Gas Tank: How do I tell what year? Value?

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Wayne Arny · #1 Post by **Wayne Arny** » Mon May 15, 2017 1:00 pm

Pictured is a tank I bought to replace the one in my '57 coupe. After cleaning it up and putting one coat of paint on it, I realized I'd bought the wrong model. There was no fitting for the fuel level sender! Therefore, to which model Porsche does this belong? Pre-A? In researching this I saw ads that talked about a date stamp, but I can't find one on this tank. Should there be a date stamp, and if so, where? Thanks!

Tom Tate · #2 Post by **Tom Tate** » Mon May 15, 2017 1:08 pm

Wayne,
The date stamps that I have seen are on the strip of metal on the front of the tank. Your last photo (IMG 0148) shows the strip at the bottom. Look on the left side, that is where I found mine. The numbers are stamped pretty small (1/4" or so) and are easily covered by paint.

Wayne Arny · #3 Post by **Wayne Arny** » Mon May 15, 2017 3:14 pm

Left side of the picture? And on what part of the strip exactly? I just looked, but nothing. May have to remove the paint in whatever area you say yours is in. Thanks!

Tom Tate · #4 Post by **Tom Tate** » Mon May 15, 2017 3:33 pm

Mine was stamped on the horizontal part about 3" from the left end. It's the strip of metal that contacts trunk floor.

Ron LaDow · #5 Post by **Ron LaDow** » Mon May 15, 2017 4:25 pm

Regarding the value, if you are showing a car that needs one, it's going to be very expensive to alter a later one to look like that.
I can tell you that MY '56 Speedster 81109 had a similar tank and a dipstick.

Wayne Arny · #6 Post by **Wayne Arny** » Thu May 18, 2017 9:32 am

OK. I scraped the "horizontal part," both top and underneath, and nothing. Pictures below of the top strip. Am I looking in the right place? And if there is no date stamp present, is that unusual? Thoughts? Thanks!

Tom Tate · #7 Post by **Tom Tate** » Thu May 18, 2017 10:17 am

You are looking at the right spot. Maybe that was a replacement tank that wasn't stamped ?

Joris Koning · #8 Post by **Joris Koning** » Thu May 18, 2017 11:33 am

I believe the early tanks were not data stamped

Ibrahim Kuzu · #9 Post by **Ibrahim Kuzu** » Thu May 18, 2017 3:19 pm

You have a very nice 52~53 tank
IK

Wayne Arny · #10 Post by **Wayne Arny** » Fri May 19, 2017 9:44 am

Gentlemen, Thank you very much! I'll proceed with that info.

Wayne Arny · #11 Post by **Wayne Arny** » Fri May 19, 2017 9:47 am

Ibrahim, For my reference when people ask me, how can you tell it's '52-'53? Thanks! WA

Ibrahim Kuzu · #12 Post by **Ibrahim Kuzu** » Sun May 28, 2017 9:10 am

Wayne,
Sorry for late respond ,Just noticed your post...
Very early tanks ( Not Split 356 cars ) like this A style, will have no fuel gauge hole .
You have priced it very fairly.I have same condition early Pre A tank ,I would ask min $1,500
So yours is a deal with the condition she is in.
IK

#13 Post by **James Davies** » Sun May 28, 2017 12:51 pm

That's not a 1952-53 tank. The April 1952 to April 1954 tanks had a shorter tower for the breather. They switched to the tall breather tower between July and Sep 1954. There was an intermediate breather in shape of a tall hook that was used in mid-1954.

Given this tank has a tall breather and no fuel gauge sender, it's likely a 1954+ Speedster tank. Speedsters did not have fuel gauges during the pre-A era.

#14 Post by **James Davies** » Sun May 28, 2017 1:07 pm

The 1952-54 tank with low breather, no sender.

The mid-1954 tank with the hook breather.

The late 1954 onward tank with tall breather and sender for coupes and cabs.

Photos below.

Wayne Arny · #15 Post by **Wayne Arny** » Sun May 28, 2017 1:15 pm

Thank you!

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