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Sure Shot / IPD No. 2457 / March, 1976 / 1 Player

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Manufacturer:

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

Date Of Manufacture:

March, 1976

Model Number:

385

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

3,812 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

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

Theme:

Billiards

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (3), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (3), Kick-out holes (2), Half-moon credit window. End-of-ball bonus. Wedge head.

Maximum displayed point score is 199,990 points.

Replay wheel maximum: 9

Sound: 3 chimes, knocker.

Design by:

Ed Krynski

Art by:

Gordon Morison

Notes:

The Add-a-ball version of this game is Gottlieb's 1976 'Bank Shot' which was exported to Italy as Gottlieb's 1976 'Spot Pool'.

This is the last game made with a half-moon credit window.

Gottlieb Domestic & Export Sales Sheets for Sure Shot: 3700 total
Domestic Sales: 2407
Export Sales: 1293

The above total does not include 112 Sample games produced in 1975 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:

Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book S-Z

Owners List URL:

http://www.pinballowners.com/owners/2457 (External site)

Documentation:

5 MB

PDF

Installation Procedures And Game Operation Instructions (Manual) (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Company]

908 KB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (continuous) (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Company]

Images:
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Backbox 725x956 [Raphael Lankar]	Full View 725x1194 [Raphael Lankar]	Backglass 768x930 [Vic Camp]	Cabinet - Front 715x534 [Vic Camp]	Inside Cabinet 450x600
Backglass - Reverse 400x300	Instruction Card 640x480 [John Gray]	Illuminated Backglass 570x480	Inside Backbox 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Backglass - Reverse 1024x768 [Vic Camp]
Cabinet - Rear 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Illuminated - Playfield 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Backbox - Right 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Backbox - Left 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Ball View 1024x768 [Vic Camp]
Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Pop Bumpers 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Front View 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Backbox 993x1163 [Vic Camp]	Left Outlanes 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]
Right Outlanes 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Inside Front Door 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Inside Cabinet 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Under Playfield 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Chimes 1024x768 [Vic Camp]
Inside Front Door 1024x1365 [Vic Camp]	Center Target 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Playfield - Detail 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Left Target 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Right Target 1024x768 [Vic Camp]
Top Lanes 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Cabinet - Left 711x748 [Vic Camp]	Cabinet - Right 894x756 [Vic Camp]	Pop Bumpers 1024x768 [Vic Camp]	Illuminated Backglass* 956x900 [Jay Stafford]
Shipping Block* 1024x768

Source:

Machine | Flyer

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