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Originally Posted by ChickR
Observing many original battery hold downs originals were dip painted in semi-gloss primer. My biggest find was a good friends Dad worked for the railroad and many years ago he gave me a box of parts his Dad had collected over years back in the late 60's and early 70's. In that box were several battery hold downs just as they came from the factory. Reason for picking them up along the tracks were people would sneak in the rail yard and steal batteries and dropped/threw the hold downs on the ground. It was a great find! I have not noted any originals with any rubberized coating from the factory. I've also noted many are stamped with a "K" or "C" but also have the original off our 67 Corvette and it has no stamp. There were service replacements (very old NOS parts) with the correct look but the shape is just a little different. Nothing that anyone could spot attached to car but side by side some differences assuming due to being a different supplier.
Here is one of those originals found along the rail tracks 50 +/- years ago.
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----Interesting that the black shown seems to glossy to be "semi-gloss.......Bill S