Hi John,
Yes, the Red positive battery cable was unique to the early ‘65 Tempest Series (Sept.-Dec. ‘64)
The (Jan.-Aug. ‘65) Unrestored cars I have filed came with a Black positive cable.
1964 OEM positive cables (the shorty) were Red.
I’m assuming the Red cable was a carry-over into the first few months of the 1965 build.
Who knows, maybe they had spools of Red cable left over at the end of the ‘64 build.
I see Ames offers the Red positive cable for 1964, but not ‘65 and up.
I’m not sure what Lectric Limited has to offer.
All OEM battery cables had the “spring-ring” end clamps that attached to the battery terminals.
The only numbers I have to offer is the one on my ‘65, 2987265UV (11A).
The other number I have is 2987266UW (12E). This cable has the auxiliary wire for the power windows in this car.
Photos,
1964 Test GTO.
Even in a black & white photo, it’s obvious the Red and Black cables are different colors.
1964 Survivor.
Another Test GTO, 1965.
Again you can see the different color cables.
The two numbers I mentioned above.
Chris
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1) 65 GTO Survivor. 43,440 Original Miles. “Factory” Mayfair Maize Paint with Black Pinstripe, Black Cordova Top, Black Interior, OEM Numbers Matching Powertrain. Purchased from the Lady that bought it new. Baltimore Built (11A).
2) 66 GTO Survivor. “Factory” Cameo Ivory Paint with Red Pinstripe, Red Interior. OEM Numbers Matching Powertrain. Tri-Power (OEM Vacuum Linkage), Automatic "YR" code (1759 Produced). Fremont Built (01B), with the Rare 614 Option.
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