I used to have a '75, does that mean I could get a new truck for $35K?
Steve Hanberg
Steve@OldSub.com
www.OldSub.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dustin Cross
> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 7:24 AM
> To: bekett@uslink.net; oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [oletrucks] gas filler
>
>
> I still get stuff every once in a while about a settlement
> from GM for the
> '73-87s from what I remember they were going to give me
> $1000 off on a
> brand new pickup... so all I needs another $35,000 and I'll
> be able to take
> advantage of that!! I was never worried about the tanks
> being on the side
> other than its a real pain in the ass to fill them
>
> Dustin
>
>
> It sure helped that NBC used those igniters to make sure the fuel
> leaks caught fire. :-/
>
> Bruce K
> 57 3200
>
> At Wednesday, 1 May 2002, you wrote:
>
> >My 92 caprice has it, and every full sized GM has had it sense well
> I can't
> >remember... forever is close enough. 96 Impala SS has them.
> >
> >Leave it in the cab... so when your truck gets t-boned it won't
> spill out
> >onto the road just into the cab...
> >
> >I've survived getting t-boned in the infamous 73-87 Chevy pickups
> with the
> >saddle tanks, twice. Gasoline was everywhere, guess what... no boom!
> (both
> >times were semi trucks hitting us in excess of 60mph)...
> but CBS or ABC
> >tries it (just a tap mind you) and boom! GM, Ford and
> Chrysler used cab
> >mounted truck gas tanks for decades, saddle tanks lasted
> for almost the
> >same. The cars got rear fillers for decades and we're
> talking millions
> of
> >cars...
> >
> >Jon P
> >
> >
>
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