<VV> Driving John's Fitch Phoenix

[Sethracer at aol.com]

At the Washington Convention (1991), John Fitch was one of the honored  
guests. The Phoenix was on display in the underground vendor area. As the event 
 wrapped up, someone needed to move the Phoenix out to the waiting 
transport. I  offered to move it around to the loading dock. Okay, is wasn't very 
far, but I  drove it a little bit. Much more memorable was the dinner John and 
I enjoyed one  night at the convention. I took John out to a local 
restaurant and he and I  (mostly he) talked for a couple of hours. That was where I 
learned about his  Caribbean sailing adventures and his WWII service. A most 
memorable  evening. I also accompanied him on the dinner cruise Thursday on 
 the Potomac. A real gentleman.
 
Somewhere, I, too have a snapshot of me, sitting in the  Phoenix. - Seth 
Emerson
 
 
In a message dated 6/6/2014 8:48:33 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
virtualvairs at corvair.org writes:

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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