21-11-2017, 11:10 AM
(20-11-2017, 05:51 PM)Martin Prior Wrote: When I bought my early RP (reg. 01/02/33) in the seventies it only had - and still has - a couple of 3/4" steel straps to support the battery, which may or may not have been original. The car failed an MOT a few years ago on this and I had to cobble up a plywood box around the battery to get it through. We currently have a customer's April '33 RP here that has an original-looking full box for the battery.
A quick check shows that the size and position of the hole in the floor is the same on both RPs. The earlier car shows no sign of a box having been welded or rivetted in place.