Thomas Jay McCahill III (1907-1975) was an automotive journalist, born the grandson of a wealthy attorney in LarchmontNew York. McCahill graduated from Yale University with a degree in fine arts. (McCahill's father had been a football all-American at Yale). He is credited with, amongst other things, the creation of the "0 to 60" acceleration measurement now universally accepted in automotive testing. Wikipedia
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