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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 .
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,...
Nov 13, 2019 · 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.
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.
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.”
Oct 21, 2007 · Share full article. Virgil Exner with Chrysler’s 1957 fleet. Photograph courtesy of Veloce Publishing. By Jerry Garrett. Oct. 21, 2007. IT was spring of 1938, and Virgil M. Exner had a...
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Oct 11, 2009 · Virgil "Ex" Exner (September 24, 1909–December 22, 1973) was an automobile designer for numerous American companies, notably Chrysler and Studebaker. He is known for his "Forward Look" design on the 1955 through 1961 Chrysler products and his fondness of fins on cars for both aesthetic and aerodynamic reasons.
