1975 · Gottlieb
Spin Out
Known for Roto target, ABCD lanes, Center saucer and Hole Value lanes. Psychedelic radiating bands of magenta, maroon and black, pale blue racetrack sweeping diagonally, empty grandstand at upper right and cream wooden cabinet surround with black and yellow stripes.
- Year
- 1975
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 1
Known for
- Target
Roto target
- Lane
ABCD lanes
- saucer
Center saucer
- Lane
Hole Value lanes
- Goal
Hole Value
On the playfield
- pale blue
- red
- yellow
- black
- 2 flippers
- 4 spinners
- 2 slingshots
Hole 1
- Center saucer saucer
Target 1
- Roto target
Lanes 5
- ABCD lanes
- Center top lane
- Hole Value lanes
- Upper side lanes
- Out lanes
Other 1
- Curved plastics plastics
On the backglass
Who and what
- man Top of the spectator stack, curly dark brown hair, profile facing right, yellow-green skin, mouth open cheering
- man Second from top, short dark hair, grinning broadly, red shirt collar, facing right
- man Third, short dark hair, hand raised to clap, orange-yellow shirt, facing right
- woman Front of the stack, long blonde hair, hoop earring, red lips open in a shout, one arm extended pointing right with index finger
- man Driver in the leading red car, red racing suit, blue-tinted goggles, yellow and blue helmet, gripping the wheel
Setting
- Psychedelic radiating bands of magenta, maroon and black
- Pale blue racetrack sweeping diagonally
- Empty grandstand at upper right
- Cream wooden cabinet surround with black and yellow stripes
Text on it
- Gottlieb's
- SPIN OUT
- TILT
- BALL IN PLAY
- 3,980
- MFD. BY
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- CHICAGO U.S.A.
- HARRY
- 1974
How it plays
-
Goals 3
- Hole Value
- Number Specials
- Numbers
Made by
- Design
- Ed Krynski
- Art
- Gordon Morison
Reference
Linked terms
- Roto target also called Roto
- ABCD lanes also called ABCD letters
- Center top lane also called Special when Lit lane
- Center saucer also called Center hole
- Hole Value lanes also called Hole Value When Lit
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- pale blue
- red
- yellow
- black
Fingerprint: Chequered-flag racing motif repeated everywhere, A-B-C-D drop-target row with bumpers, brown dirt oval at playfield bottom, two white flippers on it, chequered-flag plastics on corners, racing car with flag above, pale blue road artwork, retro mid-century palette
The strongest memory cue is the chequered-flag racing motif repeated everywhere: a chequered band across the top arch, chequered plastics on the four corners, and a chequered flag held over the yellow-and-black racing car at the top of the playfield. Second cue: the A B C D drop-target row under the 'SPECIAL WHEN LIT' shield, flanked by two round '100 GRAND PRIX' bumper caps. Third: the big brown dirt oval at the bottom of the painted road, with two white flipper bats sitting on it and 'SPIN OUT' printed on the apron card below.
Setting
- Flat painted grey-blue asphalt road running up the centre
- Large brown dirt oval at the bottom of the playfield
- Red and pink painted verge panels either side
- Chequered-flag band across the top arch
- Plain cream apron card area at the bottom
Symbols
- Black-and-white chequered flag
- Yellow 'spin roto' banners
- Circular bumper caps reading 100 grand prix
- Seven white numbered circles 1 to 7
- Lettered drop targets a b c d
- Yellow directional arrows
- Orange post bumpers
Notable shapes
- Large brown dirt-oval painted region at the bottom centre
- Four triangular chequered-flag plastics set into the corners
- Curved top arch with chequered band
- Seven-circle numbered row across mid-playfield
- Twin parallel painted ball lanes running the length of each side
- Scuffed aluminium cabinet side rails visible around the glass
Art motifs
- Chequered racing flags
- Vintage grand prix roadsters
- Yellow rectangular value panels with black lettering
- Road perspective tapering to a vanishing point
Themes
- Motor racing
- Formula one style racing
- Automobile racing
- Driving skill game
Title on it
- Spin out
Text on it
- SPIN ROTO
- SPECIAL WHEN LIT
- A
- B
- C
- D
- 100 GRAND PRIX
- 500
- 1000
- 500 OR HOLE VALUE WHEN LIT
- SPIN
- ROTO
- 1000 PILLS 1000 EACH LIT SPOT
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- LEFT TARGET VALUE
- RIGHT TARGET VALUE
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- SPIN OUT
- INSTRUCTIONS
- 5 BALLS PER PLAY
- POINTS ARE SCORED AS INDICATED:
- COMPLETING ANY 4 SPIN ROTO LIGHTS ROLLOVER FOR SPECIAL
- ROTO AND HOLE VALUE IS 1000 POINTS PLUS 1000 POINTS FOR EACH LIT SPOT
- COMPLETING SPIN ROTO TARGETS IN SEQUENCE SCORES SPECIAL
- SPECIAL SCORES 1 REPLAY.
- MATCHING LAST TWO NUMBERS IN SCORE TO NUMBER THAT APPEARS ON BACK GLASS AFTER GAME IS OVER SCORES 1 REPLAY.
- FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET
- INSERT COIN ONLY WHEN COIN ENTRANCE IS LIT
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 35,000 POINTS.
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 49,000 POINTS.
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 57,000 POINTS.
- 202 E. MONTANA ST.
- A-10540
- A-10488
- 25¢
- 2 PLAYS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Vehicle | Yellow and black open-wheel racing car with a chequered flag above it at top centre of the playfield, plus white racing cars on the corner plastics |
| Man | Small helmeted driver figure pictured on each of the four triangular chequered-flag plastics, wearing a white helmet and dark goggles |
| Vehicle | Red and cream open-wheel car pictured nose-up on the lower half of the road, on a pale blue oval panel |
Full-length auto-race pinball playfield seen under glass, symmetrical left-right. Artwork is a flat mid-century painted racing scene: a pale blue-grey asphalt road runs up the centre and widens into a big brown dirt oval at the bottom, flanked by red and pink verge panels carrying yellow 'SPIN ROTO' banners. The top arch carries a chequered-flag band and drop-target letters A, B, C, D under teal 'SPIN ROTO' and a yellow 'SPECIAL WHEN LIT' shield; a round red-and-cream bumper cap at each top corner reads '100 GRAND PRIX'. Upper middle, a yellow-and-black racing car with a chequered flag spans the road above orange bumpers. Four triangular side plastics each show a chequered flag, a white open-wheel car and a helmeted driver. White circles numbered 1 to 7 cross mid-playfield, with a blue oval script logo below. The apron carries a cream card headed SPIN OUT, 'FLIPPER BUTTONS ON SIDE OF CABINET' and a '1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF' panel. Glass shows reflections and light scratches; rails are scuffed aluminium.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Translite
- magenta
- pale blue
- red
- black
Fingerprint: spin out: bulb-lit orange-yellow SPIN OUT logo upper left on sweeping magenta black psychedelic bands, three open-wheel racing cars charging down pale blue track, red-white machine foreground with helmeted driver goggles, chequered-border mechanical reel window top right showing 3,980, four spectators lower left corner with blonde woman pointing
A bulb-lit orange-and-yellow SPIN OUT logo in the top left, angled and set against sweeping magenta and black psychedelic bands. Three open-wheel racing cars charging down a pale blue track, the nearest one a red-and-white machine with exposed engine and a helmeted driver in goggles. A chequered-border mechanical reel window in the top right displaying 3,980. Four spectators crammed into the bottom left corner, the blonde woman at the front pointing a finger at the racing.
Setting
- Psychedelic radiating bands of magenta, maroon and black
- Pale blue racetrack sweeping diagonally
- Empty grandstand at upper right
- Cream wooden cabinet surround with black and yellow stripes
Symbols
- Yellow warning triangle
- Black and white chequered flag border around the score window
- Exposed engine and exhaust stacks
- Grandstand with seating tiers
Lettering
- Large angled bulb-studded orange-and-yellow display lettering with cream and dark outlines for the title; white cursive script above it; bold red sans-serif block letters on the track gantry
Themes
- Motor racing
- Formula style open wheel cars
- Crowd of spectators
- Psychedelic pop art
Title on it
- Spin out
Text on it
- Gottlieb's
- SPIN OUT
- TILT
- BALL IN PLAY
- 3,980
- MFD. BY
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- CHICAGO U.S.A.
- HARRY
- 1974
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Top of the spectator stack, curly dark brown hair, profile facing right, yellow-green skin, mouth open cheering |
| Man | Second from top, short dark hair, grinning broadly, red shirt collar, facing right |
| Man | Third, short dark hair, hand raised to clap, orange-yellow shirt, facing right |
| Woman | Front of the stack, long blonde hair, hoop earring, red lips open in a shout, one arm extended pointing right with index finger |
| Man | Driver in the leading red car, red racing suit, blue-tinted goggles, yellow and blue helmet, gripping the wheel |
A painted racing-scene display panel set into a cream-coloured wooden surround with black and yellow vertical stripe decals down both outer edges. The background is a swooping 1970s psychedelic pattern of broad magenta, maroon, black and salmon bands radiating from the upper right. A pale blue racing track sweeps diagonally across the centre, carrying three open-wheel racing cars: a large red-and-white car in the foreground with an exposed engine, chrome exhaust stacks and fat black tyres, a driver in a red suit, blue goggles and a yellow-and-blue helmet; a yellow car and a red-and-yellow car trailing behind it. A red gantry sign over the track reads TILT. Upper right, a white mechanical score reel window framed by a black-and-white chequered border shows 3,980. Four spectators are stacked vertically along the lower left edge, watching and pointing. The upper left carries a large bulb-studded orange-and-yellow logo reading Spin Out, with white cursive text above it. Bottom right has a small white maker plate.