Actually it's not haha...its a great game without the header...the header has no impact on game play at all...it was an option at the time of purchasing the unit new in 1991 and not all of the 500 games had it...this one just happens to have the holes where the header was once installed...
Some of the original headers had electrical issues and were removed by operators after reports of fires in a few of them when they were new...and others were removed when purchased for home use because the header on this game is actually rather tall and didn't fit in many basement game rooms...
I've reduced the price to $6200 OBO...or possibly a trade deal where I can add some cash
Thanks everyone!