Question about suitable 6 volt battery

[Chris Duerr]

I am searching for a suitable 6 volt battery for an A car. Any recommendations on model number and source?

[Doug McDonnell]

NAPA,Interstate, Tractor supply all sell 6 Volt. Size is 19L for my C. Other A owners will need to chime in if that is correct for an A. I have one NAPA and One Interstate, both on trickle chargers. Both work fine. Here is another recent discussion: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=45531&hilit=6+volt+battery&start=15 Interstate: https://www.interstatebatteries.com/pro ... oryid=true NAPA: https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NBP7217L

[David Jones]

Try this Chris. NAPA is also a source. Search for a battery for a 1962 VW beetle as that is the same as the 356.
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/produ ... -battery-1

[Chris Duerr]

I have found one from Napa like that but it seems the positive terminal ideally would live out front. Was hoping for a battery with terminals on same side of unit.

[C J Murray]

Optima

[Jim Nelson]

Optima

+1, I’m on year 11 with mine.

[C J Murray]

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/ult-9010-044

Mine has been in the car for a looooooong time. It's potty trained, no piddles. fits diagonally under the cardboard cover and the cover will retain its shape IF you place a thin plate under it that has a short 90* lip at the front. I do not use wet batteries anymore.

[Chris Duerr]

Clifford...….wasn't aware of the increasing gradation of realness your collection possesses in cyberspace.

[C J Murray]

Clifford...….wasn't aware of the increasing gradation of realness your collection possesses in cyberspace.

Again in English please.

[Doug McDonnell]

_
'57 Speedster - very real
'59 Sunroof - mostly real
'59 Coupe GT Clone Race Car - sorta real kinda
'60 Devin D Race Car-in process - fake chassis
'63 GS 2133 coupe - very real
'67 S Original Owner - ultra real

[C J Murray]

Thanks Doug! I am thick.

The realness differences relate to the fake Speedster conversation. Since I believe that Mike's new Speedsters are fakes I had to reflect back to evaluate how real each of my cars are. It's only fair to admit their imperfections. The 911 is all original except one repaint in the original color. We go downhill from there but I wouldn't call any of them fake.

[Doug McDonnell]

"Sorta real kinda" is my favorite.

[C J Murray]

"Sorta real kinda" is my favorite.

That one has replaced floors and reproduction aluminum lids and doors and it was crashed fairly hard at Lime Rock many years ago. The body work was all done very well though. Being a race car it does have a number of "tasteful" modifications.

[Chris Duerr]

Despite the realness of each of your mounts you are definitely one of the realest Porsche men on the planet Earth or at least among the real ones I have encountered to date! Thanks for the shocking battery input. I will go forward from here!

[C J Murray]

As are you Chris.