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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 .
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.
Category. Term. 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.
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,...
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...
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 ...
Oct 9, 2014 · Virgil Exner: Visioneer: The official biography of Virgil M. Exner, designer extraordinaire. Peter Grist. Veloce Publishing Ltd, Oct 9, 2014 - 176 pages. The story of a man that brought...
