In the "Ford world" they make a reproduction Autolite cover that fits over a
new maintenance free battery. It looks very authentic, one really has to
look close to see if it's fake or not. They are great for showtime, then
taker it off since it will block the vents and cause the battery to
prematurely fail.
Is there anything like this in the "Lucas world" ?
Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: <Trsx69@aol.com>
To: <vinkg@fleishman.com>; <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: Lucas Battery on eBay (interesting)
> In a message dated 6/17/02 10:07:35 AM, vinkg@fleishman.com writes:
>
> << I'm wondering if Lucas really made the battery, or simply sold one from
> another manufacturer with its own labeling? I can't imagine it was
> cost-effective to ship "Lucas" batteries from the UK to the U.S.
>
> When you buy a "Mazda" battery from a dealer, for example, it's a blank
> battery -- presumably made in the U.S. -- on which the dealer applies the
> Mazda labels.
>
> re it lasting five years, that's good ... but not unprecedented.
>
> Graham >>
>
> The Lucas batterys were not just "labeled", the vent lid is molded with
> "Lucas Pacemaker". As far as cost, what about all the other smaller less
> expensive things they sent here? Didn't say it was unprecedented, but
> typical of any 5 year battery made by any manufacturer. Lucas didn't make
> everything crappy. Anyway, just my 2 cents.
> Best regards
> Jim Holewka
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