<VV> Solar Corvair and Fitch Photographs

cmot at ix.netcom.com cmot at ix.netcom.com
Mon Feb 28 22:05:49 EST 2005


Back many, many years ago when I used to belong to NECC and CORSA I would go
to Lime Rock for the Corvair meet and take lots of pictures. I took lots of
pictures of the Solar Corvair when it was new at that meet. I also chanced
to run into John Fitch, recognized him and got into a conversation. He asked
where I was staying and when I told him he said "Oh that's across the street
from my place, meet me there tommorrow morning at 8AM." Well I did and went
into his shop up a staircase to a back storage barn and there it was the
"Phoenix". I had my trusty Nikon F and took a few pictures as John backed it
out and warmed it up before the ride over to Concours that day. I took one
particularly nice shot from the side with John at the wheel. I only printed
up one copy of that shot and forgot about it. I wondered if there would be
any interest in those pictures now. If so I will try to locate the negatives
(B&W) and print up some more. I'm finding lots of my old stuff is now
valuable and worth liquidating on eBay but hadn't really thought about all
the photo's I used to take while studying photography. Curious on a
response.
Oh I also have original Fitch Phoenix sales brochure that John signed for me
that day. I'm not interested in selling it or any of my other Corvair
collection yet but does stuff like that have value?
Best wishes
Chet




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