you could cook Rabbit on the grill? Or liver & onions?

    • pam kueber says

      July 7, 2014 at 8:41 pm

      Yay, keep up the new converts!

  7. Heidi Swank says

    July 6, 2014 at 10:59 pm

    As we wait for our reproduction 1950s kitchen to be finished, we’ve been cooking all of our meals on the Partiocart. It has saved us as we move through the house restoration!

    • Mary Elizabeth says

      July 8, 2014 at 6:15 am

      Heidi, grilling is what we do when there’s major reno going on, when the kitchen gets too hot, when we’re at camp, when there’s a power outage. But we don’t have that beautiful Partiocart. I have a jillion recipes for thinks normally put in the oven or cooked on the stove top that can be done on the grill in foil packets, on a grill wok, etc.

      Please let us know when your kitchen is done! We can’t wait to see it.

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