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1 Kruschev
2 Personal life
3 Edits by Assholes
4 Additional Knowlege
5 I BELIEVE
6 Source
7 Nice re-write
8 Corvair
9 Not that Great
10 Thats Right

[edit] Kruschev

I sanitized the crap about Kruschev, it turns out my scorce was bullshit.... randazzo56

[edit] Personal life

Why was the stuff about his personal life removed? Many readers will want to know a bit more about the man Captainbeefart 01:17, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Edits by Assholes

Removed 1-28-07. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.244.31.188 (talk • contribs) 17:00, 28 January 2007

[edit] Additional Knowlege

Added 1-28-07 209.244.31.188 17:39, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I BELIEVE

He was my daddy.... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 209.244.31.180 (talk) 00:55, 28 February 2007 (UTC).

I believe there was no 1956 article. Someone is being a smart-ass. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.244.31.178 (talk • contribs) 02:45, 19 March 2007

[edit] Source

Sources: Hemmings Motor News. Kaltenborn 00:49, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Nice re-write

but what is an Edsel "10"? Kaltenborn 23:09, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Corvair

I used to have an issue of MI from the 60's where McCahill took a Corvair (with the swing axle suspension, not the 1966 and later version) and tried every bad manuver he could think of to try and roll it, and could not. That'd make an interesting addition to this article, if the specific issue can be found. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.100.251.114 (talk) 10:06, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Not that Great

It seems that he ended almost all of his reports on a positive note-"the best car in its class", "the best car for your money" etc. One is lead to believe that he was afraid of lawsuits resulting from negative reporting. He seemed to love Chryslers but he never commented on the shody fit and finish, the way they leaked in the rain, or the corrosion problems that plagued the cars. He spent more time trying to make his readers laugh than he did informing them truthfully. Compare his reports to some of his contemporarys, he left much to be desired.68.76.121.20 (talk) 22:51, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Thats Right

critics are quick to note that Mccahills reports were not up to the standards of say, Wilbur Shaw in Popular Science. McCahill spent to much time on showmanship and metaphores or of his personal past. Popular Science circulation lead on Mechanics Illustrated was a direct reflection of the comparison between Shaws reports against those of McCahill68.76.120.211 (talk)