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Gold Strike / IPD No. 1042 / November, 1975 / 1 Player

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Manufacturer:

D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]

Date Of Manufacture:

November, 1975

Model Number:

372

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

691 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Western

Specialty:

Add-A-Ball

Notable Features:

Flippers (4), Pop bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), 10-bank drop targets (1), 5-bank drop targets (1), Standup targets (2). Wedge head.

Maximum displayed point score is 199,990 points.

Sound: 3 chimes.

Design by:

Ed Krynski

Art by:

Gordon Morison

Notes:

Playfield was produced by Gottlieb as a 1 player replay version called 'El Dorado', an Add-A-Ball version called 'Gold Strike', an Add-A-Ball version for Italy called 'Lucky Strike', a 4 player replay called 'Target Alpha', a 4 player replay game made only for France called 'Canada Dry', and a 2 player replay called 'Solar City'.

Also later produced as Premier's 1984 4 player 'El Dorado City of Gold'.

We have increased our confirmed production run quantity to include 16 Sample games produced in 1975 that were not part of the former quantity per handwritten documentation identified by Wayne Neyens as coming from Bob Malvasio, a draftsman for Gottlieb whose initials RHM can be found on schematics.

Photos in:

The Complete Pinball Book External Link

, pages 244-245
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 206

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/1042 (External site)

Documentation:

599 KB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (continuous) (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Company]

Files:

149 KB

PDF

Motor Switches (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Company]

Images:
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Playfield 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Instruction Card 640x480 [John Gray]	Sample Game Schematic* 732x612	Sample Game Serial Number* 543x233	Motor Switches Chart 1024x1340 [Mark Gibson]
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Inside Cabinet 1200x1600 [John Gray]	Inside Backbox 1200x900 [John Gray]

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