<VV> John Fitch has passed away

[Karl Haakonsen (cityhawk@pobox.com)]

oops, forgot link: 

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2012/10/31/racing-legend-and-safety-pioneer-john-fitch-dies/ 



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From: "Karl Haakonsen (cityhawk at pobox.com)" <karlhaakonsen at comcast.net> 
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Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 8:45:29 PM 
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This entry on Hemmings' blog at least gives his involvement with Corvairs a mention. 

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From: jwcorvair at aol.com 
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Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 8:40:03 PM 
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I am thoroughly gutted. I so admired John Fitch, not just for what he did with Corvairs, but for all of his endeavors with racing, his contributions to auto safety, and his courageous duty in WWII. 


As for Corvairs, I think that his vision of a Corvair as a touring GT was the best representation of the potential of the Corvair. 


Joe White (62 sedan, 66 Porvair, 64 Spyder - alas, no Fitch Sprint) 



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From: wrsssatty <wrsssatty at aol.com> 
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Sent: Wed, Oct 31, 2012 4:16 pm 
Subject: <VV> John Fitch has passed away 



I just learned that John Fitch passed away early this morning.  An on-line 
article from AutoWeek about his life unfortunately does not mention his 
involvement with Corvairs.  Here's a link to the article: 

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20121031/alms/121019873 

~Bill Stanley 
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