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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 .
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.
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.
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 yet 30, was already in charge of...
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.
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.
Dec 28, 2021 · Virgil Exner Jr. on his father’s approach to tailfins. December 28, 2021 Steve Quotes 0. “He liked the cleanliness of the idea. He liked the aerodynamics of the idea, and in his mind they were genuinely aerodynamic. Later on, Chrysler proved that in wind tunnel tests. They ran cross-wind tests with cars with and without fins that proved ...
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