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Auto Race / IPD No. 112 / September, 1956 / 1 Player
 
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: September, 1956
Model Number: 118
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 1,500 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: Sports - Auto Racing
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Passive bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (3), Gobble holes (2). Hit center targets or rollovers to advance each of three cars to complete races and light gobble holes alternately for Special. Each ball into gobble hole when lit for Special can award up to nine replays, depending on how many races were completed.

The backglass is silkscreened with the words "Game Over" and the backbox insert has a hole for a light bulb but no wires are leading to it. Clearly plans were made for this game to have a Game Over Relay, but this feature did not first appear in production until seven games later with Gottlieb's 1957 'Royal Flush'. Thus, the flippers stay energized even after all balls have been played.

Maximum displayed point score is 7,990,000 points.

Design by: Wayne Neyens
Art by: Roy Parker
Notes: The backglass carries Gottlieb's famous phrase: Amusement Pinballs, as American as Baseball and Hot Dogs!
Photos in: Encyclopedia of Pinball Volume 1External Link, page 200
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 92
Additional Media:Example of Play (at YouTube) [02:32]  (External site)
Files: 1000 KB ZIP Instruction/Score Cards (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Company]
Images:
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Image # 105: Auto Race Playfield
Playfield

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 3556: Auto Race Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[David Gersic]
Image # 4661: Auto Race Flyer
Flyer

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Image # 5299: Auto Race Instruction/Score Cards
Instruction/Score Cards

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[Scott Phillips]
Image # 17620: Auto Race Lower Backglass
Lower Backglass

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Image # 17621: Auto Race Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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Image # 17622: Auto Race Ball Trough
Ball Trough

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Image # 17623: Auto Race Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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Image # 17624: Auto Race Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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Image # 17625: Auto Race Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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Image # 17626: Auto Race Inside Coin Door
Inside Coin Door

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Image # 21194: Auto Race Backbox
Backbox

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[Raphael Lankar]
Image # 21195: Auto Race Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Raphael Lankar]
Image # 21196: Auto Race Top View
Top View

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[Raphael Lankar]
Image # 21197: Auto Race Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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[Raphael Lankar]
Image # 21198: Auto Race Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View

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[Raphael Lankar]
Image # 21249: Auto Race Playfield
Playfield

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[Jim Stahlecker]
Image # 21250: Auto Race Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Jim Stahlecker]
Image # 21251: Auto Race Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Jim Stahlecker]
Image # 21252: Auto Race Cabinet- Left
Cabinet- Left

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[Jim Stahlecker]
Image # 21253: Auto Race Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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[Jim Stahlecker]
Image # 38946: Auto Race Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 38947: Auto Race Backglass - Reverse 
(Serial number E14989AR.)
Backglass - Reverse*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 38948: Auto Race Backbox Insert 
(Serial number E14989AR.)
Backbox Insert*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 38949: Auto Race Inside Backbox 
(Serial number E14989AR.)
Inside Backbox*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 38950: Auto Race Game Over Lamp Hole 
(Note there are no lamp wires installed to this hole. Serial number E14989AR.)
Game Over Lamp Hole*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 38951: Auto Race Inside Backbox - Detail 
(Serial number E14989AR.)
Inside Backbox - Detail*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 40005: Auto Race Playfield - Downfield View 
(The red pop bumpers platters shown in this game are not the original color used by the manufacturer..)
Playfield - Downfield View*

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 40006: Auto Race Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 40007: Auto Race Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 40008: Auto Race Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 40009: Auto Race Inside Cabinet - Detail
Inside Cabinet - Detail

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 66263: Auto Race Backglass
Backglass

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 66264: Auto Race Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 66265: Auto Race Lower Playfield 
(The white instruction card is not original from the manufacturer.)
Lower Playfield*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 66266: Auto Race Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 66267: Auto Race Playfield - Detail
Playfield - Detail

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 69495: Auto Race Backglass 
(Serial number E14989AR.)
Backglass*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 69496: Auto Race Playfield 
(Serial number E14989AR.)
Playfield*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 69497: Auto Race Playfield - Downfield View 
(Serial number E14989AR.)
Playfield - Downfield View*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 69498: Auto Race Cabinet - Left 
(Serial number E14989AR.)
Cabinet - Left*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 69499: Auto Race Lockdown Bar Removed 
(Serial number E14989AR.)
Lockdown Bar Removed*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 69500: Auto Race Under Playfield 
(Serial number E14989AR.)
Under Playfield*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 69501: Auto Race Under Upper Playfield 
(Serial number E14989AR.)
Under Upper Playfield*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 69502: Auto Race Under Middle Playfield 
(Serial number E14989AR.)
Under Middle Playfield*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 69503: Auto Race Under Lower Playfield 
(Serial number E14989AR.)
Under Lower Playfield*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 69504: Auto Race Inside Cabinet 
(The relay in the clear plastic case, to the right of the motor, is a replacement for the relay that was there and is not original to this game. Serial number E14989AR.)
Inside Cabinet*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 69505: Auto Race Inside Cabinet - Front 
(The coin mechanism is missing from the coin door. Serial number E14989AR.)
Inside Cabinet - Front*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 69506: Auto Race Inside Cabinet - Rear 
(Serial number E14989AR.)
Inside Cabinet - Rear*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 69507: Auto Race Notice to Operator 
(Serial number E14989AR.)
Notice to Operator*

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 69508: Auto Race Inside Coin Door 
(This door is missing its coin mechanism but is included here to show the printed warning to the operator. Serial number E14989AR.)
Inside Coin Door*

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[Jay Stafford]
 

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