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Anchovy
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That battery looks nice.
Are you sure it is from the 40's? The bus bars and vent caps look like new manufacture. The 40's era batteries I have seen from Varta have their name / logo stamped into the bars and molded into the caps. |
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KdF1
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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The Varta Logo was installed on to it by me. It came without any manfacturers name on it anyplace. I like the Varta Logo, so I went with that.
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Anchovy
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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Yours looks really good. I did this one some time ago:
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KdF1
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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Lookin good. Is yours a tartop too? Looks like it.
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Anchovy
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, it is a tar top. I bought it in Germany from an outfit that still makes the old style batteries. I think yours is from the same company. |
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sled
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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| NOS 1940's Varta Battery |
so it would then not actually be a NOS 40's varta battery right?
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KdF1
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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The guy I got it from is a friend and he had it for over 10 years. I bought it from him 4 or 5 years ago. So I know it's about 15 years old. He said late 40's.
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sled
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| Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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but is it a real VARTA battery?
either way its cool, Im just confused.
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IN2VWS
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:08 am Post subject: |
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....not much battery stuff to show you......but I do have this old VW battery for the Aussie market.
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Anchovy
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| Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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| IN2VWS wrote: |
....not much battery stuff to show you......but I do have this old VW battery for the Aussie market.
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I hadn't seen one of those before. Very cool and made by Willard. |
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IN2VWS
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I forgot I had this........Its not specifically battery related though. Its a Bosch desk thermometer, made of glass.
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Anchovy
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:44 pm Post subject: |
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| I just missed one of those on ebarf a few weeks ago. It looks like a well made piece. |
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bugforsale
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Mr...Anchovy-
Regarding:
Your quote,
"...Yes, it is a tar top. I bought it in Germany from an outfit that still makes the old style batteries. I think yours is from the same company...."
That has to be the same repop one made in Germany, that Wolfsburg West sells (sold). I just called recently, because I remembered they showed it on their website, and they no longer get them. But he did tell me they get it in Germany.
I know they only likely dropped it because not enough people knew they had them, didn't sell many.
But could you tell me the German company's name?
For example I got my interior from Himmel Service, so I look all over for the closest thing I can get...seems like I end up shipping everything good from Germany!
Worth the trouble to me, since no one in the USA makes one close, that you can just ad the (your) repop logos to and be done.
I'd buy a couple. |
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ZwitterND
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:59 am Post subject: |
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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. 
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Has anyone ever seen one of these come up for sale? |
I purchased one of these on ebay a few years back, it was used & cracked with no caps. It could not be restored so I gutted it out, glued it, painted it. Currently it sits on a shelf. Thinking of putting a dry cell 6v inside it for display it in my zwitter at a show.
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ZwitterND
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Anchovy
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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Mr...Anchovy-
Regarding:
Your quote,
"...Yes, it is a tar top. I bought it in Germany from an outfit that still makes the old style batteries. I think yours is from the same company...."
That has to be the same repop one made in Germany, that Wolfsburg West sells (sold). I just called recently, because I remembered they showed it on their website, and they no longer get them. But he did tell me they get it in Germany.
I know they only likely dropped it because not enough people knew they had them, didn't sell many.
But could you tell me the German company's name?
For example I got my interior from Himmel Service, so I look all over for the closest thing I can get...seems like I end up shipping everything good from Germany!
Worth the trouble to me, since no one in the USA makes one close, that you can just ad the (your) repop logos to and be done.
I'd buy a couple. |
I don't recall the name but I believe they are near Berlin and I seem to recall that they have a bull as the company logo. In any case I tracked them down and found that the price from dealers on ebay Germany were similar. The sellers on ebay were more responsive as well. I had them provide the yellow vent caps I wanted instead of the stock blue ones.
Do a search for "6V 84Ah" on ebay Germany and you will run into some sellers. The guy I got mine from does not seem to be selling any longer. |
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toydude111
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How about this?
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Herbie3Rivers
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empiracer
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| You have some awesome stuff Paul |
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ProjectX
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| Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:07 am Post subject: |
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Here's an original Bosch I found and just picked it up from being rebuilt.
Notice the original caps 
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