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Bronco / IPD No. 388 / March, 1977 / 4 Players
 
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Manufacturer: D. Gottlieb & Company, a Columbia Pictures Industries Company (1977-1983)
[Trade Name: Gottlieb]
Date Of Manufacture: March, 1977
Model Number: 396
Type: Electro-mechanical (EM) [?]
Production: 9,160 units   (confirmed)
Serial Number Database:View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net)  (External site)
Theme: American West
Notable Features: Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Star rollovers (3), Kicker lanes (2), Kick-out holes (2), 3-bank drop targets (1). End-of-ball bonus. No slingshots. 3 or 5 ball play.

Maximum displayed point score is 99,990 points per player (except exports to Germany).
Maximum displayed point score is 199,990 points per player (exports to Germany only).

Sound: 3 chimes, knocker

Design by: Ed Krynski
Art by: Gordon Morison
Notes: The 2-player version of this game is Gottlieb's 1977 'Mustang'.

We previously showed a date for this game of April 1977. The new date is per Gottlieb documentation.

A special version of this 4-player Model 396 game was made for export to Germany only. The backbox had 100,000-point relays for each player, numbered J1 thru J4. However, the backglass was the same as the domestic games, not silkscreened to show an actual number of 100,000 for each player. Instead, to indicate 100,000 points was achieved, the Player light above each set of score reels (1, 2, 3, or 4) would individually illuminate. Otherwise, these numbers remained dark. The German coin door had three coin chutes and associated coining adjustments.

Gottlieb Domestic & Export Sales Sheets for Bronco: 9160 total
Domestic Sales: 2863
Export Sales: 6297, of which 1080 were sold to Germany.

Two schematic diagrams were produced and had different title information as follows:
RHM-1-21-77-396, copyright 1976 (Germany)
RES-1-26-77-396, copyright 1977 (all except Germany)

Photos in: The Complete Pinball BookExternal Link, pages 24 and 196
Encyclopedia of Pinball Volume 2External Link, page 211
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book A-F
Pinball Machines (Eiden-Lukas)External Link, page 117
Marketplace Newsletter, Vol XVI No. 377, June 1977, page 23
Rule Sheets: Bronco Rulesheet Version 1.0 (May/1999), by David Gersic  
Owners List URL:http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/388  (External site)
Documentation: 318 KB PDF Instruction Cards (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
  629 KB PDF Schematic Diagram (continuous, all games except exports to Germany) (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
  6 MB PDF Schematic Diagram (continuous, games exported to Germany only) (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
  2 MB PDF Schematic Diagram - Supplement Coin Chute Circuits (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
Files:
  5 MB PDF Installation Procedures and Game Operation Instructions (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
  2 MB PDF Score Cards and Misc Envelope Contents (all games except exports to Germany) (Availability limited by copyright)     [D. Gottlieb & Co.]
Images:
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Image # 365: Bronco Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 366: Bronco Cabinet - Front View
Cabinet - Front View

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Image # 367: Bronco Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 4784: Bronco Flyer
Flyer

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Image # 13877: Bronco Backglass
Backglass

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Image # 13878: Bronco Playfield
Playfield

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Image # 13879: Bronco Cabinet - Left
Cabinet - Left

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Image # 18207: Bronco Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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Image # 18208: Bronco Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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Image # 18209: Bronco Backbox - Right
Backbox - Right

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Image # 26293: Bronco Under Playfield
Under Playfield

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[John Gray]
Image # 26294: Bronco Inside Cabinet
Inside Cabinet

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[John Gray]
Image # 35353: Bronco Backglass 
(Serial number 07356.)
Backglass*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 35354: Bronco Upper Left Plastic 
(From a game with serial number 07356.)
Upper Left Plastic*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 35355: Bronco Upper Right Plastic 
(From a game with serial number 07356.)
Upper Right Plastic*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 35356: Bronco Middle Left Plastic 
(From a game with serial number 07356.)
Middle Left Plastic*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 35357: Bronco Middle Right Plastic 
(From a game with serial number 07356.)
Middle Right Plastic*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 35358: Bronco Left Lower Plastic 
(From a game with serial number 07356.)
Left Lower Plastic*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 35359: Bronco Right Lower Plastic 
(From a game with serial number 07356.)
Right Lower Plastic*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 35360: Bronco Cabinet -Left 
(Serial number 07356.)
Cabinet -Left*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 35361: Bronco Cabinet - Front 
(Serial number 07356.)
Cabinet - Front*

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 39364: Bronco Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 39365: Bronco Upper Playfield
Upper Playfield

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 39366: Bronco Upper Middle Playfield
Upper Middle Playfield

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 39367: Bronco Lower Middle Playfield
Lower Middle Playfield

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 39368: Bronco Lower Playfield
Lower Playfield

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 40015: Bronco Playfield
Playfield

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[Miroslaw Adamczewski]
Image # 51731: Bronco Marketplace Ad 
(Marketplace Newsletter, Vol XVI No. 377, June 1977, page 23)
Marketplace Ad*

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[John Gray]
Image # 57091: Bronco Middle Left Plastic
Middle Left Plastic

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Image # 57092: Bronco Upper Left Plastic
Upper Left Plastic

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Image # 57093: Bronco Upper Right Plastic
Upper Right Plastic

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Image # 61302: Bronco Backglass
Backglass

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 61303: Bronco Illuminated Backglass
Illuminated Backglass

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[Jean-Pierre Renault]
Image # 83673: Bronco Backglass Scoring Under 100,000 Points - Germany 
(The Player numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 are not illuminated.)
Backglass Scoring Under 100,000 Points - Germany*

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[Friedger Knahl]
Image # 83674: Bronco Backglass Scoring Over 100,000 Points - Germany 
(The J1 to J4 relays were manually tripped to light the Player numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4.)
Backglass Scoring Over 100,000 Points - Germany*

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[Friedger Knahl]
Image # 83675: Bronco Backglass - Reverse - Germany 
(This glass is silkscreened the same as the domestic (USA) backglasses.)
Backglass - Reverse - Germany*

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[Friedger Knahl]
Image # 83676: Bronco Inside Backbox - Germany
Inside Backbox - Germany

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[Friedger Knahl]
Image # 83677: Bronco Inside Backbox - J1-J4 100,000 Relays - Germany
Inside Backbox - J1-J4 100,000 Relays - Germany

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[Friedger Knahl]
Image # 83678: Bronco Coin Door - Three Coin Chutes - Germany
Coin Door - Three Coin Chutes - Germany

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[Friedger Knahl]
Image # 83679: Bronco Three Coin Chute Relays - Germany
Three Coin Chute Relays - Germany

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[Friedger Knahl]
Image # 83680: Bronco Three Coin Chute Adjustments - Germany
Three Coin Chute Adjustments - Germany

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[Friedger Knahl]
 

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