Corvette
Bally, 1994Going to pick up a Corvette in a couple of hours for a great price. I have the jitters I can't wait. Supposedly in great condition and everything working except a weak flipper. I will post pics tonight unless he sells it out from under me. Man, I love this game.
Lol, I talked my wife into letting me sell the weight bench. I will now have room for 6 pins. WOOOHOO!
Nice!
Good luck on the Corvette aquisition, SC. Corvette is sort of a harder game to find. Its one of those games you never see because they are all stored at collector homes...being its Corvette, and anything car/motorcycle/etc related pinball (includes Viper Night Drivin & Harley Davidson) is extremely sought after. Corvette is one of my fav WPC games. Solid Gomez pin. Has easily some of the hottest chicks as far as playfield art goes (probably head-to-head with Capcom's Breakshot).
Wow - 
Never got a chance to play that pin like drbond said you dont find many around
-good luck with it
Makes me a bit sad, i got one last year, but it was not in the condition that i was told it was in.
I ended up sending it back and it was replaced by a nice No Fear.
Pity, because i really liked the theme and playfield colors etc are second to none.
Good luck with it, hope it is in better condition than mine.
Picked it up and have it in my Garage for the time being. Got it for $1400. I look at Craigslist every hour or so. I wasn't the first to call but for the price and what he said was wrong with it, I was the first one to say I wanted it.
The circuit boards aren't burnt. PF looks real nice from what I can tell just needs a good cleaning. The engine and drag strips work. There is an error dot and the flippers are weak. I will rebuild them. Probably a switch in the ramps which hasn't triggered due to the weak flippers.
The cab is in great shape except for a small part in the front under the leg where the outer ply cracked loose when I put it in my truck. DOH. The decal held it together. I put some wood glue in there and the leg is mostly hiding it. He couldn't find the key to the coin door so I may have to drill the lock out. I will give him a couple of days to find it since I don't have time to do anything with it tonight anyway. The translite has a spot where it isn't pressing against the glass. Not sure if that is a problem yet.
Good price. Looks dirty as with most games just acquired. Can't wait to see it after you shop it out.
You have any cabinet side pics of your Corvette SC?
I have only run into one Corvette that wasn't faded pretty bad. It was selling for almost $3K last year at a show up in San Rafael. Should give you an idea what Corvette collectors will pay.
Looks like it's in nice shape. It's been so long since I've seen one, I forgot just how beautiful the cabinet art is. Assuming you don't run into any major problems with the restore, I think you got a really good deal.
It was owned by the Air Force MWR at one point but home use for the last 10 years or so. Probably in the Bowling Alley. Until I get her open I won't know for sure but there is little visible wear. The Pits hole has minor wear, much less than I expected. But nothing a Cliffy won't cover.
As far as I know the Pit Stop may be the only place where its known to wear. Most of the ramp entrances have rubber on them. Have fun cleaning the pop bumper area. They are under a ton of plastic ramps. 
I completely tear down any machine I buy, above and below the PF. There won't be a screw missing or a gram of dirt when I'm done.
Originally posted by SealClubber:
"I completely tear down any machine I buy, above and below the PF. There won't be a screw missing or a gram of dirt when I'm done."
I wish there was some way to instantly beam all your pin restoration knowledge into my head. It sure would be nice to pick up games relatively cheap and bring them back to life. As it stands, I have no choice but to pay people like yourself to restore them for me. I'm sure I could learn the ropes if I really set my mind to it, but I'm just not a very mechanically oriented guy.
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