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PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:20 pm    Post subject: 2 VW Batteries and an NOS Varta battery Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You guys got some awesome collection, hope someday I could have somthing like that.

I have this early vwoa battery , 6v the one with the united states logo. I would love to run this in my 56 cabrio, know of anyone that can rebuld them or modified them (opima battery inside the box) etc.
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PostPosted: Mon May 17, 2010 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2010 9:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

These are the only two "Tar Tops" that I can find being currently made in Germany, for VW's anyway?

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This one from a company called "Dieter Schmidt Lorenz"
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This one from "Status VW" in the UK. $164.00 shipped.

I would like to get either one of these, put a Bosch Badge and some Bosch caps for the tops... Wink
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PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2010 12:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another option would be a retro battery kit. Inky Ford has this photo listed in the gallery. The kit includes lead bars and the badge to dress up a modern battery to look old.

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PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2010 4:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That looks like a good alternative.
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PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2010 7:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is a before and after photo:

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Got this today, 1951 Varta Auto-Atlas of Germany, lots of advertisements including VW .

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 12:10 pm    Post subject: Bosch 6V 55 Ah cutaway model Reply with quote

I bought this Bosch cutaway battery yesterday at Techno Classica in Germany. I would swap it against a Varta.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi guys. Does anyone have an example of a early 1970's battery? Or photos of one? Thanks!

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

cj2a wrote:
Hi guys. Does anyone have an example of a early 1970's battery? Or photos of one? Thanks!

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 8:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks! I saw one in the manual:

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I wasn't sure what year this was and what the "oval" areas on the top of the battery were (to the left and right of the battery fill caps).

Did Beetles have batteries in them when they were shipped to the US? Or were they installed when they arrived?

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:38 am    Post subject: Bosch display piece (repro) Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's just sick, Rick.

Seriously, I just want everything in that photo. Laughing
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2014 12:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mirror hanging battery check guage. They hung this on your mirror after they checked your battery to tell you what kind of shape it was in.
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 4:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

banana split wrote:
cj2a wrote:
Hi guys. Does anyone have an example of a early 1970's battery? Or photos of one? Thanks!

Todd.


From a 1968 accessories brochure :
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Funny how the battery has a type 3 part number.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 10:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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A friend of mine who works in a VW dealership, found this in a back room and gave it to me years ago. Very Happy
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I just found this thread. I too have one of these batteries, but not as nice as this one pictured above! I have a crack/split vertically in one side of my battery, and I'm missing one cap (have an WTB ad in my classifieds looking for the missing cap). I too would be very interested in finding a service that could use the outer shell to make a complete running battery with new guts... For now, it sits on display on a shelf in my basement. Very cool looking VWoA battery!

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 7:04 pm    Post subject: Re: Show your battery related accessories and collectibles Reply with quote

I always liked the old VWOA batteries but they are pretty tough to fine. Finally found one but it was a little rough around the edges so I spent a few hours "freshening" it up. Not perfect but turned out better than I expected. Here are before and after pictures.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 10:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Show your battery related accessories and collectibles Reply with quote

Nice work!

I forgot about this thread but here's an original battery box:
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2018 6:23 am    Post subject: Re: Show your battery related accessories and collectibles Reply with quote

Thanks. I'd like to find an original box too but they are probably harder to find than the battery.
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