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Is that someone selling an old tank?
My material cost for a stainless tank is way more than that. I guess we aren't talking the same things. Apples and oranges.

That is a nice looking tank. Not to leave any money on the table, but $700 doesn't even sound that bad. What is the gallonage on this tank? Presume w/baffles??

Don't know about that tank, I'd assume that's an original standard tank

Presume w/baffles??

Already asked and answered, go back to posts 2 and 4.

Excuse me Dave, but my question was directed at the fuel tank referenced by Joe Santana that is on Ebay. It is listed as:'Exact new fuel tank reproduction. for all Packards manufactured between 1939 and 1942', and at $700, it sounds like a score. I was just curious if anyone had investigated it any further and ascertained whether or not it had baffles LIKE the one 'referenced in posts 2 & 4' made by The Restoration Garage.

And at that price, the Ebay tank would most certainly not be stainless.

Perhaps when Joe Santana hears back from the Ebay vendor, we will know more.
Personally I am a huge fan of stainless and am presuming this unit is medium gauge steel, but given that's what our cars came with originally and the obvious cost difference to go to stainless, this might be a viable alternative for those not wanting to 'spend the wad'.
And, as an aside, and at the risk of asking an already answered query, do we know what grade of stainless Restoration Garages tanks are constructed from?? Most folks think of stainless as non-rusting, but there are literally dozens of grades of stainless out there and anything less than 316 will have some carbon in it and, while it will last a lot longer than steel, will corrode over time with road salt and ocean air, etc. Given that most nowadays-Packards are 'sunny day' cars and garaged the rest of the time, a steel tank WOULD probably outlast us as well. Great to have the options though.

The tank is a new reproduction, holds 20 gal, made of 18 gauge steel. Cannot make one of stainless. I asked him to quote a price for 10 tanks. He said it would be 'a good price.' I'm waiting to hear how good.

Please let me know when you get the good price, am very interested. But, will be out of town till sometime this Friday and will not be able to check in.
Thanks Todd
tolandis@yahoo.com

Not sure if he mentioned to you as well, Joe, but for some reason he has a manufacturing capacity of one per month and says he currently has 2 on hand. Maybe he is making these as a 'filler' in between stages of some other manufacturing item or process. He didn't answer my question re baffles, but Owen_Dyneto got me up to speed on the Packard tanks of that day and it sounds like they made 3 or 4 different sizes circa '39 - '42, starting at 18 gallon and topping out at 30 gallon. Dave said the only one Packard baffled was the 30, so this 20 gallon repro likely is 'unbaffled' yet still an accurate reproduction. Dave also said Packard tanks were made of terne plate steel back in the day, which I understand to be old fashioned galvanizing, so this repro tank in cold rolled 18GA would be more prone to corrosion but if the outside was painted or even powder coated, the inside would likely 'stay shiny' for a long time, especially if it was kept relatively full of fuel.