Brand New Buick Owner 62 Sky

[Dawnafer]

Hello all,
I am the pround (co) owner of a 1962 Buick Skylark, just pruchased in Reno at Hot August Nights. We had a bit of a ruff home, both the Odometer and the gas gage were broken.
I havn't had a chance to grab a manual yet. Can anyone tell me how big my tank is and what the aprox MPG's for a 8 cyl automatic would be?
I certaininly know from friends experince that buying a car at Auction isn't the smartest thing, but she was calling to me.

[tbirds60]

I have a 62 skylark, I get about 20mpg. I live in Fl.its flat that helps. My guess is the tank is about 14 Gal.

[Dawnafer]

that helps, there must be something else going on, I'll have to do some more research. We started out with a full tank and made the first leg ok aprox 170 miles but only took 8 gallons at that first stop, but ran out about 145 miles later.
Once I figure out how I'll post some pictures, and quite a few more quesitons. Thanks again for your help.

[tbirds60]

I checked my owners manuel, the gas tank is 16 Gal.