History Eelco Fuel Tank?

Buddy of mine dad died has a Ellco fuel tank being used for a heater gas tank in the garage that she plans to scrap.


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Sooo don’t scrap it

 

Yeah, he^^^^^said.......

 

Yeah I plan to grab it. I’d like to give her a fair price for it thou. Any ideas?


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Ain’t two L’s? Thanks


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That bracket is Eelco.. How about a picture of the tank.

 

Good point there, you need to get some good photos of the tank to have those in the know Id it. It may be a generic tank sitting on Eelco brackets.
A search shows that most of the Eelco tanks no matter what the size have the ends tapered down to a smaller round flat end. like this one.

 

Seven or so years ago I picked one up, complete with brackets, at the Suffolk Drag Reunion Show. I asked the fellow how much he was asking and he said $20. I handed him the $20 and after we walked away, my wife asked me why I didn't offer him less. I just smiled and she understood when I turned down $150 that I was offered for it that same day. Some times you don't argue the price of something.

 

I’ll go grab it tomorrow and post some pics


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Well Scrap price On tank would be less then $0.10. Some of the earlier ones go for $500 up but that depends on the condition

 

Thanks! I’ll grab it post some more pics. Don’t want it to go to waste


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The earlier ones have a flip cap, later ones screw on cap

 

The end of the tank in the OP's pic doesn't look like a normal Eelco tank. There were some very early Eelco tanks that were more "home made" looking, but we'll need a good pic to rule that out. And I bet the very early tanks didn't have the usual brackets with them.

 

Love those tanks. My has the flip lid

 

My Early Eeclo tank & early Moon hand pump.
I believe the change from Flip cap to Screw on was a Rule change by NHRA

 

Well if the tank is a bust I'd be interested in the brackets, my early Eelco has wrong brackets and I'd like to have correct ones.

 

I would like to Know why the Bubble Gum welds !

 

mew pic she sent me


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Good ! I will take 1 million dollars


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So, I have long wondered what is the correct pronunciation of Eelco? Is it ēl - ˈkō ?

Kind of like I never knew the correct pronunciation of Weiand until I saw one of the old "say Why And" ads. I still have to catch myself.

 

That’s possible. Be a few weeks but I’m going to go grab it and I’ll take some more pics.


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Like the sea animal..............

 

So, why is it when people hear you had an ElCamino they say "I always loved Elkys"?

 

Because they have been driiiiinkingggg.

 

No on

No one I know says that!. Must be a left coast thing.