RE: IML: 1961 Crown Southampton

["Christopher Middlebrook" <delamothe@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On my 62, I broke the piggy bank and bought an Optima battery.  You just can't go wrong with it.  You don't have to trickle charge it if you don't drive the car all the time, and it charges up fast too.  Now, an Optima looks way out of place in the vintage surroundings of our engine compartments.  So I ordered an Optima tar top cover that Eckler Corvette sells.  With some slight modifications, you can have the battery look like it belongs there.  Kenyon brought up a good point on the battery disconnect switch.  It's good practice to keep a battery disconnected from the car as it sits in order to minimize the galvanic effect which aids in the corrosion of body parts.

Chris Middlebrook
62 Custom Southampton

 --- On Tue 09/14,  < JosephStil@xxxxxxx > wrote:
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:37:48 -0400
Subject: IML: 1961 Crown Southampton

All:<br><br>Does anyone on the list know the correct size battery for this car?  I have searched the site but can't find mention of the correct size battery.  I don't mean the physical dimensions, I am asking about cranking amps, etc.  I need to replace the battery and don't know what size to buy.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Joe<br><br><br>-----------------  http://www.imperialclub.com  -----------------<br>This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please <br>reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be <br>shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the<br>Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<br>To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm<br><br>

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