Vic Camp Pinball...Inside tour of Vic Camp's private Gottlieb Pinball Collection

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Vic from New Jersey guides you through his incredible collection of vintage Gottlieb EM (wedgehead) pinball machines. He has spent approximately 80 hours restoring each of these all original condition machines and another 20+ hours of fine tuning. Video taken by his "brother in pinball", Joe Roth (jrpinball). Vic gives a brief history of how he acquired each of these games. Enjoy!
Sorry about the buzzing noise at the end of the video but the boiler heating system turned on in Vic Camp's basement during the video.

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@sodapopinski690 3 года назад

You are a legend. Anyone that loves pinball this much is a friend of mine.

@viccamppinball 3 года назад

Your too kind. Thanks

@CIAVE 2 года назад

OUTSTANDING EM collection!!! Way to go Vic!

@viccamppinball 2 года назад

Thank you kindly

@larrybaldridge4078 Год назад

Beautiful machines, brings back a lot of memories

@viccamppinball Год назад

Thanks for the compliment and for stopping by.

@stargazer7668 6 лет назад

If I had a set up like this I wouldn’t ever wanna leave home,This looks like heaven,I seriously still,have dreams of,hanging out in the arcades...I miss them days...Even just the smell of being inside one!!!

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

I know what you mean about the odor the machines produce. All those wires ,metal,lube,ribbers, coils, light bulbs,plastic's all make for a great aroma when they heat up. I too miss the arcades. I remember spending my entire vacation all day and night on the boardwalk arcades that were filled with pinball machines and other fun coin op stuff to play.

@BallenvanStaal 7 месяцев назад

That's an amazing collection, Vic. Interesting to hear about the history of your games!

@viccamppinball 7 месяцев назад

Thank you. You can view the 160+ pinball machines that passed through my collection over the last 35+ years at www.pinballowners.com/

@Renville80 5 лет назад

Truly impressive collection you have there. I’ve always liked pinball machines over video games, and my parents’ former neighbors still have a Cross Town in their basement. During the short time I worked as an arcade tech, I did a bit of work on it, but it still needs some work on the relays (and changeover to 5 ball mode) to truly shine.

@viccamppinball 5 лет назад

In 1966 Gottlieb's Cross Town was part of the animated back glass single player pinball machines which turned out to be what we collectors call the mid 1960's classic EM games. There were other classic animated games like Central Park, Buckaroo, King od Diamonds, Bank a Ball, Bowling Queen and perhaps a couple more I can't think of at the moment. For Cross Town is a tough game to beat by Special or High Score for replays. I have one in my collection and when I play the game. it always gets me close to beating it for replays, but I come up short. I always want to play another game on this mid-1960's classic animated wedgehead.Changing the game to 5 ball mode is easy and only a male to female connector needs to be switched to the other position. It takes about 5 seconds to switch the Cross Town form 3 balls to 5 balls. Go here to this link to view all manufacturing information about this great player.www.ipdb.org/search.pl?any=cross+town&search=Search+Database&searchtype=quick#601

@v1m 6 лет назад

This is a little slice of heaven, Vic. Well done.

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

Thanks

@BilgemasterBill 5 лет назад

Thanks for taking the time to give us this great tour of Vic's man cave. I just adore those old Gottlieb Electro-Mechanicals. I always found the earlier ones with those ball loader plungers particularly gratifying to play for some reason.

@viccamppinball 5 лет назад

These early on... first generation of wedgeheads which were introduced back in 1961 had the "push rod - ball lift unit" until 1967. I think the first game to get the "automatic ball release" to the player was on the 1967 King of Diamonds wedgehead game. Thanks for dropping by Bill and commenting too.

@superrushfan3 7 лет назад

Fantastic video , a great history of some of the great machines.

@viccamppinball 7 лет назад

Thanks Jim...glad you enjoyed.

@williamcooper2368 Год назад

The games are so CLEAN.

@viccamppinball Год назад

Yes they are. Through my years of collecting i have managed to find low played home use games that were in very nice condition. Sometimes i would upgrade some of my games in my collection to a better condition one. Thanks for the kind comment.

@timdixon1640 3 года назад

Vic, all these wonderful games and no Slick Chick! My favorite, I was blessed to get one on ebay almost two years ago. I also got a Corral and an Egg Head. i love all three. I have to admit I'm envious. I have a bingo game and a Eight ball Deleux. With my pool table I don't have any more room. Although I would love to have a Tropical Paradise. Stay young and enjoy! Tim D

@viccamppinball 3 года назад

Hi Tim, Sounds like you have a great game room and enjoy it. Nice to hear. Thanks for checking out my collection. Where are you located?

@xpump876 6 лет назад

really - nice - lots of great memories - this era is when pinball was best imho

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

Yes....i agree pinball was at its height of the market back then.

@cceldrid01 6 лет назад

nice collection!! Wish I could see these in person! Always enjoyed playing pinball!!

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

Where are you located?

@trinitylancer 3 года назад

Myself and a buddy of mine pigged out on Drop a Card in early 1972 at Sammy Whites Bowling Lanes in Brighton Mass. It was always such a challenge knocking down those 13 poker card squares all around the playing field. They'd cycle in a new game every 3 to 4 months as I recall, out with the old in with the new. It was an arcade room of about 7 or 8 machines.

@viccamppinball 3 года назад

Thanks for contacting me and sharing your story about Drop a Card, which was such a successful design by Gottlieb engineering. the 13 Drop targets made all the pinball players become more addicted to the Silverball game. Thanks

@VintageTexas59 7 лет назад

Good looking machines and you sure have a great collection. I restored pinball's back in the late 70's a lot of fun but a large man cave is needed.

@viccamppinball 7 лет назад

Thanks so much for taking a look at my collection of pinball machines and for the nice comment too.

@josephkopac2278 5 лет назад

Wow. You got all the classics. I noticed your coin slots were for dimes and quarters. I remember only nickel slots. Growing up in Ambridge, Pa there were many places that had these. Candy stores,shoe shine shops,bowling alleys etc. I believe in the late 60’s the price went up to a dime and the machines were not as much fun. The Wedgeheads were always my favorites. My friend and I were hooked. We would ride our bikes to the Pittsburgh Airport or hitchhike to downtown Pittsburgh just to visit the big arcades. (After we ammased a lot of nickels.)My favorites were Slick Chick, North Star,Buckaroo,Gigi,Rack a Ball. I been looking for a place around here who has these old classics with no luck. A little story about North Star. One day my friend was leaning on a neighboring machine and watching me when he kicked out the power cord and at the same time the ball went into the hole. As he fumbled around to put the plug back in, a 100 points racked up and the ball didnt kick out of the hole. Slightly put the plug back in and another 100 points and ball still in hole. Started racking up points and games. Loved that crack sound. So now we would post someone at the power cord and wait for the ball to go in the hole 😊 The candy store owner caught on to our game and had the vendor fix it so when the power cord was pulled the machines power didn’t come back on. You probably have the best collection of anyone with these old time classics.

@viccamppinball 5 лет назад

Hi Joe,So great to hear about your stories. Where are you located?Thanks for the nice compliment about my collection.

@josephkopac2278 5 лет назад

@@viccamppinball I now live in a small town called Baden, Pa. Named after a town in Germany called Baden Baden, only a few miles from Ambridge where I grew up. About 20 miles north of Pittsburgh. Old Steel Mill town. People were all working good and had lots of expendable cash back in the day.The steel from Ambridge is famous for many famous buildings,bridges, WW2 LST's. Empire State Building, Golden Gate Bridge, just to name a few. But anyhow, I am totally amazed at your collection. The Gotlieb Wedgeheads of the 60's were the best machines ever made. Period. When I would go to play, I always looked for the Wedgeheads.

@ben2976 10 лет назад

Tremendous collection and bar.

@viccamppinball 7 лет назад

I appreciate your nice comment. Thanks

@ssweeps 2 года назад

Pinball is a disease. Love it!

@viccamppinball 2 года назад

It can be addictive..

@HaikuAutomation 7 лет назад

Along with Tom Taylor (who may at this point have liquidated his very large complete wedgehead collection), this guy's games are about as good as it gets. He's a really nice guy too, or so he thinks he is :) Thanks for the tour, what a treasure trove of history. He's got the point in the end with Juke, always pay fair pricing or you will regret it.

@viccamppinball 7 лет назад

I appreciate the kind comments. Thanks for stopping by and checking out my collection.

@joerothdeutsch8354 11 лет назад

Great collection of games. Well done video as well!

@viccamppinball 2 года назад

Thank you JR.

@TheWallace6969 9 лет назад

beautiful collection!

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

Thank you. It's been a long tough road building a top of the line collection, but well worth it now that all the hard work is done.

@seanwilkinson3975 9 лет назад

I learned something today - the "wedgehead" is an old Gottlieb pinball machine with the distinctive small "wedge" backglass and single, ten-thousands score counters. I love the funky graphics that inevitably are a part of these types of machines.

@BAKU2K2 7 лет назад

Sean Wilkinson, That is true... also many European manufacturers (mostly Spain and Italy) copied the design as well as many other Gottlieb parts to use on their machines.

@viccamppinball 7 лет назад

Hi Sean, Thanks for the nice comment about the Gottlieb "wedgehead" single player pinball machines. Just to let you know Gottlieb manufactured the wedgehead series from 1961 to 1979. By 1980 Gottlieb starting making solid state pinball machines.

@viccamppinball 7 лет назад

Gottlieb was the number one manufacture of EM pinball machines for a long time before the solid state age arrived.

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

Yeah... the artist back then were talented and right in with the times.

@jodini5 10 лет назад

Very nice! Loved the video guys!

@viccamppinball 4 года назад

Thanks. Glad to here.

@daveferguson2956 2 года назад

Nice collection

@viccamppinball 2 года назад

Thank you

@paulsurette5828 7 лет назад

I had an addiction to 'High Hand'. It was a very popular game at the local bowling alleys here.

@viccamppinball 7 лет назад

High Hand was the last game i played at the corner candy store on Summer Ave in Newark NJ which was 50 feet from our house and across the street from Essex Catholic High School in 1973, after playing many many other pinball machines there starting in 1966. I remember this like it was yesterday because in 1973 i got my drivers license and our family moved to Lake st across the street from Branchbrook Park near Second Ave and pinball took a backseat for a while until the 1980's when i started collecting pinball machines. High Hand is a tough game to beat and a was a real money maker for the vendors running the games on route.

@MegaCrowdaddy 6 лет назад

What an amazing collection! A couple fun facts (that you probably know already): The 1975 movie Tommy featured Buckaroo, it was the machine that the Pinball Wizard (Elton John) played in the showdown with Tommy (Roger Daltrey). Tommy played a Kings and Queens, it would be neat if you could get a KaC and put it next to the Buckaroo. Central Park, El Dorado, Centigrade 37, and Jacks Open have been recreated in the video game/simulation The Pinball Arcade. Gottlieb reskinned El Dorado in several later releases, including Target Alpha, Solar City, and Gold Strike. Again, thanks for posting these beautiful works of art.

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

Thanks for checking out my collection and for the additional information about the machines listed above.

@jasenwm 5 лет назад

Sweet, sweet collection

@viccamppinball 5 лет назад

Thanks knight rider.

@frankdunkin7500 9 лет назад

Hi Vic, enjoyed the video. I've got a Batter Up game and love every minute playing with friends and family. Would love to visit your game room sometime. I live in NNJ and grew up playing these games in Seaside and Belmar.

@viccamppinball 9 лет назад

Frank, Go to pinballowners.com website and become a member there,it's free. Once you are a member you can contact anyone privately on the site including myself. You can also add your Batter Up there on the site starting your web page like the one i have on this site. Talk to you.

@davidbarna1628 5 лет назад

Hey great video I was a kid in Baden pa played a lot of pinball in bowling.alleys and was pretty good at racking up games north Star.was the best game when.you got.triple specials and got.it in the middle bumpers it.was game City thanks for the video David barna Baden pennsylvania

@viccamppinball 5 лет назад

Thanks for the nice comment David....glad you enjoyed the video.

@giantsno1 6 лет назад

Very Very nice collection

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

Thanks Ken.....glad you enjoyed viewing. Be on the look out for some new video in the future.

@chumjoe2223 6 лет назад

I just finished watching your video. I also am from Newark, not far from the airport and the Budweiser plant. I'm just starting to get into pinball, at the age of 70. I have two Jersey Jack machines , one Sterns Ghost Busters, and the Sterns Beatles machine on order. I went to South Side high . What can you tell me about a Gotlieb Flying Carpet pinball machine that might become available to me? I'm not too concerned if it works or not. I'm looking for something vintage to work on in my garage . Your thoughts?

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

Its always nice to hear from Newark, NJ people...Like i responded to you below about, if you are handy and have knowledge with electrical and mechanical pinball machines and can read a wiring schematic then buying the Flying Carpet shouldn't be a problem at all. These Gottlieb manufactured pinball machines nickname "wedgeheads" were built with the ability to last for ever, if service and maintained correctly through their years of operation. Once a Gottlieb EM pinball machine that was sitting in the basement not working for many years and a good EM tech gone through it correctly ,the game will provide years of enjoyment. With that being said.... it looks like you have mostly the newer games and are looking to tinker with an EM pinball machine and get it going to play and enjoy. Well, i say give it a try. There are many pinball websites and i mean TONS of information on how to get your EM pinball machine up and working out there for anyone who wants to earn about these wonderful games. Where are you located at the present time? Are you a member of the website called PINSIDE? I am here to help guide you with questions and or contact information as much as i can to lead you to where you'll need to go to get the Flying Carpet up and running etc. Good Luck!

@sanfranciscobay 6 лет назад

I am looking for a Pinball Machine which I thought was called Baseball, but it's definitely Baseball themed. It is a Pinball Machine that also has a ramp that when you Flip the ball, it can go to a second level. I remember playing it in the early 1970's era. Do you know the name of the machine which I'm referring to? I remember being a Pinball Machine, not a Pitch and Bat machine.

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

Not sure there is a Baseball theme pinball machine with flippers that has a ramp and another level from the early 1970's.

@chumjoe2223 6 лет назад

I havent seen it yet, but an opportunity came up to buy a Flying Carpet machine by Gotlieb. I understand the game doesn't play. Second owner. Went from an arcade lightly played to a private owner. $500.00 might buy it. What do you think?

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

When purchasing an EM pinball machine....It always depends on condition and if the game is working 100% perfect. If the backglass, playfield and cabinet are in good to excellent condition with minor imperfections and the game works 100% then $500 is a good deal....but if the backglass is flaking a some and cabinet and playfield have wear and the game isn't working 100%...then more like $200 to $ 300 would be fair. If you can not make your on repairs yourself to get the game working 100%, then it could become expensive to hire a Tech to come out to work on your game. Most EM pinball machines from th 1970's that have been sitting in a homeowners basement could need some repairs to get it working 100% again and some machines need more or less work than others.

@bradz1037 6 лет назад

Vic - awesome collection. Let me know if any of your neighbors are moving. It would be great to have you next door !

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

Good hear you enjoyed viewing my collection.....Thanks for dropping in.

@spectroman71 3 года назад

I am in awe of the Jacks Open that was never on location.

@viccamppinball 3 года назад

After having my Jacks Open in my collection for over 20 years, it still amazes me the original condition it is in. Thanks for checking it out.

@jodini5 10 лет назад

WOW! Impressive!

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

Thanks for the exciting comments.

@jonoedwards4195 5 лет назад

WOW! Amazing Machines, what a collective. Wish it was filmed with a camera an not a potato? Great post Vic, beauty Mate.

@viccamppinball 5 лет назад

Thanks Jono. Not sure why my new HD camera isn't performing correctly, but will look into it. Sounds like you enjoyed the video anyway.

@blackmantis35 7 лет назад

great stuff !

@viccamppinball 7 лет назад

Glad you enjoyed viewing. Thanks for dropping by.

@evilbeetlekustomscreations4965 3 года назад

I just picked up a 1973 got lid wild times machine 😀

@viccamppinball 3 года назад

That’s a good player with a fun looking back glass.

@bobosdeli 3 года назад

Awesome !! Did I see an El Dorado ??? Used To play that when I was a kid !!

@viccamppinball 3 года назад

Yes you did.

@bobosdeli 3 года назад

@@viccamppinball Fantastic ... Nothing beats the old days, 2 games, 5 balls 25 cents !!

@viccamppinball 3 года назад

@@bobosdeli and only a 2 to 5 minute playing time

@kevincacy8081 10 лет назад

The King of the Wedgehead!

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

There's a collector in Wisconsin that has every Gottlieb wedgehead every manufactured up and running in nice condition too. He's King!

@duckkillerclydeclyde 3 года назад

that was very awesome. Makes me jelly. I was looking for jet spin or super spin. didn't see it.

@viccamppinball 3 года назад

I had a like new original condition Jet Spin in my collection about 15 years ago. Go to this worldwide pinball website by clicking on link and view all 150+ games I had in my collection over the last 30+ years. Look under Vic camps game owned in the past. www.pinballowners.com/campgames

@duckkillerclydeclyde 3 года назад

@@viccamppinball Thanks. I will.

@roryvonbrutt7302 3 года назад

.... EPIC ‼️®™️ 👏👏👏

@viccamppinball 3 года назад

Glad to hear you enjoyed viewing my collection.

@john2001plus 5 лет назад

Would it be cool if some older game was re-released just like the original?

@viccamppinball 5 лет назад

Here is a 1967 Gottlieb King of Diamond( one of my favorite "wedge heads" in my collection) that was re-release just like the original except they made it part electronic. I played one at a pinball show when it was debut in I think 2012 or ? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iItJaMj2NWk.html

@dmtcb 10 лет назад

hey Vic! loved the video...have not talked emailed you for a while..but I am still enjoying pinball!!! I just cleaned up a GOTT> SOCCER (1974) .. and of course love my MINI CYCLE... have you ever come across a MINI CYCLE? DEREK

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

No i haven't , but a collector friend of mine had one in his collection. I did play a Mini Cycle on route back in the day.

@ssweeps 2 года назад

How can I get invited to "Fun Night?"

@viccamppinball 2 года назад

Become a member on Pinside.com It’s free. Then private message on Pinside to connect with me.

@darrenlloyd2990 3 месяца назад

I was hoping to see a pinball machine called 4 square l plaid as a kid Darren from Australia

@viccamppinball 3 месяца назад

I had 4 Square in my collection for a long time, but let it go to a new home. I miss its exciting and great game play! Go below and enter in the title and look closely at the video and you will see my 4 square from a party i had on 3-13-10 . Vic Camp's collection of 32 EM pinball machines ... 3-13-10 Pinball Party

@rusty1187 6 лет назад

you said the machine was dropped at the delivery depot and the distributor never picked it up... still in the box... i assumed it had never even been plugged in!

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

Yes..that's correct, but after 10 years of sitting in the box on shelve the owner of the shipping and receiving warehouse company opened the box and set up the game in his office. It stayed in his office for 10+ more and stopped working....that's when i bought the game. I have the game for 20 years in my collection. The game is still like brand new and extremely low plays and well care for.

@rusty1187 6 лет назад

incredible!!i have a williams space mission i recently bought that is in excellent shape, with 299,630 games on the counter!!! ive never seen one that high before. the owners grandson player it when he visited.

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

I had two or three Space Missions. They are great players and fun to play with other players. I know your enjoying owning that 1970's Williams pinball machine.

@1976aztec 9 лет назад

Nice collection Vic I collect pinballs myself your game room is really cool.

@viccamppinball 9 лет назад

michael whitley Send me your email and i will contact you.Thanks,

@1976aztec 9 лет назад

Hi Vick sorry I didn't get back to you sooner my email is mwhitley68@ymail.com

@jacksonhuber8459 8 лет назад

Vic Camp do you have any interest in other machines? My father was a collector and we are considering getting rid of a few.

@viccamppinball 8 лет назад

Please let me know the names of the machines that you are looking to get rid of. Thanks

@Davidmarciano7 7 лет назад

Hey Vic I'm an old friend of Johnny's from the 70's. I've been looking for a 1972 Ticker tape Bingo Machine for private use. Tony DePasquale told me you might be able to help me find one. I would greatly appreciate your assistance in this matter. David Marciano

@viccamppinball 7 лет назад

Hi David,Have Tony D give my brother Johnny your number or email and have Johnny give it to me and I will contact you.

@kirkwatstien6979 3 года назад

hi I wanted to say great museum quality collection I have a faver I have a wedge jungle king the really needs a lockdown bar I've ebayed and ebayed nothin was wondering if you had any connections to get it please lemme know its too nice now to just leave it this way the who sold it to me hads pics and i then realised he cut off the part of the pic that would show or rather not show the lockdown a really sleazy jerk lsadly thats what happenned... from now on no more sketchy people I'm gunna want pics from leg to leg

@viccamppinball 3 года назад

go to Pinside.com and join this great pinball website and be ya member. It is free to join there.Once your a member go to the forum and find the posting called EM parts. At this post on the forum you can ask for any part you need fir your EM pinball including your lockdown bar. Hopefully one of the friendly collectors will have an extra one and sell it to you. You can also go to me pinball.com and become a member there it’s free too. once a member you can place a wanted add for your lockdown bar. Also try calling pinball resource in NY. they sell parts fir older EM games. Just goggle them for their phone number. good luck..

@evilash570 6 лет назад

WOW!

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

Thanks for dropping by and viewing my collection.

@rusty1187 6 лет назад

the machine had never been played before...

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

who's or what machine had never been played before?

@rentslave Год назад

Too recent for me. I prefer the woodrails.

@viccamppinball Год назад

If it's wood rails you prefer then check out this video below on my you tube page. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XabUF-KuekM.html

@ThomasMuller-jb5lh 2 года назад

Please make an update. Die video quality is worst.

@viccamppinball 2 года назад

Hopefully soon I will.

@rusty1187 6 лет назад

24:00 Zero plays!!!!

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

Not quite sure what you mean by zero plays?

@Bunjamin27 6 лет назад

its a shame this is a private collection.

@viccamppinball 6 лет назад

I try to open my collection to by having pinball gathering every once in a while. I have been doing this for over 20 years. You can view here on my you tube page some of the gathering on video.

@craigseattle 5 лет назад

@@viccamppinball Thanks for having a gathering once in a while -- I might want to visit sometime, when it works out.... (World Fair, (got at age 19!) , King of Diamonds, Snow Queen... then Crescendo.... then Fun Fair...)