On Saturday, 26 November 2016 14:52:58 UTC, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 26/11/16 14:38, Cursitor Doom wrote:
On Sat, 26 Nov 2016 11:37:15 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

The first car I owned was a 1954 MG Magnette. Which had a battery clamp.
And all the many I've owned since have a method of securing the battery
too.

I've had scores of cars over the decades and most of them had unsecured
batteries for whatever reason. It has never caused me the slightest
difficulty.

Well yes and no., They do flap around if you are an enthusiastic driver,
and I did have one short itself momentarily and cut the engine..

Historic cars and manic driving tend not to mix, at least not with the sort I like.


NT