<VV> Pix of me Driving John's Fitch Phoenix at Lime Rock

[Charlie]

I was honored by John just to get this close back in the day !

 

What could I get for pix of me driving Fitch's Phoenix at Lime Rock?

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Picture probably deleted on VV version of this message but attached as a URL below ?

 

And, OK, it was a while ago, but hey ~

 

Charlie

 

 

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"Thanks to the concerted efforts of Wayne Carini (Velocity’s “Chasing Classic Cars”), journalist Don Klein, and the Fitch Family, the late John Fitch’s pride and joy – the one and only Fitch Phoenix -- went to the Bonham’s auction at the Greenwich Concours Sunday, June 1.

 

Given appropriate display space just feet from the auction stage, the Phoenix was the center of attention. After bidders went back and forth, at 2:42 p.m. the gavel came down on its sale to Mr. Charles Mallory of Greenwich, Conn.

 

A collector with eclectic tastes, Mr. Mallory was not there to simply add to his stable: “This was by far my most emotional purchase,” Mallory said shortly afterward. “I loved John, I love Lime Rock, I really feel the Phoenix belongs in Connecticut. I’m very happy for not just me, but everyone who understands what this is about.”

 

The Phoenix went for $230,000 (137,278 British pounds, 168,665 Euros)."

 

Look for a "Chasing Classic Cars" episode covering the Phoenix and the auction this fall on the Velocity Channel

 

 

 

Matt Nall

Charleston, Oregon

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