Automobile Gas Port Reamer, 1975

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Artifact Overview

In the 1970s, clear air regulations required a phasing out of leaded gasoline. New vehicles had smaller fuel tank holes designed to accept unleaded gas nozzles. Drivers who disliked unleaded gas could enlarge the fuel tank hole with a tool like this, which would allow the leaded gas pumps' larger nozzles to fit.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Reamer

Date Made

1975

Place of Creation

Location

at Henry Ford Museum in Driving America

Object ID

92.113.54.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of AC Rochester Division of General Motors.

Material

Aluminum (Metal)

Color

Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Length: 3.625 in
Diameter: 1.25 in