While it’s not a common occurrence, fuel tanks can fail. (It’s usually due to a collision, water getting inside or poor manufacturing, but even leaving a car to sit undriven for too long can be cause ...

Model A Ford production automobiles through 1931 had an integral fuel tank/dashboard/cowl assembly. It was not until 1932 that Henry decided to put the fuel tank out back where a rearend collision ...

Aluminum fuel tanks can corrode in a marine environment, though much depends on how well they are protected belowdecks from salt water. Shielded from briny water, tanks can last forever, but on some ...