Topic: You Have Got To Be Kidding -

[jwc66k]

- or maybe not. Remember the words of P. T. Barnum -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-1962-1965-fairlane-Comet-Falcon-1964-1-2-1965-Mustang-asy-line-tar-top-batt-/300650453350?hash=item460029d966&item=300650453350&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr
Jim

[J_Speegle]

Interesting that the caps are not neatly aligned.... maybe that is why it was still sitting on a shelf

[Bob Gaines]

I have one of those too. It also has the caps like that.Not 100% if it was a Mustang application. Some early 64 1/4 Mustangs did have tar tops . I am not sure if they are like the pictured one though. My first tar top picture I think I saw on a page in my first Chilton Mustang manual. The blue thin one. You can't tell if it is this battery though. This battery is narrower then the typical 22 F battery. That is one reason that I am sceptical if it is a Mustang application but the information is something I never pursued. Bob

[CharlesTurner]

Believe I have seen one of these before and it was smaller than a typical 22F size battery.  If I remember right, it might have been a tractor application or similar.  Don't know that I would believe the hand-written Ford number on tape as being correct.

Would have to see it up close to know for sure.  $1200 is not a bad deal if it's right.

[CharlesTurner]

Dimensions of the ebay battery are 9  1/4  x 5 1/2  x 8 if anyone wants to compare to a correct 22F.  Battery trays are 7" wide and original batteries and even the repro usually fill that out to the edge.

[PerkinsRestoration]

 Charles, I believe the tape is factory correct with the engineering number. It looks like it was faded and touched up by some one who didn't know better.The 65-67 22's I have still have legible engineering stickers. It's my opinion this battery is prior(older) than 22 series Autolite. Still a pretty cool Battery.  Price would be a bargain for 65-67 22 Autolite. I'm sure you or Bob would have already hit the buy it now if it was a real 65-67 series 22?

[CharlesTurner]

Price would be a bargain for 65-67 22 Autolite. I'm sure you or Bob would have already hit the buy it now if it was a real 65-67 series 22?

Yep, definitely! 

[GD64]

This attachment shows a Export 64 Galaxie (early build ) with the shown group22 battery with the offset endcaps.

I'm wondering if there is a late (in-line caps) and a early (offset end caps) group 22 Autolite battery

[jwc66k]

Someone told me the battery showed back up on e-bay reduced to $800 start and $1000 buy it now. The critical items are: it may not be 100 pct factory for Mustang; after charging, you got a dead battery after about five years.
(Yeah, I know, don't charge it.)
Jim