George Coleman
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Just looking for any links or info for a close period correct Battery for a 1965 Sunbeam Tiger Any help would be great! Thanks
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- Thread starter George Coleman
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64beam
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Hi George,
From what I have seen with concourse cars down hear, is to choose a battery with a black case and remove the stickers. Unless you are lucky enough to still have an original battery for concourse purposes, you will struggle. GS Yuasa make a battery with a black case (product number 67), and one was also used in our recently sold Sunbeam Rapier fastback concourse car.
Regards, Robin.
From what I have seen with concourse cars down hear, is to choose a battery with a black case and remove the stickers. Unless you are lucky enough to still have an original battery for concourse purposes, you will struggle. GS Yuasa make a battery with a black case (product number 67), and one was also used in our recently sold Sunbeam Rapier fastback concourse car.
Regards, Robin.
Alpineracer8
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George:
Try this link:
http://www.antiqueautobattery.com/
Even though they don't have a listing for a Tiger, they do show several batteries for Alpines, with one of them being a "G27L" number. I am assuming, by comparing the measurements that they have listed for the Sunbeam batteries, that this means "Group 27" battery. If I'm not mistaken, the Tigers took a Group 27 battery. They have a pic of the battery and it certainly looks authentic, although they are not cheap. I had one of the "Autolite Sta-Ful" batteries in my old '65 Shelby G.T. 350 years ago and got excellent service out of it. If you can get past the purchase price, they seem to be as reliable as any other battery.
My .02 worth,
Try this link:
http://www.antiqueautobattery.com/
Even though they don't have a listing for a Tiger, they do show several batteries for Alpines, with one of them being a "G27L" number. I am assuming, by comparing the measurements that they have listed for the Sunbeam batteries, that this means "Group 27" battery. If I'm not mistaken, the Tigers took a Group 27 battery. They have a pic of the battery and it certainly looks authentic, although they are not cheap. I had one of the "Autolite Sta-Ful" batteries in my old '65 Shelby G.T. 350 years ago and got excellent service out of it. If you can get past the purchase price, they seem to be as reliable as any other battery.
My .02 worth,
puff4
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Seems to me that the Tigers did use a 'Lucas' battery, but that they had a special cap* on top, with a drain, that was supposed to prevent build up of corrosive gasses/fluids in the boot. I'm betting they're rarer than honest politicians at this point, but I do know of one of these for sale, if anyone's dying for one... no guarantee if it will fit a modern battery, of course. Another alternative, for those of you that saved them, is to have one of your old Lucas batteries simply rebuilt - I know I have a couple laying around my shop, at least. The battery place that was noted by Andy I believe can do this, as well as other vendors.
*Here's a pic of such a cap:
*Here's a pic of such a cap:
George Coleman
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Thanks everyone, I think I will just use a standard Battery