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PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:23 am    Post subject: OG VW 6volt battery? Reply with quote

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...S%3AUS%3A1

Saw this on ebay-----is it real?


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A buyer is trying to get him to "sell it now"----if anyone here is interested they should bid soon
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 10:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, I've had a couple of them in the past.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've always liked the old batteries. I'd like to find one for my 56 Ghia.

The particular battery in the picture would be had to refurbish. There is an older style that has a type or tar across the top. You can melt this off and then they replace the core. This is typical for early American cars if the case is not cracked.

Nice battery even if you were only to display it.

At one time someone made decals that went on the side with the USA outline and VWOA. Haven't seen these for a while either.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

that battery is a 60s or 70s replacement battery. it was sold through the VW dealer network.

when your 6V VW was new, it would have most likely had a BOSCH battery or perhaps a VARTA.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i've got one of those but to sell it would be expencive to ship though just a little heavy Wink
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Volks,
Original battery manufacutures list from 1966/67.
DETA
Varta
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Hoppecke
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Two days to go and it is at $100!!
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 3:42 pm    Post subject: Re: OG VW 6volt battery? Reply with quote

A good friend of mine has this Factory Battery from the 50's/60's It doesn't keep charge but it looks cool Cool
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 4:07 pm    Post subject: Re: OG VW 6volt battery? Reply with quote

Cool! I have never seen that before.

Speaking of VW batteries, here's an original Box
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 4:08 pm    Post subject: Re: OG VW 6volt battery? Reply with quote

A 6v battery
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 4:09 pm    Post subject: Re: OG VW 6volt battery? Reply with quote

A 12v battery
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 9:26 pm    Post subject: Re: OG VW 6volt battery? Reply with quote

Those old batteries don't actually work do they? Maybe you can recondition them.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:31 pm    Post subject: Re: OG VW 6volt battery? Reply with quote

They are unusable but I have seen someone in the past say that you could refurbish them.

I have never tried that and never heard of anyone actually doing it with an original VW battery.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:36 pm    Post subject: Re: OG VW 6volt battery? Reply with quote

It sounds like a business for someone.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:30 am    Post subject: Re: OG VW 6volt battery? Reply with quote

If someone made them or could recharge them, I would buy one.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 5:17 pm    Post subject: Re: OG VW 6volt battery? Reply with quote

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If someone made them or could recharge them, I would buy one.


I suspect there are quite a few people like you. Some folks want that original look. They will pay for it too.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 4:11 pm    Post subject: Re: OG VW 6volt battery? Reply with quote

...While other people would pay to have a hollow sleeve made for an Optima that duplicates that. Cool
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 11, 2017 4:50 pm    Post subject: Re: OG VW 6volt battery? Reply with quote

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...While other people would pay to have a hollow sleeve made for an Optima that duplicates that. Cool

I was working on a 3d printed VW of America logo...I didn't finish.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 8:39 am    Post subject: Re: OG VW 6volt battery? Reply with quote

Can anyone tell me when this battery was produced? My boyfriend found it in his stuff this morning. Thanks!

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 9:59 am    Post subject: Re: OG VW 6volt battery? Reply with quote

1960s/maybe early 1970s.

I'm not aware of any exact date on the battery but if you see any markings that might be a date stamp, feel free to post them here
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