John Fitch Corvair Phoenix Video

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John Fitch Corvair Phoenix Video

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Here's an informative video that I threw together with content that I found on the net.

The John fitch interview is from Corvairwild - AKA Uglytruck - AKA Andrew. Thanks !

John was pretty adamant about it having 170 HP. I like his expression when he says there's a difference between a road car and a race car.
Also his amazement at how much a Jag that he built back in the 50s sold for recently.

What a life including a fighter pilot ace - I think he was the first to shoot down an enemy jet ??? He also developed the Fitch Inertial barrier that are common on highways today and the Fitch fuel catalyst. He is probably better known by the Corvette crowd.
He also built the Corvair Sprints that we are all familiar with. The illustration at the end is the Super sprint concept that never got built.

What color is the Phoenix ? I always thought it was brown but it looks grey , black and even blue in some of the shots.

I noticed at least two cosmetic changes over the years . Can anyone name them ?

Comments are welcome ! :not worthy:

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Re: John Fitch Corvair Phoenix Video

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:tu: cool vid :tu:
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