1940 Ford Gas tank Fuel Outlet fitting pick up Question

[TJ]

Originally Posted by 19Fordy

Gee, that's so sad. I am sure owner was devastated but, glad to be alive.
You can see the blown out tire in the fore ground. Wonder what eventually happened to the car?

That car was bought from the insurance company and someone is going to get it going again.

[Kube]

Originally Posted by TJ

If you look at all your new cars they all have plastic tanks. If you look at all the safety mandates on new cars the plastic tank must have a safety advantage over the steel tank. I suspect it's because the plastic tank will flex and not split open like a steel tank in a moderate rear end crash. Naturally nothing is 100% safe, but on average the plastic tank has to be safer.

This was my way of thinking. That's why I'd posed the query.

[deuce_roadster]

19Fordy, The burned up 40 coupe belonged to a friend of mine who lives near me. Insurance company paid for the car. Don't know what they did with it. The car unfortunately was black with flames on the front.