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Re: Batteries Gel Cell

To: "Ed Van Scoy" <edvs@idt.net>
Subject: Re: Batteries Gel Cell
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 11:29:29 -0500
yeah this fella was telling me that they had a Five year no Prorated
warranty.... I may need to call him back and get somemore specifics... if
anyone is interested...

Shoot I may need to go see him.... this guy has 5 Indy winners... 5 winners
of Pebble beach ... 5 Ferrari's .... 5 Duesenburgs....and so on and so
forth....

Neat Place reminds me of being a Kid.... My Dad was a Buyer for Bill Harrah
in the Sixties and I lived in the museum there in Reno... what a Place...
Shame it's gone..


Keith Turk 
Austin Healey 100, Bugeye, Box sprites, Bonneville Camaro ( Land Speed
Racer) 

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> From: Ed Van Scoy <edvs@idt.net>
> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
> Cc: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Batteries Gel Cell
> Date: Friday, May 21, 1999 8:11 AM
> 
> I had a Gel-America battery in the Vette.. The 1st one lasted less than
> a year & then began to leak. They replaced it free, (except for the $25
> shipping) and that one lasted less than 2 years before it quit holding a
> charge. 
> ED
> 
> Keith Turk wrote:
> > 
> > I was checking out a friends SVRA race car the other day and noticed
that
> > he had a small Gel Cell Battery different then the  Optima... it was a
snow
> > mobile battery and he was telling me it had 550 amps and weighted
> > nothing...I know weight isn't an issue but I like the Gel cell part and
it
> > was small and supposably like $75.00 Which I thought was a killer price
for
> > it...
> > 
> > I already have new batteries but I thought I would throw this out there
for
> > folks with Limited space in their Hot Rods....
> > 
> > (Ps in case your curious... the SVRA car is the Mark Donahue/ Roger
Penske
> > Lightweight Camaro from 67-68... the Blue Sonoco car....Awesome piece
of
> > workmanship and a true hero from the days of Trans Am Racing)
> > 
> > Keith Turk
> > Austin Healey 100  /  Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
> > Camaro ( D Gas Altered )

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