Ake Murvals private notebook from the Ambassadeur 5000 project states this about the color test reels (I prefer to call them the Record Ambassadeur 5000 Type 1 - "First model made in several colors, not for public sale and prior to January 1952): They are all made in 1951 between May and October (5 reels made in May, one each color 60 reels made in November/October, 20 in red, green and black)
I've already broken it in with over a dozen catches
Dark blond cane w/ 3x 3 node spacing, Super Z bright NS ferrules, understated tan wraps tipped red, chrome snakes and stripper, NS strap and ring hook keeper, NS winding check terminating in 6" reverse half Wells w/uplocking aluminum screw lock seat w/varnished spacer chosen to harmonize with the cane
A pond with good clean rip-rap banks can be a great place to catch them on a little crankbait
The one piece aluminum frame is CNC machined accurately and uniformly providing a very good balance and feel
X-Ship technology: Provides improved gear durability and efficiency, so you can fish harder and longer