Jeff,
I can get you a great deal on a slightly used Toyota. If you wait long
enough, they'll pay you to get them off their lot.
;-)
Steve Laifman
Editor
http://TigersUnited.com
Jeffrey Nichols wrote:
> "What about the gas tanks......Located in the fenders and crossover tubes, my
> fear has always been getting hit in rear with a fire...also the opening from
> the trunk to the cockpit (with the top up) scares me....Anyone ever heaqrd of
> a sunbeam exploding in flames when hit in rear?"
>
> Don't drive a 1960's Mustang if fire worries you. The floor of a Mustang
> trunk is the top of the gas tank with only the rear seat back as a
> firewall. Back in the day the worker inserted the gas tank through the trunk
> opening. It was done that way to make it easier to install the gas tank
> while the car moved down the assembly line. Face it, these old cars are more
> dangerous to drive than todays cars.
>
>
> Jeff
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