Coolest fuel door location?

"area man" (hurrburgring) 09/23/2014 at 10:07 • Filed to: None

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I was walking home from work last night when I passed by this X300 and was reminded of how XJs used to have the fuel door on the trunk. What are you favorite oddball spots?

Also, anyone ever filled up an old XJ? How do you avoid dripping gas on the body?

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:09

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Behind the licence plate

ly2v8-Brian > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:09

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Hidden

area man > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 09/23/2014 at 10:10

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pics man!

Alfalfa > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:11

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I'm a fan of the behind-the-license-plate location, fairly popular before they decided that it was a nice way to fill the passenger area with fumes after getting rear-ended.

area man > ly2v8-Brian 09/23/2014 at 10:12

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Example?

crowmolly > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:12

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area man > crowmolly 09/23/2014 at 10:13

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I did not know that! So nifty!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:13

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Lincoln, Chevy, Cadillac, Cadillac.

505Turbeaux > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:14

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I hate these, they fill up with muck (had a Vanden Plas myself). And you need to wait on the XJ, kind of like when you are taking a drunken piss and dont want to get any in your pants, shake it a few times...and yeah the last few drops still always go in your pants or on the rear quarter

My favorite? Behind the license plate, especially on E3 Bmw's

StoneCold > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:14

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For my dad's old Corvette, he kept a rag to hold on the nozzle so it wouldn't drip on the trunk.

area man > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/23/2014 at 10:14

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Gah those are all so cool! American ingenuity right there.

Big Bubba Ray > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:15

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Hidden behind the tail light or the license plate are in fact the coolest filler locations!

area man > Alfalfa 09/23/2014 at 10:15

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yeah, there's something appealing about the logic of that setup

IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:15

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area man > StoneCold 09/23/2014 at 10:16

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sounds like a pain

ly2v8-Brian > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:16

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Oh where to start...

ALL the hidden fillers. Need a specific example, then 57 Chevrolet, it's behind a small door in the fin.

DoYouEvenShift > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:19

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Does this count?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:20

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Because the fill neck on my Ranchero comes to within about a foot of my rear light on the left, I'm seriously considering hiding it '50s-style. See how this one is?

Such an easy conversion, and since I'm changing my lights anyway...

area man > 505Turbeaux 09/23/2014 at 10:20

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what a car! I know the reasons they don't do that anymore but there's something very cool about that setup. It feels more like you're filling the gas tank directly, like on a lawn tractor or something similar. It makes the car more machine-like in my opinion

505Turbeaux > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:22

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100%, though very important to be sure you have a good seal on the cap, otherwise you will drop fuel right out the back every time you accelerate!

Hammerfrog > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:22

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Focus is pretty hidden:

area man > DoYouEvenShift 09/23/2014 at 10:22

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I suppose

area man > Hammerfrog 09/23/2014 at 10:23

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that's pretty cool!

MonkeePuzzle > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:27

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and you thought behind the licence plate was hidden!

Slave2anMG > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:30

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Always liked the TR3's location...and the 'quick open' hinged cap.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:31

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While I'm posting stuff, I should post a picture of a Series II-III Land Rover fill. Galvanized plate, no hiding whatsoever, and lockable. Do you see the inner tube? That extends and locks, with a screen, so you can fill it from a can without spilling gas.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 09/23/2014 at 10:31

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LeMans SC: very nice.

McMike > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:32

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Milky > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:34

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The P1 has little carbon flaps that hide it in the roof.

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Singer's is pretty cool too.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:42

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Sn210 > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:42

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Some Deloreans came with a fuel door in the hood, but most have to open the hood everytime they fill up

RazoE > Hammerfrog 09/23/2014 at 10:43

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That's not hidden at all because it doesn't reach the tail light's tip. WHY FORD?!? WHY?!??!

area man > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/23/2014 at 10:45

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sweet!

area man > McMike 09/23/2014 at 10:46

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Now the question is, why?

Imirrelephant > McMike 09/23/2014 at 10:50

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Huh? Sorry, I was distracted...

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > crowmolly 09/23/2014 at 10:51

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beat me to it!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/23/2014 at 10:52

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beat me to it on the behind the lights ones

Tapas > area man 09/23/2014 at 10:57

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area man > Tapas 09/23/2014 at 10:58

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Beautiful

Tapas > area man 09/23/2014 at 11:06

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Ikr :3

I have a 1:18. All I (and most people) can afford...

Edit: I posted 3 images. I don't know why only one of the 3 images is seen on my post.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 09/23/2014 at 11:21

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When the Vanagon came out in the late '70s/early '80s there was a series of incidents whereby well-intentioned gas station attendants would drop the plate, pull the cap and then proceed to fill the crankcase with unleaded.

The plate pulled down to reveal the dipstick and oil filler. The previous bus had an engine compartment door, but the Vanagon had a lower profile engine and thus no door, just a hatch above the engine that wouldn't be accessible if you had a load in the cargo compartment. The fuel filler was up front on the right, just under the passenger door.

DirtyBird > area man 09/23/2014 at 11:21

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80s monte carlo is behind the plate as well, is funny when at the full service stations when they have to ask where it is

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > area man 09/23/2014 at 11:29

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I'll say the front right fender on the Porsche Cayman, you have to turn the nozzle upside down for it to even pour fuel. Audi R8s and Lamborghinis have this issue as well.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > area man 09/23/2014 at 12:10

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The Jensen Healey had it right in the middle of the car, at the base of the tonneau.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > area man 09/23/2014 at 12:16

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Old Wranglers had it behind a flip-down rear license plate.

Jayhawk Jake > RazoE 09/23/2014 at 12:28

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Following that contour would make the panel gap impossible to manage

Jayhawk Jake > MonkeePuzzle 09/23/2014 at 12:28

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Wait. Where is the fuel filler on these?

Jayhawk Jake > Milky 09/23/2014 at 12:29

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I look at that P1 and think 'why is this not fiberglass?'

area man > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/23/2014 at 12:30

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awesome

area man > Slave2anMG 09/23/2014 at 12:33

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I know it's a tiny car, but wouldn't reaching for that get annoying?

McMike > McMike 09/23/2014 at 12:33

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Milky > Jayhawk Jake 09/23/2014 at 12:36

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Thats weird, when I look at a P1 I think 'why is this not carbotanium?' For a million bucks I want the latest and greatest.

MonkeePuzzle > Jayhawk Jake 09/23/2014 at 12:39

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far away

but seriously,

Jayhawk Jake > MonkeePuzzle 09/23/2014 at 12:41

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But it takes gas too. Where does it go?

Jayhawk Jake > Milky 09/23/2014 at 12:42

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Car pricing baffles me. Making it expensive for the sake of being expensive is weird. From the manufacturers perspective I would think they'd want to cut cost out to keep the price down and profits high.

Milky > Jayhawk Jake 09/23/2014 at 12:48

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At a certain price it becomes more a art piece/engineering exercise than a normal product.

Or I guess, maybe just halo in cars in general.

RazoE > Jayhawk Jake 09/23/2014 at 12:48

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Like Ford ever cared about panel gaps

MonkeePuzzle > Jayhawk Jake 09/23/2014 at 12:49

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not very cool...

can be seen if you enbiggen my original pic.

additionally, not sure if the plug in actually got to be in that slick little slot in front of the mirror on the real version the public got

Jayhawk Jake > MonkeePuzzle 09/23/2014 at 12:49

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Boo.

Tohru > area man 09/23/2014 at 13:23

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I think we can all agree that the worst place to have the fuel filler is on the passenger's side of the car.

Coty > area man 09/23/2014 at 13:27

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Because if the truck is locked, so is the gas door, but you don't have to add a mechanism to be able to do it, which keeps costs down; important in a fleet vehicle.

Slave2anMG > area man 09/23/2014 at 13:46

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Look at it this way - access from either side :)

area man > Coty 09/23/2014 at 14:01

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smart!

Daddy's Beigemobile > area man 09/23/2014 at 16:41

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Ford Maverick, which I think is underrated as a whole.

and 100 more > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/23/2014 at 17:13

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My dad has one of these in his garage. So cool!

Too many M's > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/23/2014 at 18:42

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I was going to say Caddy, very cool pics :)

ranwhenparked > IDROVEAPICKUPTRUCK 09/23/2014 at 19:50

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Loved that, I had a car with that feature once. Keeps the body uncluttered.

T5Killer > McMike 09/24/2014 at 17:02

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I am a fan. Can I rent a van?

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > area man 09/27/2014 at 19:23

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On my '84 XJ12, I just carry a rag with me. So I'll fill the tank and then hold the rag under the pump until I get it away from the car. Then, because new gas pumps have short hoses, I'll turn the car around and repeat the task for the passenger side fuel tank.