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Packard Don

1956 Clipper Battery Size

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I remember seeing a posting about this but cannot locate it now! In any event, my question is slightly different: without needing to know the proper size right now, does anyone know if a Group 27 battery will fit a 1956 Clipper's battery tray? This is to be a temporary arrangement as the two other cars I'm also working on use Group 27 and I want to buy only one battery for now as I'm trying to only get these cars runnable again.

Posted on: 2016/8/15 16:37

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Randy Berger

Re: 1956 Clipper Battery Size

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I use a group 27 in Best Other.
If the group 27 has ridges along the bottom for mounting you will have to trim them off. I'll take a pic later tonight.

Posted on: 2016/8/15 16:48

JWL

Re: 1956 Clipper Battery Size

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Be careful that the battery is not too tall. The front, negative, battery post comes very close to the inside of the hood when it is closed.

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Posted on: 2016/8/15 16:51

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Packard Don

Re: 1956 Clipper Battery Size

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It seemed to me in dredging up decades-old memory that this car had a Group 27 in it at some point but I appreciate the confirmation! One of my mid-'60s cars does need the hold-down ridges while the other uses a top strap like Packard so I'm hoping to find a battery that will work temporarily for all.

Posted on: 2016/8/15 16:53

JWL

Re: 1956 Clipper Battery Size

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Don, have you considered an Optima?

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Posted on: 2016/8/15 17:03

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Packard Don

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Thank you for the suggestion but I have no interest in Optima if for only that I keep the battery charged by a 100 watt solar panel in parallel with several others when I'm not there and they must all be of the same technology.

Posted on: 2016/8/15 18:07

R H

Re: 1956 Clipper Battery Size

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group 29 fits, to use top bracket, you need to remove ridge around top, or get a beat up top bracket, and modify it,

Posted on: 2016/8/22 3:29

Riki

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Re: 1956 Clipper Battery Size

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The original battery was a group 60, NLA except from the boutique battery suppliers. But Exide sells a Group 60/64, same height and width as the original Group 60, about 1.5" shorter.

Posted on: 2016/8/22 7:46