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Pit Stop / IPD No. 1806 / October 19, 1968 / 2 Players
 
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Manufacturer: Williams Electronics, Incorporated (1967-1985) [Trade Name: Williams]
Date Of Manufacture: October 19, 1968
Model Number: 342
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 2,002 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 (3), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (7). Two racetracks in center playfield, one for each player, use lights to show the cars racing. The positions of the cars on the tracks carry-over from ball to ball and do not reset until a new game is started. Separate two-reel scoring display for each player to count "laps" around playfield racetrack.

Maximum displayed point score is 9,999 points per player.
Maximum displayed lap score is 99 laps per player.

Design by: Norm Clark
Art by: Christian Marche
Notes: The carry-over feature is an example of EM playfield "memory" and is accomplished by the Player Relay alternating between two step-up units. An earlier example of this is Williams' 1966 '8 Ball'.
Photos in: The Pinball Compendium Electro-mechanical Era, page 168
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/1806  (External site)
Documentation: 42 KB PDF Coin Trip Assemblies & Parts [Williams Electronics, Inc.]
  1 MB PDF Instruction Manual (no schematics) [Williams Electronics, Inc.]
  2 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (paginated, low resolution photos, not a scan) [Williams Electronics, Inc.]
Files: 129 KB PDF Converting Williams Games from (10˘ - 25˘) Play to (2/25˘ - 2/25˘) Play [Williams Electronics, Inc.]
Images:
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Image # 1751: Pit Stop Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 1752: Pit Stop Playfield
Playfield

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[Russ Jensen]
Image # 4297: Pit Stop Flyer
Flyer

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Image # 10574: Pit Stop Machine
Machine

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Image # 10967: Pit Stop Backglass
Backglass

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[Bruno Durand]
Image # 14465: Pit Stop Cabinet - Right
Cabinet - Right

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Image # 22517: Pit Stop German Press Release 
(From the German trade magazine Münzautomat, January 1969.)
German Press Release*

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 22518: Pit Stop German Press Release 
(From the German operator magazine Automaten Markt, November 1968.)
German Press Release*

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[Christian Jacobs]
Image # 26272: Pit Stop Backglass
Backglass

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[Jim Kronick]
Image # 26273: Pit Stop Playfield
Playfield

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[Jim Kronick]
Image # 26401: Pit Stop Front View
Front View

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[Jim Kronick]
Image # 26402: Pit Stop Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[Jim Kronick]
Image # 26403: Pit Stop Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[Jim Kronick]
Image # 30409: Pit Stop Backglass - Detail
Backglass - Detail

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[Bruno Durand]
Image # 41185: Pit Stop Playfield
Playfield

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[Mark Johnson]
Image # 41186: Pit Stop Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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[Mark Johnson]
Image # 43033: Pit Stop Backglass
Backglass

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 43034: Pit Stop Cabinet - Full View
Cabinet - Full View

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[Jay Stafford]
Image # 54720: Pit Stop Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Rafael Delgado]
Image # 54721: Pit Stop Illuminated Front View
Illuminated Front View

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[Rafael Delgado]
Image # 57581: Pit Stop German Flyer (no printing)
German Flyer (no printing)

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[Hansjoerg Reiter]
 

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