Batteries

It's down to Trojans 105s or Optima Yellow Tops. I want 144V+ and see the Optimas more freqently used in the Ghia, so Yellow Tops win. See links to "Who Killed the Electric Car" and "John Bryan's 1971 VW below,

http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/34

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSBykAngDpY

I can't imagine a better looking Ghia than this, except I'll build my own controller for fun and use the color matched red WARP-9 motor.