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    My new to me 1955 Model 66C

    in Me and My Buick

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    So the AGM collector battery that was in the car finally gave up and wouldn’t take/hold a charge even with a steady AGM trickle charger that was designed to “repair” the cells. I did not want to spend $300 + in a similar battery just to be period correct and decided to go with a maintenance free group 31 commercial battery that would fit the tray and the hold down. The group 31 from NAPA, around $130, had the terminal posts in the middle, just the ground cable had to be relocated as well as new hold down bolts to fit perfectly. The group 31 was about an inch taller. I decided to remove all decals from the new battery to make it look better, luckily the “Delco” cell caps from the AGM would screw perfect on the group 31 making it look a bit better. Will figure some type of decal to hide the modern handle, I will still keep the old AGM for judge shows if need be. Needles to say that now I have truck cranking power. Sharing this just in case someone has the same situation.

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