Jeff there is a simple remedy to this question. Call up Steve at pinball resource. Not only will he tell you the proper size it came with but he may have some already painted. If they seem too tall already then you may not like his answer of 31 inches.

Unfortunately it takes a decoder ring to figure this out sometimes. I usually just order via email from PBR and supply the game name but no part number. In your case it is more difficult because you want the white legs. PBR has some but they are 31". I put 31" legs on a target Alpha by mistake. My friend dubbed it "chinball".

http://www.pbresource.com/legs.html

I can measure the cream white legs on my '56 Fair Lady tomorrow, it's also a multi player woodrail so I believe they'll be the correct size.

Steve Young sells 31" powdercoated cream legs for mid-late 1950s Gottliebs, not sure if that helps because you said yours felt high at 29".

Cheers,
Art

anything after 1975's Abra-Ca Dabra will be shorter than 31" legs like the Target Alpha, Royal Flush, Volley, Surfer etc. Those games have deeper cabinets

Gottlieb only used two leg lengths: 31" and 27". They were all 31" (AFAIK) until they started using the 27" with the deeper cabinets on Spirit of 76 and later. Even the wood legs were 31" on the woodrails.

Looking at the Capt. Kidd flyer, I'd say they were 31". But another data point from a similar game, or Steve, would be awesome too.

^^^^I couldn't have typed it better!

Those 31" Cream legs Steve sells were originally chrome ones that he had powder coated when he wasn't satisfied with the plating. That doesn't mean they're the only size used during that era. I'll measure mine in the morning and report back.

From Steve Young/PBR website:

"We encountered a batch of steel when making the last batch of 31" chrome legs that did not give an acceptable plated surface......what to do? We decided to make a test batch of cream white 31" legs to salvage the batch. These legs were used in the mid to end 1950's by Gottlieb®. There were 3 "color schemes" that were used in this timeframe...chrome, cream white and red...the legs matched the metal front door color. These are power coated and look great. Due to the circumstances, pricing is same as the chrome 31" leg. We hope you enjoy them! Part number is LEG-31W."

So another way to approach it is the overall height from the floor to the top of the playfield glass (or lockdown bar) in front. Should be around 38" (give or take). Set up side by side with other Gottliebs, the cabinets should all end up at around the same height (the backboxes may be at different heights). And that's with the front levelers run all the way in.

If it's higher than 38"-39", then the legs are probably too long.

It's good to see an old classic game in good hands. Please keep us posted in your project Jeff.

Hey Jeff, just got to my studio. 27" is the leg length on my 1956 Fair Lady. (Gottlieb multi-player woodrail with cream colored metal legs) It is sitting between a Hayburners 2 and a Xenon. With the front levelers adjusted the way I have them, all 3 machines are within a half inch of each other at the front rail height. I hope this helps.
Cheers,
Art.

That's great info! So a newer set of the 27" legs could be media blasted and then painted the cream/ivory color and look very nice.

(I've never had a Gottlieb multi-player woodrail pass through the collection before, so duly noted!)

Thanking you guys for helping me figure out the leg length for my 1960 Gottlieb Lite-a-Card..
Did you confirm the 27" legs were correct?

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