Anyone have an extra batting unit for a Williams Line Drive? The linkage on mine is worn out (both pieces! The plate that pulls on the bat post, and the bat post itself), so the bat won't swing when the batting coil pulls in.

Need some advice - I have a 1951 Williams Super World Series. I'm trying to decide between selling it as a restoration project, or parting it out.

The situation is as follows: it's got a new vinyl playfield overlay on it, but the overlay is for the 1953 / 54 Wiliams pitch and bats, not the '51. It's missing the batting unit, though I've heard that other later model batting units will work as a replacement. The parts have been pulled off the underside of the playfield, so those need to be re-mounted. Everything else seems to be there. It does have the lockdown bar, and the proper pull hardware for the front of the cabinet - the metal molded bat and the ball release. The coin entry plate has a small piece cracked off.

Is this a desirable enough title to restore? I've mainly had pitch and bats from the '62 World Series and later.

As a restoration project, what value do you think it has?