At one time the manufacturer of the battery boxes Kelvin speaks of was on
this list, are you still out there? If so take a bow for such a clever
idea.
Larry Hoy, Denver, CO USA
1970 Daily Driver ~ 1967 Vintage Racer ~ 1969 Undergoing V8 conversion
http://home.cwix.com/~larryhoy@cwix.com/
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Dodd, Kelvin
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 1999 12:26 PM
> To: Skye Poier
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: MGB Battery boxes
>
>
> Skye:
> After reading through the posts from the weekend, I hope not to
> start another war.
> In answer to your question, someone came up with a good idea.
> Followed through the idea to production. Marketed the product and is now
> reaping the benefit of hard work. The battery boxes are intended for a
> unique small market, so quantities are going to be limited. To make the
> investment in time, tooling and marketing worthwhile a high per
> unit profit
> is required.
> That said, the battery boxes in question were not thought of,
> designed or manufactured by Moss Motors. Moss does market them
> as do other
> vendors.
> My hat is off to the person who did come up with the idea and
> followed through. Despite some minor problems with the product, they
> fulfill a real need, not thought of by BMC.
>
> One point. Some group 21 and 26 batteries have an oversize lip on
> the bottom and may not fit the box.
>
> Kelvin.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Skye Poier [mailto:skye@ffwd.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, March 28, 1999 12:13 PM
> > To: MG Nuts
> > Subject: Re: MGB Battery boxes
> >
> >
> > Speaking of battery boxes,
> >
> > Does the Moss battery box for chrome bumper cars (241-040)
> > fit a single
> > 12v battery or is it for the 6v variety?
> >
> > Don't quite understand how a plastic box costs $35 but anyway :)
> >
> > Skye
> >
>
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