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pattcook · 08-12-2011, 03:54 PM

Can anyone tell me if the original Delco tar top battery for 56 chev had the Delco on the front of the case in raised white letters . I see some of the repros do and some don,t.- thanks John

1957cc · 08-12-2011, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by pattcook

Can anyone tell me if the original Delco tar top battery for 56 chev had the Delco on the front of the case in raised white letters . I see some of the repros do and some don,t.- thanks John

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VB55Burt · 08-12-2011, 04:12 PM

Definitly check out the above post. A CCI member with a great restored '57 Nomad has one of these batteries, looks all orig, but has "optima" gel technology inside--not cheap but orig looking with no points deduction in judging, but always starts.

mr 265 · 08-12-2011, 10:48 PM

http://www.348-409.com/images/misc127.jpg this may help ,it looks to me like the battery is plain on the front (no white or yellow lettering) or it would have showed up in this pic ----

i know the 55 battery had rasied lettering but it was not painted just plain black

mr 265 · 08-12-2011, 10:52 PM

http://www.classicdreammachines.ca/i...line/a1_fs.jpg see it this link works

pattcook · 08-12-2011, 11:30 PM

`It appears in this photo that the front of the battery is plain black with no white lettering. Maybe others had the lettering? Interesting that the tires were blackwall.

mr 265 · 08-13-2011, 11:13 AM

you can find original magazine ads with the delco name in yellow or white in 55 and 56 ,,,but that was just so the name would show up in print ,as far as it goes that real world battery was just black with raised lettering,,,now some people sell the yellow decal and fake tar top cover so you can make a newer battery look close ,but the repros are dead on to the original ones if thats the way you want to go ---

2CRUZ · 08-14-2011, 09:53 AM

I do not recomend buying one from Danchuks. I orderd one and when it arrived it looked like a piece of junk. The top was all banged up it looked terrable. I sent it back, and yes I had to pay the shipping cost back to them and they sent me another one. It looked worse than the first one. again I had to pay the shipping cost back to them. I told them I would never buy anything from them again.

Mike

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pattcook Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 pattcook's Garage Location: cal Posts: 105 Member #17973	Reproduction batteries Can anyone tell me if the original Delco tar top battery for 56 chev had the Delco on the front of the case in raised white letters . I see some of the repros do and some don,t.- thanks John

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08-12-2011, 04:12 PM	#3
VB55Burt Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 VB55Burt's Garage Location: Sorrento FL Posts: 118 Member #8170	Definitly check out the above post. A CCI member with a great restored '57 Nomad has one of these batteries, looks all orig, but has "optima" gel technology inside--not cheap but orig looking with no points deduction in judging, but always starts.

08-12-2011, 10:48 PM	#4
mr 265 Trifive Leaders Club Join Date: Oct 2009 mr 265's Garage Location: Pennsylvania USA Posts: 6,012 Member #10768	http://www.348-409.com/images/misc127.jpg this may help ,it looks to me like the battery is plain on the front (no white or yellow lettering) or it would have showed up in this pic ---- i know the 55 battery had rasied lettering but it was not painted just plain black

08-12-2011, 10:52 PM	#5
mr 265 Trifive Leaders Club Join Date: Oct 2009 mr 265's Garage Location: Pennsylvania USA Posts: 6,012 Member #10768	http://www.classicdreammachines.ca/i...line/a1_fs.jpg see it this link works

08-12-2011, 11:30 PM	#6
pattcook Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 pattcook's Garage Location: cal Posts: 105 Member #17973	`It appears in this photo that the front of the battery is plain black with no white lettering. Maybe others had the lettering? Interesting that the tires were blackwall.

08-13-2011, 11:13 AM	#7
mr 265 Trifive Leaders Club Join Date: Oct 2009 mr 265's Garage Location: Pennsylvania USA Posts: 6,012 Member #10768	you can find original magazine ads with the delco name in yellow or white in 55 and 56 ,,,but that was just so the name would show up in print ,as far as it goes that real world battery was just black with raised lettering,,,now some people sell the yellow decal and fake tar top cover so you can make a newer battery look close ,but the repros are dead on to the original ones if thats the way you want to go ---

08-14-2011, 09:53 AM	#8
2CRUZ Senior Member 1 Blue Star Join Date: Feb 2009 2CRUZ's Garage Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 254 Member #7793	I do not recomend buying one from Danchuks. I orderd one and when it arrived it looked like a piece of junk. The top was all banged up it looked terrable. I sent it back, and yes I had to pay the shipping cost back to them and they sent me another one. It looked worse than the first one. again I had to pay the shipping cost back to them. I told them I would never buy anything from them again. Mike

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