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Hey Rick, who is the best battery company to get a repro of an original AC Delco for 1st generation Camaros? I would like the batteries to be correctly dated. I looked this morning, but couldn't find much.
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New Castle holds the GM License to Manufacturer most of the Original designed Delco series.All the parts suppliers order through them as well.Paddock,YearOne etc.
I don't know if they will correctly date them,as the two dry cell R-59's I have bought from them in the past were all real world dates. |
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BATTERY WARNING!! I purchased 3 of the sealed Delco 59 style batteries last year for the fleet from New Castle. I first saw them displayed at Carlisle last year. One of these batteries developed a small crack/leak this March in my 68 car. The fumes from the leak did 1000's in damage! When I contacted them they offered to give me another battery
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Tom and Rick, thanks for the info.
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BATTERY WARNING!! I purchased 3 of the sealed Delco 59 style batteries last year for the fleet from New Castle. I first saw them displayed at Carlisle last year. One of these batteries developed a small crack/leak this March in my 68 car. The fumes from the leak did 1000's in damage! When I contacted them they offered to give me another battery ![]() wilam ![]() [/ QUOTE ] I have the Mopar group 27 and the R59 sealed batteries in my Hemi and my Z11 since last year. I haven't had a problem (knock on wood). The only glitch was that UPS damaged the first mopar battery they sent me. I arrived punctured and obviously damaged in shipping -you could see the hole in the box and the battery without even unpacking it. New Castle immediately issued a call tag and the new battery arrived when they came to pick up the old one. I hope they didnt go out of business as I'll need a battery for my T/A. William - I would venture a guess that your battery was probably cracked when you received it and it just took a little time to seap through. They ship via UPS and they are pretty hard on anything small and heavy that can be thrown, tossed, dropped or kicked. |
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I guess that is a possibility. If they use UPS and they have had damage claims such as yours, then perhaps they need to re-think how they package and ship. These collector cars are just too valuable to risk using parts that have the potential for disaster. Bottom line: be careful, check things over closely and don't leave the battery in the car!
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I love the optimas!
I put them in everything I own. I know they look new, but damn I cant bear to put lead acid batteries near any of my vehicles ![]() |
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I grabbed an R-59 lookalike (doesn't have the Delco script on top?) from a pile of scrap batteries. Not really expecting to use it anytime soon, but it's nice knowing it's there for when the GTO is eventually done...
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