RE: [Chrysler300] Replacement Battery

["Rich Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

Any theories, recollections or references to the nature of the external
appearance, brand and design of the original 6-Volt battery in the 1955
C-300?

The service manual lists only a 2H-135 battery for NY & Imp-135 amp-hour,
6-volt, 19 plates. If that is plates/cell, it would be a 58 plate battery. 

The parts manual lists essentially two 6-Volt different batteries for 1955
Chryslers, but with apparently garbled part numbers and specifications.  One
is a 100 Amp, 45 plate battery and the other a 115 Amp, 51 plate battery.
Dimensions for both the same: 10 1/4" X 6 7/8" X 8 9/16". 

Antique Auto Battery lists a MoPar G20M battery as 100% correct-dimensions
10 1/4" X 6 3/4" X 9"  780 CCA.  But it seems I have heard the original
batteries were some other brand-Willard or Autolite?

I recall that our club judges do not deduct any points for any black battery
with top posts.

C-300'ly,
Rich Barber
Brentwood, CA
1955 C-300


 -----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Paul Martin
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 3:36 PM
To: Tony Rinaldi; Chrysler 300 Club
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Replacement Battery

Tony
I purchased a maintainance free unit last summer for
one of my GM cars and I am delighted with the
performance. Its cranking ability is equivilent to the
Omni battery i used in another car. The extra bucks
were woth it to have a reliable battery and the
correct look all in one. I have previously purchased
the correct look retro batterys in regular form but
they constantly required a battery tender to keep them
alive.

Paul Martin
300F
Vancouver BC
--- Tony Rinaldi <awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi to all,
> 
> There was a recent post regarding a replacement
> battery. Didn't see many
> responses. Think it had to do with NOT having the
> Mopar and arrow?
> 
> If I want to get the appropriate replacement battery
> for a 300-F would the
> Mopar with arrow supplied by:
> 
> http://www.antiqueautobattery.com/
> 
> Would this Group 27 battery be appropriate.
> 
> They sell a tar top with red caps in either leaded
> (800 cranking amps for
> $145) and a maintenance free with the same look (750
> cranking amps for
> $250.)
> 
> Please advise.
> 
> Thanks,
> Tony



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