Corvette
lovers are in for a rare treat this fall in of all
places but on the Home & Garden Channel. Carlisle
Productions co-owner Chip Miller opened his impressive
garage to the cameras, as he will be one of the
first personalities to be featured on a brand new
series soon to hit the national airwaves.
Ultimate
Collectors is a new show for HGTV and is all about
one of our most common urges: the need to collect
stuff. Premiering this October, the show will explore
a wide range of collectors and their collections.
Glass/Difede Productions of Bala Cynwood, PA is
travelling around the country talking to special
collectors. Producer Rob Bender was recently in
the Harrisburg area shooting several segments for
the program with local videographer/Director of
Photography Angelo Del Monte of Olegna Productions.
One
segment of the half-hour programs will feature Carlisle's
Chip Miller, who definitely fits the definition
of an "Ultimate Collector." His collection
of 25-mint condition Corvettes spans the history
of America's first sports car. Bender says, "Chip
is one of a kind. He's intense, dedicated, knowledgeable,
articulate, and he has an amazing collection of
Corvettes."
Chip
gave Bender and Del Monte full access to his collection,
which is something he just doesn't have the time
to do as often as he would like. Chip told the crew,
which included Dan Shaffer on audio, some background
stories on the cars and what they mean to him. Bender
even got Chip to put a couple of miles on his 1953
Corvette, which is believed to be the lowest mileage
unrestored original '53 Corvette surviving. Besides
the other impressive low mileage milestone cars
(Chip's favorite to collect) that will be featured
in the segment, Chip took one of his Corvette Challenge
cars out for a spin.
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 "Racing
around the track with Chip in his 1989 Challenge Car
was fantastic and we got some great shots! Chip and
his collection are perfect for the show." Bender
continues, "And of course, Angelo was the perfect
cameraman for this because of his experience shooting
Corvette videos."
In
fact it was Angelo who suggested to Rob that Chip
would be a good subject for the show. Olegna was also
able to provide Bender with footage from their Corvettes
at Carlisle video series that shows Chip surprising
his wife with a 35th Anniversary Corvette from the
2001 Corvettes at Carlisle event and other footage
from the extensive archive of Corvette and Carlisle
related video that Olegna Productions has on file.
"The
Ultimate Collector show is as much about the collector
as it is the collection," says Bender, "These
cars mean a lot to him and he loves to share them
with others. I'm delighted that we were able to visit
Chip and capture his excitement about the cars."
So
keep your eye on your local TV programming guide for
a unique look at a very impressive collection of Corvettes
and a chance to hear Chip Miller tell you all about
it.
This
episode aired on October 16th. Keep your eye on the
show for this episode to repeat.
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