65 Rear Mounted Battery Photos

I'm sure I've got an original picture or two around here somewhere. Used it as reference for one of the restorations.

There was a period (if I remember correctly) where they might not have installed AUTOLITE or FoMoCo batteries. Believe there is a comment about that on one of the early add-delete sheets from San Jose

 

I found this photo Black and white is factory photo while color photos are restorations. Hope this helps

 

I love it that the restoration pictures are different that the original photo.
(obviously the original is wrong)
jimbo

 

I know that you are looking for an original factory photo of the Cobra vent caps. I remember an article pertaining to the vent caps being installed on the cars because of complaints from buyers having gasses venting into the cars and also being a method of getting rid of the acid from overcharging batteries into the trunk. That changed when the batteries were no longer placed in the trunk. I believe the photo you may want may be in the form of service bulletin to dealerships service departments. The factory photo may not exist because this procedure was done outside the factory. This is only a opinion. Not fact. I can not remember the artilcle location but I know and remember the topic. I think that was a conversation with Chuck Cantwell somewhere! The last photo was taken at SAAC31 5S200 by me

 

As Jim pointed out the restoration photos are different than that of the original and just a small point to make on the restorations having group 24 batteries while all the archive photos I have (I have a lot) show group 22F. I believe unless you have an unaltered car every car needs to be examined close as to what is original on the car you are restoring. I have not found two alike exactly. Love these early cars. I was disqualified in 1977 for not having an outside mirror on my car while the car I was being judged against had a 66 mirror. He won!! mine is still original but I do have a Talbot in the box for all those skeptics. That was the last show I ever participated in. If you need a photo let me know. It will save you the time of buying magazines that may or may not have a 65 in them.

 

Here is a shot from 5/65 motor trend.
..This car may have been a clone.. so remember to use whatever you see in it with reservations..

 

Here is what I notice from the mag picture.
...The double wire is really the wire and the shadow of the wire.. see the shadow of the guys arm
...the tray that the battery sits on is bigger than the battery.. look close.
Most of the reproduced rear battery restorations I have seen get this wrong. They must all be copys of howard pardees car or something .. I dont know.
...the long j-bolt things are zinc or cad plated?? there are washers on them and the nuts are wing nuts
...I think the tray is bolted to the floor (under the battery) of the trunk and the battery is bolted to the tray
...if there are any cobra battery caps with this car they are in the glove box with the bag of chili mix and the can of pit stop anti-perspirant





On my clone I put the battery inside a big zip lock bag.. I have a plastic 1" diameter plastic line in the bag with the battery the other end of the hose sticks out through the inside wall of the well behind the battery in the picture (where a rubber grommit thing was) 5 years no problems no smell.. the bat. terminals still look new.. It's to bad you can't get away with tricks like this if you have a real car..
jimbo

 

Hey eljimbo
The tray looks larger because the battery is smaller than the resto photos. Even the wire clamp is smaller for the group 22 batteries shown in all early photos. You will notice the shadow in the 1st photo I posted. Here is another resto photo using a group 24 battery
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Why can't I post normal sized photos??
jimbo

 

What is your normal size? Are you using the thumbnail links because that is what is showing up. If you click on the thumbnail the photos will enlarge to normal size