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   Automotive designer. Chrysler Vice President of Design. Virgil Max "Ex" Exner Sr. (September 24, 1909 – December 22, 1973) was an automobile designer for several American automobile companies, most notably Chrysler and Studebaker . Exner is widely known for the "Forward Look" he created for the 1955–1963 Chrysler products and his fondness ...

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   Virgil Exner gave a new shape to motion with innovative designs that made many American cars of the 1950s true “dream machines.” Displaying artistic talent as a youth, Exner studied art at Notre Dame University and began his career in 1928 as an illustrator for Advertising Artists.

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   Who was Virgil Exner?

   • Virgil Max "Ex" Exner Sr. (September 24, 1909 – December 22, 1973) was an automobile designer for several American automobile companies, most notably Chrysler and Studebaker . Exner is widely known for the "Forward Look" he created for the 1955–1963 Chrysler products and his fondness of tailfins on cars for both aesthetics and aerodynamics .

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   How did Virgil Exner die?

   • Some of their designs included revivals of classic cars, like the 1966 Duesenberg, and designs for pleasure boats. He died on December 22, 1973 of heart failure. His papers reside at the Benson Ford Research Center of The Henry Ford museum complex. View all items related to Virgil Exner

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   How did Virgil Exner change automotive design?

   • Revolutionized automotive design in 1955 with the “Forward Look” line of automobiles at Chrysler, where he later served as Vice President of styling Virgil Exner gave a new shape to motion with innovative designs that made many American cars of the 1950s true “dream machines.”

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   Why did Virgil Exner leave Chrysler?

   • In the 1960s Exner was let go by Chrysler after a design dispute with Chrysler president Tex Colbert. He was kept on as a consultant but in 1961 formed his own company, Virgil Exner, Inc. with his son, Virgil, Jr. Some of their designs included revivals of classic cars, like the 1966 Duesenberg, and designs for pleasure boats.

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4. detroithistorical.org › exner-virgilExner, Virgil | Detroit Historical Society

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   Born on September 24, 1909, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Exner was Chrysler Corporation ’s first Vice President of Styling. He is credited with the unique design of the 1947 Studebaker Starlite. Exner received his art training at Notre Dame University in Indiana.

5. www.autonews.com › article › 20180925Virgil Exner, noted Chrysler designer who shook up 1950s ...

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   Sep 25, 2018 · Virgil Exner, the designer behind the clean "Forward Look" styling of Chrysler's 1955 models and the spectacular fins of the 1957 that caught General Motors off guard, is born on Sept. 24, 1909,...

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     1960 Plymouth XNR: Virgil Exner's Dream Car - Autoweek

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7. www.motorcities.org › story-of-the-week › 2019Remembering Virgil Exner's 1961 Chrysler Turboflite Show Car

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   Virgil Exner, who is now a part of our automotive history books, will always be remembered as a great automotive designer. He was chief designer for Chrysler from 1953 to 1962. He once said that his greatest pride wasn’t in the deigns he created, but in the creation of Chrysler’s styling department.

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8. autolife.umd.umich.edu › Design › Exner_interviewReminiscences of Virgil Max Exner, Jr. - University of Michigan

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   Today is August 3, 1989, and today we're privileged to be talking with and inter­ viewing Virgil Max Exner, Jr. Mr. Exner has had a long career as an auto­motive designer, mainly with the Ford Motor Company, and is the son of the celebrated Virgil M. Exner, Sr. We're talking today with Mr. Exner about his design career and about his ...

9. www.thehenryford.org › collections-and-researchVirgil M. Exner Papers - The Henry Ford

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   Biographical / Historical Note. Born in 1909 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Virgil Max Exner exhibited artistic talent and an interest in automobile design early in life. He studied art at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana (1927-1928) but left before completing a degree to take employment... More.