sftamx1 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 any guesses on the apx vintage of this 6 volt battery? I had no idea this long forgotten car still had a battery under the rear seat. Supposedly the car (1933) wasn't driven after WW2. This battery age would be the only way I have to verify this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 No other markings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sftamx1 Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 None I noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 From what I have seen on other items, the battery caps would pass for the style used in the 1930s and 1940s. If it was a brand like western auto, excide, or gould it would be easier to determine a date of manufacturing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon37 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Maybe you could make the old battery case into a cover for an Optima battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sftamx1 Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 Its more a curiosity to see when my car was last used. When installed, the battery is under the trunk floor in my '32 Terraplane coupe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 tell us the demensions to help id the group size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 The reference to S. A. E. standards and logo style make think 1950's. People for get stuff and tend to adapt their memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30DodgePanel Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 On 5/28/2020 at 10:39 AM, sftamx1 said: Supposedly the car (1933) wasn't driven after WW2. This battery age would be the only way I have to verify this! Where was the car located or sitting for all those years? Might lend a clue to a local distributor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 SAE was started in 1905. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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