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02-05-2014, 11:11 AM
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Believe it or not, but new pinball machines are still being made. Chicago-based Stern Pinball (http://www.sternpinball.com/) still makes them and has found a niche selling modern machines to individual buyers and arcade distributors. For its latest cabinet, Stern partnered with Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) to create a pinball game that pays homage to the 50th anniversary of the Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/), including the next generation. The new machine is being unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/chicago-auto-show/) on February 6 and goes on sale in March.
Stern is offering the machine in three variants. The pro-level machine is meant for arcades and public spaces and retails for $4,995. All of them come with background and cabinet art by Camilo Pardo (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/camilo+pardo/), who designed the Ford GT (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+gt/), and Top Gear USA (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/top+gear+usa/) host Tanner Foust (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/tanner+foust/) is the game's announcer. Depending on where players shoot the ball, they activate events that simulate drag racing, rallying, drifting and racing the Mustang, and hitting targets lets players shift the gears up and down.
An upgraded, premium table with added art will be added later for pinball machine collectors. The third model is a signed, special edition with art of the 1965 Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/1965+ford+mustang/) and 2015 Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/2015+ford+mustang/) on the machine and chrome and Mustang badges on the speaker grilles. Prices for these editions will be announced later.
It is probably hard to remember the last time you saw a pinball machine, let alone played one, but scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/02/04/mustang-themed-pinball-game-debuting-in-chicago-w-video/#continued) to check out the machine in action and read the complete press release about it.Continue reading Mustang-themed pinball game debuting in Chicago [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/05/mustang-themed-pinball-game-debuting-in-chicago-w-video/)
Mustang-themed pinball game debuting in Chicago [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/05/mustang-themed-pinball-game-debuting-in-chicago-w-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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Believe it or not, but new pinball machines are still being made. Chicago-based Stern Pinball (http://www.sternpinball.com/) still makes them and has found a niche selling modern machines to individual buyers and arcade distributors. For its latest cabinet, Stern partnered with Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) to create a pinball game that pays homage to the 50th anniversary of the Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/), including the next generation. The new machine is being unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/chicago-auto-show/) on February 6 and goes on sale in March.
Stern is offering the machine in three variants. The pro-level machine is meant for arcades and public spaces and retails for $4,995. All of them come with background and cabinet art by Camilo Pardo (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/camilo+pardo/), who designed the Ford GT (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+gt/), and Top Gear USA (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/top+gear+usa/) host Tanner Foust (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/tanner+foust/) is the game's announcer. Depending on where players shoot the ball, they activate events that simulate drag racing, rallying, drifting and racing the Mustang, and hitting targets lets players shift the gears up and down.
An upgraded, premium table with added art will be added later for pinball machine collectors. The third model is a signed, special edition with art of the 1965 Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/1965+ford+mustang/) and 2015 Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/2015+ford+mustang/) on the machine and chrome and Mustang badges on the speaker grilles. Prices for these editions will be announced later.
It is probably hard to remember the last time you saw a pinball machine, let alone played one, but scroll down (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/02/04/mustang-themed-pinball-game-debuting-in-chicago-w-video/#continued) to check out the machine in action and read the complete press release about it.Continue reading Mustang-themed pinball game debuting in Chicago [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/05/mustang-themed-pinball-game-debuting-in-chicago-w-video/)
Mustang-themed pinball game debuting in Chicago [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/05/mustang-themed-pinball-game-debuting-in-chicago-w-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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