Thomas Jay McCahill III (born 1907) died May 10, 1975.
His stepson, Brooks Bender, was his assisant during the last years of his
life. By the late 1960's Uncle Tom was slowing down. He no longer went on
cross-country trips and stayed pretty much in Florida. His car tests
generally showed him either seated in the driver's seat or standing by the
car. No more shots of him admiring some styling aspect, or questioning the
purpose of its existence. Brooks became his photographer, trunk tester (he
was about 6'4" and was used to show how much room a trunk had (or not) and
chauffeur.
After he died Brook Bender continued the road tests and the letter column,
but you could tell it was not the Uncle Tom of the old days. No more prose
or wise cracks. And the road tests generally were about one page, two at
tops (half or less than before), with a few photos of the car's exterior and
interior. That lasted a couple of years untl it became common knowledge
Uncle Tom was no more.
Bill
Vancouver, BC
----- Original Message -----
From: "eastern sierra Adj Services" <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Bill Watson" <wwatson6@xxxxxxx>; <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Forward look resale...+Tom McCahill
> Maybe I could go on-line(r), and canvass for his obit, but does anyone
> know the date of Unk Tom's demise?
>
> It would be fun to buy a few issues, maybe a year's-worth, of MI,
> shortly after the stepson began his ghostwriting career, to see if there
> are any (now-) obvious deviations in the writing style, or commentary,
> which would give-away the fact that "Tom" was now a different man!
>
> Neil Vedder----but WHEN did the stepson begin his MI career? Before Unk
> passed???
>
>
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