The arrow’s origin story goes that Moylan got the idea while taking a company car to a meeting at the automaker’s Dearborn ...
James Moylan, who thought up the little arrow on your gas gauge that tells you what side of the car your fuel filler sits, ...
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The man behind the little arrow on your fuel gauge has died
James N. Moylan, the Ford engineer credited with the dashboard arrow that tells drivers which side their fuel filler is on, ...
The incredible story behind the Moylan Arrow, the unassuming yet ingenious invention that transformed the humble fuel gauge.
James Moylan of Plymouth, Michigan, passed away at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit on December 11, 2025 at the age of 80. You ...
Why are some fuel gauges and fuel-range indicators sometimes so inaccurate they leave riders stranded with an empty tank far from a service station? In fact, often the more hi-tech, sophisticated and ...
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