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Ambassadeur 5000 · 1952–1980

Production and serial numbers of the Ambassadeur 5000 1952–1980

The information on this page applies to the Ambassadeur 5000 made 1952–1980.

A compilation of how many Ambassadeur 5000 reels were made each year, month by month, with the serial number ranges that applied. The material is based on ABU's shipping ledger in Svängsta, supplemented with confirmed observations from collectors.

1 436 966
reels in the compilation
340
documented months
1952–1980
period

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Units built per year

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19523 800
195312 340
195413 010
195514 850
195618 391
195723 586
195836 243
195936 333
196036 333
196151 406
196270 100
196372 500
196474 274
196582 500
196672 500
196760 500
196858 700
196958 300
197058 300
197158 300
197258 300
197358 300
197458 300
197558 300
197658 300
197758 300
197858 300
197958 300
198058 300
YearMarkingSerial numbersNumber built
1952Record SG—3 800
1953Record—12 340
1954Record—13 010
1955Record—14 850
1956Record50 000–62 39118 391
1957Record / Record/Domus/No Name / ABU/Domus/No Name / ABU62 392–85 97823 586
1958ABU85 979–122 22236 243
1959ABU122 223–158 55636 333
1960ABU158 557–194 89036 333
1961ABU194 891–246 29751 406
1962ABU246 298–316 39870 100
1963ABU316 399–388 89972 500
1964ABU388 900–463 17474 274
1965ABU463 175–545 67582 500
1966ABU545 676–618 17672 500
1967ABU618 177–678 67760 500
1968ABU678 678–737 37858 700
1969ABU737 379–795 67958 300
1970ABU795 680–853 98058 300
1971ABU853 981–912 28158 300
1972ABU912 282–970 58258 300
1973ABU970 583–1 028 88358 300
1974ABU1 028 884–1 087 18458 300
1975ABU1 087 185–1 145 48558 300
1976ABU1 145 486–1 203 78658 300
1977ABU1 203 787–1 262 08758 300
1978ABU1 262 088–1 320 38858 300
1979ABU1 320 389–1 378 68958 300
1980ABU1 378 690–1 436 99058 300
Total 1952–19801 436 966

The first years — 1952 and 1953

During the launch years, deliveries were entered in the shipping ledger without consecutive serial numbers. The figures below show how many reels were sent from the factory in Svängsta each month.

Monthly production 1952
MonthMarkingNumber
september 1952Record SG500
oktober 1952Record SG1 100
november 1952Record SG1 100
december 1952Record SG1 100
Total 19523 800
Monthly production 1953
MonthMarkingNumber
januari 1953Record1 100
februari 1953Record1 100
mars 1953Record1 100
april 1953Record1 100
maj 1953Record1 100
juni 1953Record1 100
juli 1953Record0
augusti 1953Record1 140
september 1953Record1 150
oktober 1953Record1 150
november 1953Record1 150
december 1953Record1 150
Total 195312 340

Sources

Mikael Risberg's compilation (February 2025) based on ABU's shipping ledger in Svängsta, supplemented with information and confirmed observations from collectors. Serial numbers came into use in 1956; the years 1952–1955 are reported as the number of reels delivered.

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