<VV> 100 Years of Chevy

[Tom Berg]

"100 Years of Chevy" has been aired several times in the last few months. I watched it again last night on Velocity, and again noticed the Corvair episode was only a few minutes (OK, the Corvair lasted only 10 years) out of two hours (minus many commercials). More time was devoted to Chicanos in Los Angeles who build those hopping (with air suspensions) but beautiful old Chevies. 
 
It made much of Ralph Nader's book and congressional testimony in '66, of which one Corvair fan said, "That was the fatal shot to the Corvair. We never recovered." Never mind that Corvair sales began falling off in '63. 
 
Overall, though, the show was interesting and entertaining. 
 
--Tom in Ohio
  

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 From: Brent Fullard <brent.fullard at rogers.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 10:14 PM
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Florentine Films is the production company of Ken Burns who has done a number of multi-episode specials for PBS (Baseball, The Civil War, Prohibition to name 3). 

GM has been his long standing sponsor which probably explains why he was asked to produce this piece.

--- On Fri, 2/17/12, Rick Norris <ricknorris at suddenlink.net> wrote:

From: Rick Norris <ricknorris at suddenlink.net>
Subject: <VV> 100 Years of Chevy
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Date: Friday, February 17, 2012, 10:10 PM

I just watched a specila on the Velocity channel.
100 Yras of Chevy.
They did mention the Corvair and showed some and talked to some folks. Don't remember the names.
It was an okay piece.
I noticed at the end it was done by an outfit called Florentine Films.
Sometime last year I was asked to submit some photos and written materials to a company making a film about cars is what I was told. I signed some waviers and such and pretty much forgot about it.
That is until I saw this production. Alas, I was left on the cutting room floor again! Dang! I was ready for my close up too...

Rick Norris
#36 Sunoco Corvair
www.corvairalley.com
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