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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 . Prior to the 1955 model year, Chrysler products were considered solid and well-engineered, but with dull styling.
Mar 4, 2020 · While studying for his bachelor's degree at Notre Dame several years later, Exner designed another car, this one based on a 1950 Fiat chassis that, according to Peter Grist's " Virgil Exner: Visioneer ," the younger Exner bought from Paul Farago and was determined to turn into a sports car.
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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.”.
Mar 21, 2022 · Virgil Exner took a radical turn in car design by joining Chrysler, a company that used to design cars in the old fashioned way. For Virgil Exner, this approach to car design was unacceptable. So, he took over the process of developing new models. Because of his efforts, real-life prototype mock-ups began appearing in Chrysler's workshop.
Sep 25, 2018 · The first postwar car to come from a U.S. automaker was the 1947 Studebaker, with panoramic glass from B-post to B-post. It was designed by Loewy and Exner, and it propelled Studebaker to...
Father always tried to push a sports car at Chrysler, and they never did bring out their own production sports car. He loved sports cars and racing cars. But, in his series of show cars, they brought out one that was actually named after him -- the Plymouth XNR.
By 1933, Exner had been promoted to drawing advertisements for Studebaker trucks. Exner’s first work in automotive design was for General Motors, where he was hired by GM styling leader Harley Earl. By the time he was 30, Exner was Chief Designer for Pontiac Studios. In 1938, Exner was hired by Raymond Loewy’s industrial design firm.
