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Grand Prix / IPD No. 1072 / June 30, 1976 / 4 Players

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Manufacturer:

Williams Electronics, Incorporated (1967-1985) [Trade Name: Williams]

Date Of Manufacture:

June 30, 1976

Model Number:

468

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

10,554 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Sports - Auto Racing

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Drop targets (4), Kick-out holes (3), Spinning targets (2). Upper left lane has a unique tilt rollover.

Maximum displayed point score is 999,990 points per player.

Design by:

Steve Kordek

Art by:

Christian Marche

Notes:

Compare the playfield with Williams' 1976 'Liberty Bell'.

A few of these games exist with solid state controllers. See Williams' 1977 'Grand Prix'.

Production Run Records for Grand Prix: total

Sample run: 218
Production Start Date: Jun-30-1976 / Production End Date: Nov-18-1976
First ship date: Jul-6-1976 / Last ship date: Unknown, remaining 3 shipped out with production games.

Production Run: 10336
Production Start Date: Dec-15-1976 / Production End Date: Apr-19-1977
First ship date: Dec-15-1976 / Last ship date: Apr-19-1977

Product History Record for Grand Prix:
Quantity produced for USA/Canada: 5742*
Quantity produced for export: 4815*
Total quantity produced: 10554*
BOM: $402.23
Price to Distributor: $945.00
*These quantities may be sales estimates.

Photos in:

Encyclopedia of Pinball Volume 2 External Link

, page 210
The Complete Pinball Book External Link

, page 92
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas) External Link

, page 60
The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 218

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/1072 (External site)

Documentation:

2 MB

PDF

English Manual (no schematics)

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

630 KB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (continuous, includes correction to L & R Kickers)

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

12 MB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (large size, continuous, includes overlay correction To L & R Kickers)

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

671 KB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (paginated, includes correction to L & R Kickers)

[Williams Electronics, Inc.]

Images:
(click to zoom)

Backglass 499x440 [Russ Jensen]	Cabinet - Front View 296x433 [Ron Tyler]	Playfield 395x550 [Ron Tyler]	Flyer 877x1144	Cabinet - Right 382x436 [Mark Orthner]
Backglass 400x368 [Bruno Durand]	Backglass - Reverse 314x237 [Kel Geiger]	Illuminated Front View 217x300	Cabinet - Left 347x300	Cabinet - Right 328x300
Upper Playfield* 1024x768 [Steve Levin]	Playfield - Ball View* 1024x768 [Steve Levin]	Backglass - Reverse 1024x768 [Steve Levin]	Backbox Insert 1024x768 [Steve Levin]	Inside Backbox 1024x768 [Steve Levin]
Backbox - Left 768x1024 [Steve Levin]	Backbox - Right 768x1024 [Steve Levin]	Backglass - Detail 400x300 [Bruno Durand]	Inside Cabinet 1024x1365 [Andreas Mueller]	Cabinet - Front 1024x768 [Vic Camp]
Playfield 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Backglass 1197x1313 [Vic Camp]	Cabinet - Left 876x676 [Vic Camp]	Backbox - Right 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Backbox - Left 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]
Cabinet - Right 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Playfield 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Upper Playfield 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Lower Playfield 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Inside Cabinet 1024x768 [Vic Camp]
Under Playfield 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Backbox - Back 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Cabinet - Full View 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Backglass - Detail 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Backglass* 1024x854 [Jean-Pierre Renault]
Instruction Card* 1024x552 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Score Card* 1024x562 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Backbox - Right* 717x1600 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Cabinet - Right 1024x368 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Cabinet - Front* 1024x736 [Jean-Pierre Renault]
Upper Playfield 1200x1009 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Middle Playfield 1200x720 [Jean-Pierre Renault]	Lower Playfield 1200x830 [Jean-Pierre Renault]

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