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Offline 6T6mustang

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1965 Mustang NOS gas cap marking
« on: November 04, 2009, 11:44:30 PM »
I have a '65 gas cap in an autolite box with instructions for installation instructions. It's marked WS with a circle around it. Can anyone tell me what the WS stands for?

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Re: 1965 Mustang NOS gas cap marking
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2009, 11:53:10 PM »
You're reading it upside down, it really is "SM", which is for Stant Manufacturing or some likeness to the Stant company.
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Re: 1965 Mustang NOS gas cap marking
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2009, 12:02:49 AM »
Ah, makes sense.  I also have a '66 NOS gas cap in a Ford box but it is marked autolite on the back.  Any idea why the change between Stant and Autolite?
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Re: 1965 Mustang NOS gas cap marking
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2009, 01:10:06 AM »
Not sure why they went to the Autolite stamping.  I would suspect it had something to do with a change in manufacturer.
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