ARNCO Ink stamp on top of 67 Fuel Tank --interesting

[Fred Y.]

I thought you might like to see this stamp I found on my 67's fuel tank & perhaps shed some light as I have not seen this before,nor seen mention before. I lifted the body off last week & noticed this under the layer of dust on the fuel tank when I was looking for the Vin stamp on the frame. It's tough to make out. I tried a couple different ways to take the shots. Anyways, it reads like this as you are looking at the tank from the left side ( where you see the dark grime is the fuel neck):

ARNCO

M V R <---This has the circle around it. I'm gonna say the Reg. Logo

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8 16 66 DQ (maybe DO)

99% sure that's the MFG date of 8/16/66. Makes sense since its a Dec car.

The glue evidence from the tank sheet is still to the left of the fuel neck. ( YES I have it !!) & the AO Smith logo is on the bottom as it should be. So, I wanted to share this & see if you have seen this before. This is it's 1st light of day since Dec 3rd 66.

The outside of the tank is still pretty bright & nice shape. The inside has a bunch of old dried out gas that potentially I'd like to clean out & appreciate best methods you have used for doing so.

Thanks
Fred

[Joe L.]

Re: ARNCO Ink stamp on top of 67 Fuel Tank --interesting

I thought you might like to see this stamp I found on my 67's fuel tank & perhaps shed some light as I have not seen this before,nor seen mention before. I lifted the body off last week & noticed this under the layer of dust on the fuel tank when I was looking for the Vin stamp on the frame. It's tough to make out. I tried a couple different ways to take the shots. Anyways, it reads like this as you are looking at the tank from the left side ( where you see the dark grime is the fuel neck):

ARNCO

M V R <---This has the circle around it. I'm gonna say the Reg. Logo

__________________

Long
Ternes



8 16 66 DQ (maybe DO)

99% sure that's the MFG date of 8/16/66. Makes sense since its a Dec car.

The glue evidence from the tank sheet is still to the left of the fuel neck. ( YES I have it !!) & the AO Smith logo is on the bottom as it should be. So, I wanted to share this & see if you have seen this before. This is it's 1st light of day since Dec 3rd 66.

The outside of the tank is still pretty bright & nice shape. The inside has a bunch of old dried out gas that potentially I'd like to clean out & appreciate best methods you have used for doing so.

Thanks
Fred

Fred------


I believe it's actually "ARMCO". ARMCO was a manufacturer of the terne steel stock that the tank was fabricated from.

[Terry M.]

Re: ARNCO Ink stamp on top of 67 Fuel Tank --interesting

I thought you might like to see this stamp I found on my 67's fuel tank & perhaps shed some light as I have not seen this before,nor seen mention before. I lifted the body off last week & noticed this under the layer of dust on the fuel tank when I was looking for the Vin stamp on the frame. It's tough to make out. I tried a couple different ways to take the shots. Anyways, it reads like this as you are looking at the tank from the left side ( where you see the dark grime is the fuel neck):

ARNCO

M V R <---This has the circle around it. I'm gonna say the Reg. Logo

__________________

Long
Ternes



8 16 66 DQ (maybe DO)

99% sure that's the MFG date of 8/16/66. Makes sense since its a Dec car.

The glue evidence from the tank sheet is still to the left of the fuel neck. ( YES I have it !!) & the AO Smith logo is on the bottom as it should be. So, I wanted to share this & see if you have seen this before. This is it's 1st light of day since Dec 3rd 66.

The outside of the tank is still pretty bright & nice shape. The inside has a bunch of old dried out gas that potentially I'd like to clean out & appreciate best methods you have used for doing so.

Thanks
Fred

I have seen it before on a C3, but the details escape me. Google "terne" to find out what the fuel tanks were made from.

BTW: Armco also is the company that makes the material for the highway barriers that keep us from striking roadside obstructions are made from. I believe, however that material is NOT terne, but more likely hot dipped galvanize coating.

[Fred Y.]

Re: ARNCO Ink stamp on top of 67 Fuel Tank --interesting

Neat, thanks Joe. This was probably the top sheet of the pallet of steel when AOS stamped these. Cool. Interesting how everything had a date stamp on it.

Next, I'll look back through archives that mention cleaning these on the inside. I've heard something about using vinegar, also probably Eastwoood may have a product.

[Michael J.]

Re: ARNCO Ink stamp on top of 67 Fuel Tank --interesting

I judged a '67 once that had that stencil on the bottom of the tank, but it was US Steel manufacture, "USS" in a circle.