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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 .
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 as a layout artist and illustrator with a South Bend, Indiana firm, Advertising Artists.
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Exner, Virgil. 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.
Oct 21, 2007 · By Jerry Garrett. Oct. 21, 2007. IT was spring of 1938, and Virgil M. Exner had a big decision to make. Although the Great Depression was loosening its grip, money was still tight. Exner, not...
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.
Nov 22, 2023 · Virgil Exner was a champion of neo-classical styling throughout his career. His best designs were arguably a handful of 1950s Chrysler show cars but his most influential work didn’t come until later.
Jan 4, 2023 · Virgil Exner (1909 – 1973) is most known for his opulent ‘dream vehicles’ and sculptural experiments in space-age tail fin designs for the Chrysler Corporation in the years following WWII.
