Yes, that is what the website says but when you inquire further you
find that they do not have any and don't expect to make any. Some of
us have been around this track a time or two already.
-Roland
BN1 #724
On Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:44:46 -0500, you wrote:
>Try: <http://www.antiqueautobattery.com/batteries/british/17L.html>
>http://www.antiqueautobattery.com/batteries/british/17L.html
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>John Sims
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>Aberdeen, NJ
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>www.healey6.com
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>In a word NO, reproduction 17L tar-top batteries from Vintage Battery Company
>are no longer available. They cannot get quality lead plates anymore, and it
>seems that no one makes a maintenance free 6V battery that will fit into their
>reproduction Lucas cases. They still make the slightly taller battery that is
>used in the MGA which is a maintenance free battery but it's slightly too tall
>to use in the 100s.
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>I've given up trying to work with their CEO, Dolores so if someone else wants
>to contact them and see if they can get them to find a solution to this
>problem... then be my guest.
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>Curt
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