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Offline Btyson67

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Correct battery for 1967
« on: January 20, 2019, 08:02:22 AM »
Can someone tell me which battery is correct for a 67 Mustang.   Autolite yellow top or red caps?

Offline Bob Gaines

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Re: Correct battery for 1967
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2019, 04:44:43 PM »
Can someone tell me which battery is correct for a 67 Mustang.   Autolite yellow top or red caps?
You have not provided enough information. It depends on the engine and what options you have.
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Offline 67gtasanjose

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Re: Correct battery for 1967
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2019, 06:32:34 PM »
Here we go again!

True what Bob says.

There are many, many threads already on this topic that covers the various options.
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Re: Correct battery for 1967
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2019, 12:17:56 AM »
Here we go again!

I was just thinking the same thing😊

If it were only that easy.

From what I have read and researched, it pretty much impossible to find a correct battery for a 67. In the unlikely event you find an original, it will cost a fortune and, if my research is correct, none of the repops  (or even the toppers) are correct looking for 67.
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Offline Bob Gaines

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Re: Correct battery for 1967
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2019, 12:57:17 AM »
I was just thinking the same thing😊

If it were only that easy.

From what I have read and researched, it pretty much impossible to find a correct battery for a 67. In the unlikely event you find an original, it will cost a fortune and, if my research is correct, none of the repops  (or even the toppers) are correct looking for 67.
Your research is correct.
Bob Gaines,Shelby enthusiast, Shelby collector , Shelby concours judge SAAC,MCA,Mid America Shelby

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Re: Correct battery for 1967
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2019, 10:47:33 AM »
Sorry, My 67 Convertible has a 289-2 barrel, auto transmission, deluxe/decor package interior.   My car is far from show quality but I'm detailing the engine bay and want the correct top for my battery.   Personally, I like the look of the red caps better than yellow, but curious which, if any is correct for this car. 

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Re: Correct battery for 1967
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2019, 11:02:52 AM »
the caps themselves would be correct BUT the rest of the topper is not.
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Re: Correct battery for 1967
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2019, 02:38:55 PM »
It would depend on whether the car is equipped with the HD battery option or air conditioning I think might trigger that. You could have either a Group 22 or Group 24 battery. Since they don't make a Group 22F battery cover you really don't have any choice but to use a Group 24F battery. All of those would come from the dealer with red caps I think.


Sorry, My 67 Convertible has a 289-2 barrel, auto transmission, deluxe/decor package interior.   My car is far from show quality but I'm detailing the engine bay and want the correct top for my battery.   Personally, I like the look of the red caps better than yellow, but curious which, if any is correct for this car.
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Re: Correct battery for 1967
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2019, 04:26:30 PM »
If you did a search I'm sure you would find a few long threads discussing this very thing

.........My car is far from show quality but I'm detailing the engine bay and want the correct top for my battery.   Personally, I like the look of the red caps better than yellow, but curious which, if any is correct for this car.

There are none being reproduced
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