mfg Posted January 6, 2015 Report Posted January 6, 2015 Although Avanti fuel tanks changed slightly over the years ('63-'91), one thing they all have in common is a 21 gallon fuel capacity.......True?
Gunslinger Posted January 7, 2015 Report Posted January 7, 2015 False. Convertibles in particular had a smaller tank to make room for top when folded.
plwindish Posted January 7, 2015 Report Posted January 7, 2015 False, the window sticker for my 89 convertible advertises a 25 gallon gas tank. The tank was also located in a different position than previous tanks as the access door was above the left rear tire and the tank located under the trunk, eliminating the spare tire well. Storing the spare in the trunk with a cover makes for much less trunk space.
mfg Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Posted January 7, 2015 On 1/7/2015 at 5:32 PM, plwindish said: False, the window sticker for my 89 convertible advertises a 25 gallon gas tank. The tank was also located in a different position than previous tanks as the access door was above the left rear tire and the tank located under the trunk, eliminating the spare tire well. Storing the spare in the trunk with a cover makes for much less trunk space. CORRECT!...Answer...FALSE!....And thanks for the extra convert info!
mfg Posted January 7, 2015 Author Report Posted January 7, 2015 On 1/7/2015 at 2:26 AM, Gunslinger said: False. Convertibles in particular had a smaller tank to make room for top when folded. I too always thought the Avanti converts had smaller fuel tanks...but not according to the above info!....Interesting!
Gunslinger Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 The tanks were at least moved and reconfigured for a different fill location. One prototype convertible had a very high top boot because of no room for it to fully retract due to the gas tank location. It may not have a changed capacity. Prototypes are like that...seeing what works and many changes may have been done to them for practical or cosmetic reasons.
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