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Offline dealers choice

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Re: The Secret Room..
« Reply #15 on: March 27, 2014, 02:17:05 AM »
Awesome find Nino. great to hear your dad doesnt think your a bum any more i wouldnt be at all surprised if your dad suplied the pins etc to the fish and chip shop in avondale heights where i grew up in the 70s to early 80s *)*
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« Reply #16 on: March 27, 2014, 03:14:44 AM »
Wow great story..discovered at just the right time in the career
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« Reply #17 on: March 27, 2014, 06:20:55 AM »
WOW,grate story and a fantastic stash.I love the timber on the beach time.
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« Reply #18 on: March 27, 2014, 07:42:17 AM »
Great story Nino, pity your dad didn't stash a NIB Kiss in there for you as well.
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« Reply #19 on: March 27, 2014, 08:38:11 AM »
Awesome find, New Pin Day  $#$
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« Reply #20 on: March 27, 2014, 08:53:09 AM »
Bloody awesome.  Everyone's dream to find a secret stash of machines and with the personal touch on this find it makes it the best. 

You are allowed to tell us if you shed a tear.
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Re: The Secret Room..
« Reply #21 on: March 27, 2014, 10:10:40 AM »
Quote from: Pintoxicated on March 27, 2014, 08:53:09 AM
Bloody awesome.  Everyone's dream to find a secret stash of machines and with the personal touch on this find it makes it the best. 

You are allowed to tell us if you shed a tear.

I was emotional when he started talking about the machines. Once he saw them in the back of my ute, he smiled, said they looked fantastic and then told me "these were for you". THAT was when everything made sense. Last night, I was MORE pleased that any container day. It was more personal.

We did restore a Miami Beach over 10 years ago, and we still have it in storage - but the playfield is a Key West. Now there is a large stash of backglasses in his workshop. Most are Bally Bingos. so this will be my next stop.
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« Reply #22 on: March 27, 2014, 03:26:26 PM »
Way cool, good ol' Dad.
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« Reply #23 on: March 27, 2014, 04:59:27 PM »
FANTASTIC story - simply amazing!!!
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« Reply #24 on: March 27, 2014, 07:40:17 PM »
Great story and find, thanks for sharing.
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« Reply #25 on: March 27, 2014, 09:59:02 PM »
Awesome story, thanks.
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« Reply #26 on: March 28, 2014, 10:08:50 AM »
Very cool Nino ^^^
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Re: The Secret Room..
« Reply #27 on: March 28, 2014, 10:48:27 AM »
Wow, now that's one awesome pinball/games "bunker"!

Nino, a very moving and heartfelt story.  Thanks for sharing .... I am sure restoring these will be on a whole other level to you, given the sentimental attachment.

Maybe next time you catch up with you Dad for a coffee, your opening line might be ..... "So Dad, is there anything else you would like to tell me about any other hidden stash .....".  Maybe there's another time vault waiting for you somewhere else.
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« Reply #28 on: March 28, 2014, 01:47:11 PM »
Terrific story.
The machines' family provenance is heart warming.
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« Reply #29 on: March 28, 2014, 02:12:42 PM »
I just read this, how cool is that. Finding a stash of machines, that your dad left for you. Very cool.

I will be dreaming this tonight. :)

Thanks for sharing your story.
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