Quoted from Pinplayer1967:

This one was left in a foreclosed home, best price free. Out of all my pinballs this game gets played the most when people come over

Quoted from cfh:

I too like the 1962 to 1965 CCM switch lane bowlers. they offer a lot of features and easy of maintenance, especially compared to United. But my favorite bowlers are the 1960s Bally reciprocating contact ball bowlers. They made them from about 1963 to 1969, almost every year. They are a bit hard to find, but easier to find that say a Bowlarama.
You can get TOP this old pinball #8 where we go through repair and show most of the 1950s and 1960s bowler types, including Bowlarama. http://www.pinrepair.com/top/top8.htm
Frankly i think the hype around Bowlarama/MBA is over shoot. Again i prefer the Bally reciprocating bowlers, for a variety of reasons. The MBA/Bowlarama is neat, but they are freakly HUGE and parts are impossibly expensive. The Bally reciprocating bowlers are easier to deal with and have in a "normal" basement. And i think they provide the same experience (and are less expensive). Also the pins don't break in half when your drunk friends throw the ball too hard.
Here's a video about the Bally bowlers: » YouTube video