I have not found out what model toyota it was. I tend to believe it was
one with the tank mounted behind the seat. (vertical) Those will gravity
feed the fire, as I mentioned previously. In a frontal collision, it is
unlikely that a rear mounted tank would have spewed enough fuel to cause
this carnage, because they will not drain by gravity under most circumstances.
Loren
At 09:58 PM 1/24/2006, you wrote:
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
>
> Surely a big part of why the Toyota fire happened is just that it was
> a gas car?
I think in this case it was caused by having an exposed fuel tank
under the car. It should not, however, be the lowest part of the
car. Makes me wonder what else got clobbered before the tank,
assuming she was going forward at the time. I would think
the front subframe, engine oil pan, passenger compartment
floor pan, etc, would have hit, and hit hard, before the stone
pillar got to the tank.
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