MOON tank photo gallery

Mine has just enough gas to get me home, kinda like a reserve tank.


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We ran duel Moon tank up front, one for fuel and the other had water circulated
through a stock chevy fuel pump. Helped keep the motor cool and added a little weight up front.

 

here is an odd moon tank

 

another odd ball

 

my A and my tank

 

My new tank.

 

040216 Goodguys Del Mar Nationals 038 by Dave Lindsay, on Flickr

 

040216 Goodguys Del Mar Nationals 079 by Dave Lindsay, on Flickr

 

040216 Goodguys Del Mar Nationals 167 by Dave Lindsay, on Flickr

 

033106 Goodguys Del Mar 272 by Dave Lindsay, on Flickr

 

033106 Goodguys Del Mar 287 by Dave Lindsay, on Flickr

 

040206 Goodguys Del Mar 228 by Dave Lindsay, on Flickr

 

080206NHRATwilightCruise124 by Dave Lindsay, on Flickr

 

Hello, (not to put a damper on the festivities here with those cool photos, but...)

Our experience with Moon Tanks is not a pleasant one. But a good thing for all future racers/hot rodders was put into place after our fiasco. I can tell you when the safety tech committee at Lions Dragstrip banned the use of all Moon Tanks inside of the cab. It was two weeks from August 13, 1960. We had our clutch explode in our 671 SBC 40 Willys in the finals of our C/Gas race and completely destroy the legal scattershield. A piece or pieces of the metal flew into the Moon Tank. The result was a massive fire that completed gutted the interior.

My brother tried to put out the fire with the on board extinguisher, but was overcome, so he jumped out going about 60 mph after the traps. (the racers on the return road witnessed the explosion,fire, and fast exit) He received 3rd degree burns over 30% of his arm, leg, face and body. The helmet saved most of his head.

The next day after the explosion/fire, Atts Ono and I went back to Lions to salvage what was left. The car was still wedged into the chain link fence. The scary thing was that inside was totally burned out, but we saw many pieces of metal chunks wedged into the dash, door sills, the glove box, and all that remained were a few melted bolts on the floor where the Moon Tank should have been. There was a huge hole where that scattershield flew out along with those clutch pieces.

Atts Ono was in the building stage of his 40 Willys and immediately moved the Moon Tank in front of his motor. So, a bad thing happened in 1960, but a good thing warned all future racers to be safe.

Thanks,

Jnaki

 

Wow! That is an awesome story. I have filed it for the next person that asks why is there a tank up there!

 

Here is one of mine from early '94

 

this one

 

CAN I SEE LOTS MORE PICTURES OF YOUR TUDOR? PLEASE ?


In the mornings, My wife goes to the Gym, I go to the John !!

 

I'm surprised this thread is still going. Here's a better shot of the tank on my Dragmaster.

 

The Anglia is also for sale as of 2016.
It's a 1955 UTE.

 

Moon style in my gasser.

 

Our 2 gallon, full of Alcohol

 

Mine. View attachment 3296981 View attachment 3296982

 

Wild Rose Gennuso Roadster

 

Mine gets used regularly as a fuel source h-hee...