<VV> Driving John's Fitch Phoenix

[Harry Smith]

Just doing a little reading on the Pheonix and I see it had a 95"
wheelbase.
Does this mean it was built on the FC chassis??
Curious minds want to know!
Harry Smith
Coral Springs, FL
63 Rampside

On Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 1:20 AM, Charlie via VirtualVairs <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> It sure beat “Driving Miss Daisy”!
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> Just feeling her move under your left foot was better than I imagined, and
> I dared not ask to take her on the course!
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> Would that he might have  let me, but I don’t think John even drove her
> around the track ~ even a parade lap would have made the Communiqué or even
> the news, I’m sure !
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> Charlie
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> From: Sethracer at aol.com [mailto:Sethracer at aol.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2014 10:14 PM
> To: chaz at properproper.com; patiomatt at aol.com
> Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Driving John's Fitch Phoenix
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> 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.
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> Somewhere, I, too have a snapshot of me, sitting in the Phoenix. - Seth
> Emerson
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> In a message dated 6/6/2014 8:48:33 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> virtualvairs at corvair.org writes:
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> I was honored by John just to get this close back in the day !
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> What could I get for pix of me driving Fitch's Phoenix at Lime Rock?
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> cid:image003.jpg at 01CF81C6.D3E19DC0
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> Picture probably deleted on VV version of this message but attached as a
> URL below ?
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> And, OK, it was a while ago, but hey ~
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> Charlie
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> -----Original Message-----
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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.
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> 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.
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> 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.”
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> The Phoenix went for $230,000 (137,278 British pounds, 168,665 Euros)."
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> Look for a "Chasing Classic Cars" episode covering the Phoenix and the
> auction this fall on the Velocity Channel
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> Matt Nall
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> Charleston, Oregon
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