Seeking Battery Boost Visor Sleeve

[JSanford]

I am in search of the original "Battery Boost Caution Card" sleeve for the Driver's visor.

The sleeve is on page 904 of the Factory Assembly Manual, and can be seen in the background of some factory marketing images, but the actual wording
on the sleeve is not legible.

Mine has been lost to time, but I know there are a few original owners in this group who must still have all their original paperwork. I just need a
scan or picture of the card so I can reproduce it.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/original-1977-labels/p68102-battery-boost-caution-card.html
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/original-1977-labels/p68104-battery-boost-caution-card.html

Thank you!

Jeremy
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Jeremy Sanford
Sacramento, CA
1977 Kingsley
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/u42733-jsanford.html

 

 

[john shutzbaugh]

We bought our 77 Eleganza new in April 78, but I don't remember seeing that tag on the visor. We looked at several coaches at Reynolds Buick (as
noted on the build sheet in your album), but bought ours at JC Fortune Pontiac in Santa Ana, CA. It was equipped the same as on the Kingsley build
sheet, & we paid $29,995 for it and thought we were getting a bargain, as we had looked at several used ones in the 28-29000 range.
--
John Shutzbaugh, Vacaville, CA, ncserv;
77 Eleganza, bought it new, can't blame PO; and
78 Buskirk stretch, "What were we thinking?"

 

[john r. lebetski]

My guess is it was only needed on early coaches before they went to the momentary switch. Makes sense to me. I went out and looked at by 77 E2 and
no evidence of ever a sticker there. The sleeve of course would be discarded day 2.
--
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II

 

[Matt Colie]

Jeremy,

When we acquired Chaumière there was a lot of the original tagging stuff included. Like the full set of post cards
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/gmc-advertizing-cards/p26328-advertizing-cards.html
These were stored carefully, but are going acid and may not be viable much longer. I would bet the same would go for the piece you seek.

Good Luck

Matt
--
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit

 

[JSanford]

> We bought our 77 Eleganza new in April 78, but I don't remember seeing that tag on the visor. We looked at several coaches at Reynolds Buick (as
> noted on the build sheet in your album), but bought ours at JC Fortune Pontiac in Santa Ana, CA. It was equipped the same as on the Kingsley build
> sheet, & we paid $29,995 for it and thought we were getting a bargain, as we had looked at several used ones in the 28-29000 range.

Wow, sounds like you got a great deal on yours! Mine was built in February 1977 but did not get sold until December '77 so I imagine the original
owner got a pretty good deal on it.

> My guess is it was only needed on early coaches before they went to the momentary switch. Makes sense to me. I went out and looked at my 77 E2
> and no evidence of ever a sticker there. The sleeve of course would be discarded day 2.

You wouldn't think a warning would be necessary but the Factory Assembly manual is from 1978 so they were still using it, and you can see it in the
1977 advertisement. I looked at the warnings in the owner's manual and nothing worthy of a visor sleeve jumps out.

> Jeremy,
> When we acquired Chaumière there was a lot of the original tagging stuff included. Like the full set of post cards
> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/gmc-advertizing-cards/p26328-advertizing-cards.html
> These were stored carefully, but are going acid and may not be viable much longer. I would bet the same would go for the piece you seek.
> Good Luck
> Matt

This cards are AWESOME!
--
Jeremy Sanford
Sacramento, CA
1977 Kingsley
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/u42733-jsanford.html

 

 

[douglas smith]

Matt,
Any decent conservator could stabilize and de-acidify those cards for not much money. Seems like something Bill Bryant would like to throw into the
collection. Just a thought.
Doug
--
Douglas & Virginia Smith
dsmithy18 at gmail
Lincoln Nebraska
’73 “Canyonlands” since ‘95: "Wanabizo";
Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3:70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Alloy wheels(finally!)/Sundry other

 

[Matt Colie]

> Matt,
> Any decent conservator could stabilize and de-acidify those cards for not much money. Seems like something Bill Bryant would like to throw into
> the collection. Just a thought.
> Doug

Doug,

None of my museum friends gave me any hint that could be done. I will ask again.

Matt
--
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit

 

[douglas smith]

Matt,
If they're laminated or varnished it would be more of a problem I'm sure. But I totally agree they really are "awesome." That kind of ephemera, the
museum term, is just the sort of thing that is normally discarded and lost to history. As GMC'ers we drive around in artifacts which, even if they are
highly modified, are of historical significance in the automotive world. It certainly helps that they are a glorious set of compromises that add up to
a durable and splendid machine, but that's what has kept them desirable and thus alive. They earned being historically significant by their parentage
and initial popularity. Your cards are a rare subset of that legacy, it's great that you've taken quality photos of them, but how nice it would be to
try to preserve the real thing. Just my opinion.
Doug
--
Douglas & Virginia Smith
dsmithy18 at gmail
Lincoln Nebraska
’73 “Canyonlands” since ‘95: "Wanabizo";
Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3:70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Alloy wheels(finally!)/Sundry other