Who remembers when

[Greenman]

The Ford F150 gas tank was in the cab behind the seat? Driving a truck was kind of an act of faith back then.

 

[pcgeek11]

I have driven many such trucks. One thing you knew when you had a tank vent leak.....

Just pray to not get T-Boned...........

 

[waffleironhead]

Not really something i remember. The oldest i recall driving was a 77, and the location of the tank wasnt something i would have noticed if it did.
When was this a thing?

 

[Chaotic42]

I remember when trucks were for work and weren't particularly desirable or expensive. Now it's like pulling teeth to find one that isn't a glorified Cadillac.

 

[Greenman]

Not really something i remember. The oldest i recall driving was a 77, and the location of the tank wasnt something i would have noticed if it did.
When was this a thing?

73 to 79

 

[Greenman]

I remember when trucks were for work and weren't particularly desirable or expensive. Now it's like pulling teeth to find one that isn't a glorified Cadillac.

I've walked into dealerships with a check in hand to buy a work truck and discovered there wasn't one in the state.

 

[pcgeek11]

73 to 79

I remember as far back as 1963 with the tank behind the seat back.

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

They aren't still there?

 

[Red Squirrel]

I think that's before my time, although it's not something I really paid attention to as a kid either. Rode in the back of pickups a lot as a kid though, simpler times. Now you'd get fined for that.

 

[KLin]

I remember my grandfather's 89 F150 had 2 tanks in it. He'd switch to the full tank when we'd go on fishing trips to San Luis Reservoir for striped bass.

 

[Greenman]

I remember as far back as 1963 with the tank behind the seat back.

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Maybe it was just Ford for those years?

 

[pcgeek11]

They aren't still there?

No.

 

[lxskllr]

I remember my grandfather's 89 F150 had 2 tanks in it. He'd switch to the full tank when we'd go on fishing trips to San Luis Reservoir for striped bass.

I had a Ford van for awhile at work that had dual tanks.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

I remember my grandfather's 89 F150 had 2 tanks in it. He'd switch to the full tank when we'd go on fishing trips to San Luis Reservoir for striped bass.

'81 F350 4x4 standard cab, manual hubs, manual trans and dual tanks. We'd sit 4 across as a family.

Passed my driving test in that beast. Rode on stock 33"s.

 

[sandorski]

The smell of gas was ever present.

 

[Steltek]

I remember my grandfather's 89 F150 had 2 tanks in it. He'd switch to the full tank when we'd go on fishing trips to San Luis Reservoir for striped bass.

I had a Ford van for awhile at work that had dual tanks.

The first vehicle I ever owned was a 1990 Ford F150 Lariat XL club cab with dual full size fuel tanks.

I had a love-hate relationship with it. I loved that truck whenever I was driving it, but hated it whenever I had to stop to fill the gas tanks.

Finally had to get rid of it due to reliability issues -- repeated failures of the in-tank fuel pumps that Ford couldn't fix. Their final solution was that I would just pay them $750 every 4-6 months for them to install new defective fuel pumps. My counter final solution was to trade it in on a 1992 Chevrolet pickup that I could depend on to get me to work.