Optima battery

[Guest]

I don't have a question this time. I'm posting just to sing the praises of the Optima battery. I've been messing with Studes on and off since '72 and have never had a battery anywhere near as good as the Optima. I put one new in my '64 sedan about five years ago. Over time I became really impressed with the battery. Last summer I started a 'small' project to put AC in the car. I took the battery out and set it on the floor of the garage. Well, a project I thought would take a few weeks stretched into a year(if you're married and a home owner you know how it goes with projects...). When I was finally ready to start the car again about a week ago I had no hope that the battery would still be any good. I was plenty happy with the service I had gotten from it already. But I put it in and to my amazement it cranked that 289 hard until that cold, cold engine started. - I'm sold.

[wolfie]

I have their AGM batteries in my cabin cruiser and they have never failed to crank it even after sitting all winter.I only get to use it a couple times a year and use to have to buy a battery every other year.I am told they also last substantially longer between charges in a total loss system such as a trolling motor and know my cabin and deck lights have never dimmed like with old school batteries.Steve

[Chris Pile]

I liked the 6V Optima I installed in my '49 Champion.
Cranked great, hot or cold.

Chris Pile
Midway Chapter SDC
The Studebaker Special

[Dwain G.]

The Optima in my friends '34 Ford is about 16 years old and still going strong!


Dwain G.

[JBOYLE]

I have one in my Bearcat. I love it.
The only trouble I've ever had is when I left the switch on and I had to take it back to them to give it a (deep?) charge.
I tried taking it to a regular battery story and they said it wasn't any good, so I took it to Interstate/Optima and 24 hours later it was good as new.

63 Avanti R1 2788
1914 Stutz Bearcat
(George Barris replica)

Washington State

[MikeW]

I have one in a 6V 1936 Packard and nothing cranks that straight eight like that Optima. Great battery.

Mike

https://www.packardhawk.com

[Mike Van Veghten]

Funny...any good battery will crank well!

I can say from experience....don't let it sit with a low charge...it'll die a bad death just like any other battery. At least the 6 volt version.

Mike

[stugatsr2]

can an optima battery work in the avanti?

[shewolf]

I am told it will work for any application a normal battery will.I dont expect they will have the correct shape for the 63 avanti with the long skinny style battery but I also havent checked.Steve

Can't wait to drive my V-8!
'63 Lark

[jgrohs]

I'm just diagnosing (hopefully not) the same problem with the 12V in my 63 Hawk...



.... I can say from experience....don't let it sit with a low charge...it'll die a bad death just like any other battery. At least the 6 volt version.


1951 Rod
1962 Champ
1963 Avanti R1
1963 GT Hawk R2 4 speed
1964 Daytona Convertible
2006 Avanti Convertible

[studegary]

This reminds me of one of my mistakes. I was at an auto accessory store that was closed and the contents were being auctioned. I bought some shelving and other items, but I passed on the new 12 volt Optima battery with sales rack for $30 because I didn't need a battery at the time. Then I found out what they cost new. The 20-20 vision of hindsight <G>.

Gary L.
Wappinger, NY

SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer

[Green 53]

They do perform. When I still had my battery business I had a manufacturer who would suppy me with empty cases. We would cut out the inside and insert an optima. Looked like a regular battery with wild CCA's.
Denny L