Tuesday, December 24, 2024

trivia


That tiny little arrow that indicates which side of a vehicle the gas tank filler is located on is otherwise known as the Moylan Arrow

The idea for the Moylan Arrow came from former Ford engineer Jim Moylan, who found himself rather frustrated with the fact that there wasn’t a simple way to know which side of a vehicle the gas tank was located on

The Moylan Arrow made so much sense, in fact, that other automotive manufacturers also adopted it, and today, it’s hard to imagine a world where this little helpful indicator didn’t exist.

A lot of us simply know our gas tank filler neck is behind the license plate, but somewhere around 1962 some cars started getting filler necks where race track pit crews could fill the tanks fast from the side of the race car. 

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