What model was the correct battery used in my 1968 442?

Is it this one?
http://www.batterycentralmall.com/Ba...pt/R59_HC.html

Thanks

 

The R59 Energizer was the most common but I've seen some with R71's which are a couple inches longer end to end. Measure your battery tray and see which one will fit.

If you can hold off till Spring Carlisle (if you go) Antique Auto Battery www.antiqueautobattery.com sets up there and has show specials, usually with free shipping. They also offer a maintenance free type repop.

I think $250 is a little high for that battery myself, but it's been a few years since I bought a repop battery.

If you get one, you need to get a Battery Tender and a good hydrometer or refractometer for it. I think they're better now, but at one time repro batteries didn't last too long if car wasn't driven enough to keep it charged. My four port Battery Tender is one of the best investments I ever made for my old cars. www.batterytender.com

http://www.misco.com/traditional-han...actometer.html (not cheap, but I sure love mine! esp since I broke the last decent bulb hydrometer I hadand everything now is Chinese)

I have an AutoZone Group 27 that is now nine years old and will still pass a load test with flying colors. We're talking about a battery that went totally dead in my blue Starfire over several months and sulfated. The Tender brought it back to 1.270 SG over a few cycles and has maintained it there for four years.

 

Thanks.

Part of me wonders if I shouldn't just go with a regular battery and get a "topper" for it.

 

I believe in those, I have the battery from my '46 and the battery from the '77 both on tenders during the winter storage time. Both are still at a healthy voltage level and never get hot, the trickle current is so small.

 

My issue is with the battery tender. Until I move back to Phoenix, I won't have my own garage with an electrical outlet to charge it. I think I might just go with a regular battery for the time being and then get maybe get it. Although the desert is so hard on batteries, I might just keep the regular one anyway.

I guess the way to go is to get the topper. However, I know that it only works with certain batteries. Anyone have any experience with this?