Comments on: McCahill Drives the ‘53 Volkswagen http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/12/18/mccahill-drives-the-53-volkswagen/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:00:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: g663 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/12/18/mccahill-drives-the-53-volkswagen/comment-page-1/#comment-1064142 g663 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:42:29 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6382#comment-1064142 Our family had one when I was a little kid. One of my memories of that car was in a snowstorm. We were trying to get up a hill that hadn't been plowed. Other cars were skidding all over the place and sliding back down to the bottom. The little red VW spun its wheels at the bottom for a few seconds, and then just motored up the hill, slowly but steadily, and got us home safe & sound. Darn I wish they were still making those, and that they hadn't become a 1960s cult object and an expensive collector's item after that. Plain simple reliable transportation, with the fuel efficiency of a hybrid. I can live with 0 - 60 in 45 seconds, for that kind of solid performance. Our family had one when I was a little kid. One of my memories of that car was in a snowstorm. We were trying to get up a hill that hadn’t been plowed. Other cars were skidding all over the place and sliding back down to the bottom. The little red VW spun its wheels at the bottom for a few seconds, and then just motored up the hill, slowly but steadily, and got us home safe & sound.

Darn I wish they were still making those, and that they hadn’t become a 1960s cult object and an expensive collector’s item after that. Plain simple reliable transportation, with the fuel efficiency of a hybrid. I can live with 0 – 60 in 45 seconds, for that kind of solid performance.

]]> By: Jeff http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/12/18/mccahill-drives-the-53-volkswagen/comment-page-1/#comment-1063710 Jeff Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:51:47 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6382#comment-1063710 This made me think of an advertisement, the copy was something like, "A beautiful picture of a Beetle". Their was no car in the photo, just a picture of tire tracks in the snow, celebrating the engine-over-drive-wheels traction of the Bug. Anyone have link? <a href="http://www.aden.co.jp/page_works/vw/English/VW_ad/ad03_1.html" rel="nofollow">Here is the closest I could find.</a> This made me think of an advertisement, the copy was something like, “A beautiful picture of a Beetle”.

Their was no car in the photo, just a picture of tire tracks in the snow, celebrating the engine-over-drive-wheels traction of the Bug.

Anyone have link? Here is the closest I could find.

]]> By: Rick Auricchio http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/12/18/mccahill-drives-the-53-volkswagen/comment-page-1/#comment-1063698 Rick Auricchio Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:18:32 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6382#comment-1063698 RE: Singer Midgets. The Munchkins in the Wizard of Oz film were collectively billed as The Singer Midgets. RE: Singer Midgets. The Munchkins in the Wizard of Oz film were collectively billed as The Singer Midgets.

]]> By: Neil Russell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/12/18/mccahill-drives-the-53-volkswagen/comment-page-1/#comment-1063681 Neil Russell Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:20:18 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6382#comment-1063681 Thanks for posting this Charlie, reading "Uncle Tom" McCahill again is like having "Top Gear" in print form. Thanks for posting this Charlie, reading “Uncle Tom” McCahill again is like having “Top Gear” in print form.

]]> By: Githyanki http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/12/18/mccahill-drives-the-53-volkswagen/comment-page-1/#comment-1063677 Githyanki Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:35:59 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6382#comment-1063677 I still love my 71 Super Beetle just as much as Tom seemed to fall in love with his. I was driving to work one night, and the rain was coming down fiercely. I happened upon a stretch of road that the water kept getting deeper and deeper. then there were cars stalled out all over. Then there were large trucks stalled, and partially submerged. People were yelling and waving me off, but I knew that I had already passed the point of no return, my wheels were no longer touching the ground. I was floating past them. I kept the car in second gear, and kept on the gas. Soon, the wheels started to skip a little as I got traction again, and then I was through. Made it to work on time :) I still love my 71 Super Beetle just as much as Tom seemed to fall in love with his.

I was driving to work one night, and the rain was coming down fiercely. I happened upon a stretch of road that the water kept getting deeper and deeper. then there were cars stalled out all over. Then there were large trucks stalled, and partially submerged. People were yelling and waving me off, but I knew that I had already passed the point of no return, my wheels were no longer touching the ground. I was floating past them. I kept the car in second gear, and kept on the gas. Soon, the wheels started to skip a little as I got traction again, and then I was through. Made it to work on time :)

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