My story has two parts. First purchase as a kid and first as an adult. As a 13 or 14 year old in either 1977 or78, I don't remember the exact year, I wanted my own machine. My mother told me she would split the cost with me if we could find one. We went to a local operator that sold games and he had a Williams Grand Prix and another game to choose from. I don't remember what the other one was but for some reason I think it was a Gottlieb Royal Flush. We ended up buying the Grand Prix for $350.00. Fast forward to 2009, mom passes away and we have to clean out her house. I had never taken the Grand Prix with me even though I had moved out over 20 years before. After bringing it home the bug bit again and I wanted another almost right away. I really didn't really know a lot about solid states so I looked for another EM and I found a Williams Klondike on CL. Went and bought that for $300.00, it was in real nice shape and played great. I started buying lots of EM's after that but eventually sold them all to start buying solid states, but I still have that original Grand Prix.