When you spend a great deal of time in the car graveyards of the world, as I do, you learn that many interesting items take their final tow-truck ride to Ewe Pullet inside the doomed vehicles. Usually ...

In recent years, niche and quirky items like vintage pinball machines have soared in popularity (and value). But what makes these retro machines so special? Aside from the arcade nostalgia, some ...

The pastime of pinball has lived a fraught existence. Whether due to public sentiment, hostile legislation, or a simple lack of popularity, the entire silver ball industry has repeatedly teetered on ...

Great read, thanks Ars. Hope Steve is turning his mind to digitizing all the manuals and schematics and planning to take on an apprentice / inheritor! The pinball market in Canada is minuscule ...