I find it hard to believe that the buried Plymouth, with
4 miles on the clock, has anything other than what a brand new 57 Plymouth
would have rolled off the assembly line with.
Glenn.
-----Original Message-----
From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Terry & Andree Hoeman
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 2:35 PM
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Miss Belvie's battery..
in 55 the original battery would be Willard wouldn't
it?? Mopar wouldn't
show till the battery was replaced. Don't know when
that changed
though---any experts out there?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan & Roger van Hoy"
<vanhilla@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Miss Belvie's battery..
>I sincerely doubt that Pic #3 is the identical
replacement battery for a
>'57 Dodge or Plymouth. Why?
>
> [1] The curved "m" emblem for MoPar
wasn't used until later.
>
> [2] The book from which you took the photo says Pic
#1 for 1956-58
> Chrysler Prod.
>
> [3] My 1955-58 Parts Book already has a superceded
number for the 1956-58
> Dodge/Plymouth/DeSoto 50 amp battery, 1818959 [wet]
and 1818932 [dry].
> That, coincidentally, is the number for the 1956-58
Chrysler 50 amp
> battery. In other words, replacement # does not
match original #.
>
> In addition to the parts book, I looked thru my '58
DeSoto and '56
> Plymouth FSM's; the battery pix are the same as the
Parts book, none of
> which show the label.
>
> So, for those who strive for absolute
authenticity... fughettabouttit !!!
> Or maybe buy one of the #1 batteries from Neil's
vendor pic.
>
> --Roger van Hoy, Washougal, WA, '55 DeSoto, '58
DeSoto, '56 Plymouth, '66
> Plymouth, '41 Dodge
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eastern Sierra Adjustment Services"
<esierraadj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 11:18 AM
> Subject: [FWDLK] Miss Belvie's battery..
>
>
>>I think that George McKovich PM'ed me, to say
that the MoPar logo, on
>> Ms. Belvie's battery (as depicted on the
attached Antique Auto battery
>> folder)
>> was seen to have been placed/oriented toward the
fender, instead of its
>> facing
>> inboard, toward the engine compartment.
>>
>> BTW, Style-3 is OEM-correct for Group 24
1957+ cars.
>>
>> The placement of the battery terminals pretty
much determines how the
>> battery
>> is to be installed, on the inner fender.
>>
>> Ron Water's pics, from last week, clearly(?)
showed that there was no
>> visible
>> logo facing the engine compartment, AND(??) that
the battery caps may
>> have
>> been white-colored.
>>
>> I'm wondering what color to re-paint the yellow
"Delco" fake-caps which
>> appear on the Tar-Topper-fake-battery-lid, after
I remove the "Delco"
>> embossments FROM the fake-caps.
>>
>> Neil Vedder
>
>
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