Sources
IPDB and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.
Conflicts resolved (2 fields)
- gameplay_feature
- IPDB Spinning Targets ×2 used IPDB Kick-Out Holes ×3 used IPDB Drop Targets ×4 used IPDB Slingshots ×2 used IPDB Pop Bumpers ×2 used IPDB Flippers ×2 used
- theme
- IPDB Auto Racing IPDB Sports Flipcommons Catalog Sports used Flipcommons Catalog Auto Racing used
Sources agree (6 fields)
- technology_generation
- solid-state IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- month
- 5 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- year
- 1977 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- production_quantity
- 5 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- player_count
- 4 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
- ipdb_id
- 5647 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
Single source (9 fields)
- ipdb.manufacturer_trade_name
- IPDB Williams used
- ipdb.corporate_entity_name
- IPDB Williams Electronics, Incorporated used
- ipdb.image_urls
- IPDB ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-12.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-6.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-3.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-4.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-5.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-11.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-7.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-8.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-9.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-15.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-10.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-13.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-14.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-16.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-17.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-18.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-19.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-20.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-21.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-22.png","https://www.ipdb.org/images/5647/image-23.png"] used
- ipdb.notes
- IPDB Reportedly, four or five of the EM game Williams' 1976 'Grand Prix' were made as SS prototypes. The backglass is differently arranged than the EM glass and it carries a copyright date of 1976. To confirm quantity made and when, we asked Ken Fedesna, Executive VP/General Manager over Williams/Bally/Midway from 1988 until their close of pinball production in 1999. He replied:The prototype SS version of Grand Prix should be May, 1977 which is when we put out the very first of these. As for how many, as far as I remember, we only built 5 of these back then. Each member of the original design team received one after we brought these back from test.Ken Fedesna later confirmed the quantity of 5 units was accurate, not approximate. Compare the playfield with Williams' 1976 'Liberty Bell'. The MPU used in these prototypes is sometimes referred to as "System 1". It was only used for this game. What is sometimes called "System 2" is only used in a few prototypes as Williams' 1976 'Aztec'. "System 3" was the first system used for regular production. The first two of the five prototypes are pictured in this listing. For easy identification, we have labeled each image with the prototype number found on the bottom of each cabinet, either 01 or 02. In our Files section is a Zip file of pictures of a Grand Prix SS conversion that was not made by Williams. Included is some background information from the owner as well as comments by Ken Fedesna explaining why it is not one of the five prototypes. We don't know who made this conversion or when. We include it in this listing to hopefully solicit more information about it. used
- ipdb.notable_features
- IPDB Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (2), Slingshots (2), Drop targets (4), Kick-out holes (3), Spinning targets (2). Upper left lane has a unique tilt rollover. Sound: 4 chimes, knocker, hidden score reel provides EM scoring sound effect. used
- corporate_entity
- Flipcommons Catalog williams-electronics-incorporated used
- title
- Flipcommons Catalog grand-prix-2 used
- name
- Flipcommons Catalog Grand Prix used
- slug
- Flipcommons Catalog grand-prix-3 used