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/snip/ the change from 6 volts to 12 volts occurred in about 1953. Cars in 1953 had very little of the "electrical stuff" that is the norm today. Aside from the stuff under the hood and the lights, you had an AM radio, a heater fan, and a cigarette lighter. Perhaps the starter was the primary impetus for the change. The higher compression engines, especially with eight cylinders and approaching 500 cubic inches, would be much harder to turn over than a lower compression six cylinder. Aside from higher performance engines, there wasn't much else changing in 1953 that I am aware of. It seems a 6-volt to 12-volt change in 1953 would have to be related to the engine. If not the ignition, then the starter._______________________________________________
Michael D. Edmiston, PhD.