In selecting correct reproduction battery cables for our ’64 Impala, I got to wonder about the history of Chevrolet’s progression on battery cables. So here are some trivia questions for the group that I would love to learn the answers to.
1) During what years did Chevrolet use the spring ring cables?
2) When did Chevrolet discontinue using the braided negative cables?
3) What was the last year Chevrolet used the negative cables brown?
4) Have the positive cables always been red? If not, when was red first used?
What started my thoughts on this was trying to understand if I needed a brown or black spring ring negative battery cable for the ’64 (which is equipped with a 327). Another VCCA member is doing his ’63 and was advised to buy the brown cable. One of the other VCCA members has a ’65 but his car has a black spring ring cable. So, is the black spring ring cable a poor quality reproduction or did Chevrolet switch from brown to black at some point during the time they still used spring ring cables?
Thanks for taking my trivia quiz.
I just thought it would be neat to learn more about this subject.