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Trying to work out what the decal on this battery says so it can be reproduced. Anyone got a better pic? Or any ideas? Cheers Jason  |
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just buy a AC delco battery
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Hi Jason,
Johniz here got the HQ 308 off you last week posted to Sydney for my resto.
If you do work it out and get it made let me know will want 1 for my car.
Cheers
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Got it worked out mate. Should have them done by end of Jan. Well I have to have them done by then as a few people want them before Feb. Drop me a email if you like. Edited by user Tuesday, 19 January 2010 10:44:05 AM(UTC)
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I have images of HQs with a completely different battery to that one, so this will not suit all HQs, maybe only the early ones.
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I will drop you a email warren with the complete brochure pic for you to look at. I would be very interested in seeing the different HQ battery decals? |
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Warren for some reason its not letting me use the fastlane PM thingo. If you could send me a email to j_ackland(at)aapt.net.au that would be great. |
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I have a GM-H photo of a purple car with the bonnet off, 308 with air no steer and the battery is white with red top, nothing like the battery here. The car is newish, radiator cap is off and there is some stain in the radiator.
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Maybe this battery was a heavy duty one or simular compared to the one in the photo? |
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308 with air would have the heavy duty battery
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The HQs i have seen used in photos were Orange and White Lucas ones from the production line, and they may have only been a certain way through production and not all through the full 4 years of production of HQ . This is the battery i think Warren is probably talking about . The battery you have a photo of there looks like a GMH Dealership replacement battery , probably a rebadged Exide i would say which is what they sold in the 90s until AC delco came on line again. But as i was not around back in the early 70s , so i would not be the right person to ask , i am only speculating from photos i have seen . www.monaromuscleparts.comEdited by user Friday, 22 January 2010 4:19:24 AM(UTC)
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Here is a pic of the orginal advert. Maybe they where a replacement like sugested.  |
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I recon the batteries shown in the add are "for advertising purposes only", and not exactly what dealers received. Perhaps the full-face decal was applied to cover the makers one? I cant imagine GMH producing such large decals for something generally unseen.
Who would have thought wed be trying to figure out this sort of stuff 30+ years ago? |
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Tell me about it. Drive me insane! haha..... |
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I recon the batteries shown in the add are "for advertising purposes only", and not exactly what dealers received. Perhaps the full-face decal was applied to cover the makers one? I cant imagine GMH producing such large decals for something generally unseen.
Who would have thought wed be trying to figure out this sort of stuff 30+ years ago?
Nicely put LHQ-253. The featured item looks to be a hybrid cross between a rubber and a poly/plastic cased battery. There was talk of batteries in HQs on here some time ago but the mystery as to when the rubber/tar tops ended was never solved. When these cars were new I can recall them having the battery that James and Warren mention. Another thing with the battery in the picture is that it has GMH on it but by HQ I am finding that only GM was used on parts and the like, the H being dropped for some reason. I wonder if there is a disclaimer in fine print on the poster that mentions that actual batteries may not match those pictured?
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the same large decal battery is also featured in the 73 Accelerator magazine as a heavy duty unit.
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Thankyou for the info cloudy. Seems that it maybe a replacement battery for the HQ. |
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