James H. Nazarian had this to say:
>Don,
>
>You're going to get a flood of mail suggesting that you replace the pair of 6
>volt batteries with a single 12 volt battery. It is better for the car and
>easier to find. Toss the dual 6's and go with the single 12. I am also an
>originality freak like you, but this is the best little improvement you
>can make
>for the car, and the silliest thing is it also works better and costs less
>too!
>
>Jim
>
...not to mention no one will see it!
>don wrote:
>
>> The batteries on my '73 B GT need replacement and I called my local
>> Interstate Battery distributor and got a quote of $65 apiece. Is this the
>> going price? Does anyone know of any other source? I prefer to retain the
>> two 6 volts rather than convert to a single 12 volt as I'd like to keep the
>> car as original as I can. (I live in northern California.)
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Don Scott
>>
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>
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'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
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