Newbie with Bally 809's....questions

[zarco]

Hi Guys,
New to this forum and have only had a couple of slots in the past (Seeburg and Bally Contienental).
Just picked up six, incomplete Bally 809's which I gather were some of the last EM machines.
All are missing the hopper/payout assembly that fits in the bottom of the cabinet, and glasses
as well. The rest seem to be complete and restorable. Two questions; are these worth the
time and $'s, and are the hopper assemblies available? If anyone has these would be happy
to swap parts they might need. I'm NOT a dealer or looking to sell these on fleabay. Just
want to see if I can get 1 or two working to add to the arcade collection.

BTW, I've been a pinball collector for >25 years and I do my own repair/restoration work
so not too worried about digging into EM slots. I'm located in Santa Rosa, CA.
Steve

[TheFatman]

809's were not at the end of Ballys EM's. 1964 is when they started and the last I know is 1203 in 1980. 809's were made in 1967. They also made 4 slaant type machines called the Classic. The last regular one I think was the 1203, after that, they started with E series which were electronic. Do you have pics of the machines you can post? Finding hoppers might be harder than you might think. I do have a few contacts that might be able to help you. I will let you know.
Dave F