So with time to spare I thought I would share them with you since its a very good chance you wont come across these reels anytime soon let alone see all three is the same photo.
First up is the Abu Cardinal 55 "Cut-away" one of only three known reels that exist today
The second reel is the "Clearplate" Salesman reel, yes not so rare as a clear plate can be found if your very lucky and added to the correct reel
This one came from Sweden from a top Abu collector who said he had thought I searched enough to own one ( 10 years)
This third reel is from the USA, again another top collector sent it in for repair and in the end thanked me for all the help I had given him and told me
to keep it in my collection, just a wonderful gift. This reel was made for 1 month and was a test reel for Zebco, again 4 are known to exist.
To see them all in one photo Im told is very special, enjoy
