Quoted from oldcarz:

Hi Tim,
Wade Krause makes fantastic repros, but this World Champ has an original new old stock playfield. I don't know the full story, but apparently there was a large cache of hundreds of NOS Gottlieb playfields squirreled away by a collector in the midwest. The previous owner of the World Champ was able to locate one and had it put in when the machine was restored.
In fact, if you look closely, you can some insect damage on the shooter lane. A problem, years ago, that afflicted the playfields in storage. Fortunately, the critters left the playfield paint alone. It certainly doesn't effect game play, and it acts as a badge of originality...
Thanks for the compliments!
Joel

Quoted from oldcarz:

Dennis,
Thank you for the scan. It is readable on my computer screen. Yes, my playfield did come from this collection. The article substantiates what I was told by the previous owner, including the fact that dozens of playfields were hung on the walls like "wall paper."
J