Summer Time

Summer Time, produced by Elettrocoin in 1970, is an electro-mechanical pinball machine offered as a conversion kit based on Gottlieb's 1967 games 'Hit-A-Card' and 'Solitaire'. As with many Italian EM machines of the period, it reworked American designs with new artwork and theming for local distribution.

Summer Time features two flippers, three pop bumpers, two slingshots, and seven standup targets, showcasing the common gameplay elements of early electro-mechanical pinball machines. The machine's theme revolves around a beach setting, incorporating elements like playing cards, sailing, swimming, and water. Players could engage with these targets to score points while navigating the game's electro-mechanical mechanisms.

The machine's artistic depiction of summer activities against a beach background is likely one of its most notable aspects, blending an outdoor backglass theme with a playing-card playfield theme drawn from its source games. There are no specific records detailing who designed Summer Time, leaving some mystery about its creation, but it remains an example of Italy's conversion-kit era of pinball production.