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1960s

	A Conversation with Virgil Exner, Jr.
		Chrysler K-310 'experimental dream car', designed by Virgil Exner and built by Ghia of Italy.
		1953 Chrysler Special, designed by Virgil Exner, Sr.
		Exner did mention that's worth noting is that 'almost everything' that he and his father ever did has been donated to the Henry Ford museum—one more great reason for me to take my boys up there next summer!
	www.imperialclub.com /Articles/Exner/Jr (12412 words)

	Virgil Exner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Virgil Exner was adopted by George W. and Iva Exner as a baby.
		From a young age, Exner was jeered at by his fellow elementary school mates due to the fact that his ears potruded from his head at odd angle, a factor that lead to his designs of the 1962 small Dodge and Plymounts.
		Exner believed in the aerodynamic benefits of the fins and even used wind tunnel testing at the University of Michigan – but he also liked their visual effects on the car.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Virgil_Exner (1215 words)

	Coachbult.com - Virgil M Exner
		Exner went in a different direction because, as he said, "The wheel is one of mankind's greatest inventions.
		Exner who was well seasoned, not only in design but in the politics of design, managed to keep himself on good terms with both Segre and Boano, despite their strong differences of opinion on the Chrysler-Ghia relationship.
		The 1955 Imperial was styled by Virgil Exner.
	www.coachbuilt.com /des/e/exner/exner.htm (6136 words)

	VIRGIL EXNER
		Exner also showed an interest in cars at a young age, and collected car catalogs.
		Unfortunately, Virgil Exner had a heart attack in 1956 (when the 1961 cars were being designed) – and the 1961 car did not have enough of his direction.
		Virgil Exner told the directors that doing that to his designs would make the car look like Hell – but it fell of deaf ears.
	www.dodgecoronet57.com /virgil_exner.htm (976 words)

	Reminiscences of Virgil Max Exner, Jr.
		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.
		My grandfather Exner was pretty much a do-it type of a person from a craftsman's standpoint and [was] an inventive/creative type of person him self and encouraged my father, at a very early age, to be able to handle all facets of shop making, woodworking, and working with his hands.
		Exner, are you segueing from Ghia to Chrysler?
	autolife.umd.umich.edu /Design/Exner_interview.htm (19470 words)

	Virgil M. Exner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Virgil Exner, Chrysler Corporation's first vice-president of styling, once characterized automobile design as "art made practical." Automobile enthusiast and consummate artist, "Exner," recalls a former associate, "had an intuitive sense of body form.
		In 1949, Exner joined Chrysler as head of advanced styling, where he was soon responsible for a spate of creative "idea cars"--the K-310, the Chrysler d'Elegance, De Soto Adventurer, Dodge Firearrow, and many others, all handcrafted by Ghia coachbuilders in Italy.
		Exner headed his own industrial design firm in Birmingham, Michigan, where he worked on a variety of automotive and nonautomotive projects until his death in 1973.
	www.brophy.com /eodweb/htmls/designers/hd90_2.htm (457 words)

	AutoBiography Special - The 1954 Plymouth Belmont Concept Car
		Exner's design for the 1947 Studebaker won-out over Loewy's design and this spelled the end of his career at Studebaker, even though he was retained to do the reworks for the 1948 and 1949 models.
		Exner had a special arrangement with the Chrysler Corporation in that the Belmont would become his personal property after it was retired from the auto show circuit; this was indeed out of the ordinary, since retired concept and "dream" cars were routinely destroyed once their useful life was over.
		Exner and his family retained ownership of the Belmont for several years and then sold the car to a Marie DeAngelo around 1968.
	www.secondchancegarage.com /public/307.cfm (1162 words)

	1955 Crysler Imperial photo - Ken Leonard photos at pbase.com
		Many of the design elements of this car came from a 1952 showcar parade phaeton, which was one of Virgil Exner's first design projects when coming to Chrysler.
		Exner's personal emphasis and interest in designing the 1955 line of Chrysler Corporation cars was on the Imperial.
		I consider Virgil Exner to be one of the great stylist and designers of the Golden Era of the American Automobile.
	www.pbase.com /image/23752316 (339 words)

	Winged Warriors/National B-Body Owners Association - Plymouth XNR
		Exner was one of the pioneers in the industrial design profession.
		To accomplish his goals on full size passenger cars, Exner thinned the body sections-especially those above the beltline-and attempted to expose certain areas of sheetmetal (the headlight surrounds on the '57 Plymouth are a good example) as delicate membranes.
		Exner said that the Plymouth XNR stressed the real focus of an automobile as a driver's machine.
	wwnboa.org /pxnr.htm (1654 words)

	Virgil Exner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Virgil "Ex" Exner (24 September 1909–22 December 1973) was an automobile 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
		In 1949 Exner started working in Chrysler The chrysler corporation is a united states-based automobile manufacturer, since 1998 merged with daimler-benz into daimlerchrysler....
		Exner believed in the aerodynamic benefits of the fins, and even used wind tunnel testing at the University of Michigan A university in Ann Arbor, Michigan
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /v/virgil_exner (1773 words)

	On Like Popcorn: 05/08/2005 - 05/14/2005
		Exner.” The chief mechanic, whose name Virgil did not know, greeted him as he entered the hangar.
		Virgil scooped his Wheaties, half-noticing the crunching sensation ringing through his fingers as the milky metal edge of the spoon burrowed through the hearty, dampened flakes.
		Exner told the directors that doing that to his designs would make the car look like Hell, but it fell on deaf ears.
	onlikepopcorn.blogspot.com /2005_05_08_onlikepopcorn_archive.html (969 words)

	Car Collector Magazine -- Web Edition
		Virgil Exner was an extraordinarily talented automotive designer.
		Ambitious and aggressive, Exner started designing cars on his own and presented them to Studebaker, which put him in direct competition with his boss.
		In 1949 Exner was hired away by Chrysler, where his snowballing career led to becoming Chief of Styling in 1952.
	www.carcollector.com /feature_detail.cfm?StoryID=2789&typename=Features (220 words)

	Virgil Exner
		To the most of us MoparStyle kind of guys, Virgil Exner is most famous for his “Forward Look” years at Chrysler.
		My research finds that the Ex was born September 24, 1909 in Ann Arbor Michigan, and adopted almost immediately by George and Iva Exner.
		In 1949, Exner joined Chrysler as head of the Advance Styling Group, where he helped to create “idea cars” like the DeSoto Adventurer, Dodge Firearrow, K-310, Chrysler d’Elegance, Plymouth XNR, and a few others.
	www.moparstyle.net /history/virgilexner.htm (1111 words)

	In the Shop
		Exner was way ahead of his time as a designer, a pioneer of the neo-classic look he sought to incorporate elements of thirties classics into modern car design.
		Exner's first foray into neo-classic styling was the 1961 Imperial which featured free standing classic heads lamps and tail lamps and a fake spare tire embossed on the trunk lid.
		Exner provide a revised design for the Stutz, which incorporated many of the features of the 66 Duesenberg.
	www.dreamcargarage.com /in_the_shop/in_the_shop_20040416.htm?c1=newsletter&source=20040416&kw=in_the_shop (1251 words)

	Dodge cars of 1955, including Royal and Coronet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Exner is a story in and of himself, serving Loewy staff (1938-1946), Studebaker styling (1946- 1949), head of advanced styling at Chrysler (1949-1952), and finally director of styling at Chrysler (1953-1961).
		Colbert and Keller called in Virgil Exner and his "Forward Look." Chrysler called it the "Hundred Million Dollar Look," and the result was a dramatic increase in sales with styling years ahead of the competition.
		Since Exner was at Studebaker during an earlier design period, it appears to be possible that both the 55 Dodge and the 53 Studebaker grilles have a common lineage.
	www.allpar.com /history/chrysler-years/1955.html (5874 words)

	VWvortex Forums: 50 years on, and Chrysler's Forward Look still looks like 100 Million Dollars :)
		Exner was reportedly not only shocked but angry at having to virtually butcher the new designs to meet the new dimensional criteria, as well as having to eliminate the "fuselage" body design innovation, etc, in the interest of serious cost-cutting at an always-in-crisis Chrysler.
		Exner, having to take the blame for it all, was drummed out of the corporation, with Elwood Engel coming from his recent triumph at Lincoln, with his Continental of '61, to rescue Chrysler's bacon from the fire.
		Virgil Exner's new finless European look would be further expressed, however, enhancements via flush body side sections and curved glass would be implemented.
	forums.vwvortex.com /zerothread?id=1795048&postid=18452294 (4001 words)

	Walter P. Chrysler Museum
		In the 1950s Chrysler re-emphasized design, and the new head of product design, Virgil Exner, was responsible for a string of significant Chrysler vehicles.
		Exner's design savvy helped ensure the success of the 1955 Chrysler 300—a car that was a true sport coupe.
		Exner's designs also gave the newly separate Imperial Division the first distinctive models since the 1930s—formal limousines, some built by Ghia, and big convertibles.
	www.chryslerheritage.com /pg6009origins.htm (271 words)

	Valvoline.com - Car Care Articles
		One of the best was Virgil Exner, who started at Pontiac but defected to Raymond Loewy Associates in 1938 to work on the Studebaker account.
		The 1955 Imperial was a handsome shape and Exner followed it with the Chrysler 300, a Hemi-powered future classic.
		Exner left Chrysler in the early 1960s and founded his own design firm, where he penned the successful revitalization of the Stutz.
	www.valvoline.com /carcare/articleviewer.asp?pg=res20050901ad&cccid=4&scccid=6 (1280 words)

	Applelinks - The MACINTOSH Portal!
		It states that Virgil Exner left Loewy studios in 1944 and was hired by Cole to design the 1947 Studebaker.
		Exner had worked for Loewy but was fired when their egos clashed.
		I expect that the truth is that the '47 model was the child of both Loewy and Exner (and in any case, much of Exner's work on the postwar design would have been done while he was still in loewy's employ), although how much is attributable to whom is probably impossible to accurately evaluate.
	www.applelinks.com /articles/2002/01/20020125135529.shtml (1364 words)

	Revival Cars by Virgil M. Exner
		In the Esquire issue of December 1963, Virgil M.
		Exner presented the design-suggestions for the "Revival Cars".
		Exner took four great names of American automobile history and tried to show how they would look in the mid sixties.
	members.fortunecity.com /stutzblackhawk/evival.htm (181 words)

	ZoomInfo Web Summary: Elwood Engel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Replacing Virgil Exner (whose health had been failing) wasn't easy, but he made his mark quickly in two major areas.
		Plans were already underway to restyle most of the Chrysler car lines away from the late 1950's styling of Virgil Exner.
		Some blame Engel for removing the fins from the Exner design but let's face it - they were not very good looking cars - I speak as one who defended a 1962 Plymouth Fury (my first car) as being good looking and I knew it was ugly.
	www.zoominfo.com /directory/Engel_Elwood_189655619.htm (1520 words)

	1955 Chrysler C-300 - Click on photo for much more info photo - Ken Leonard photos at pbase.com
		In 1953, Chrysler appointed Virgil Exner as Styling Director of the company.
		Exner's "Forward Look" was the spectacular result, and it marked the beginning of a dramatic turnaround for the firm.
		Rodger, in collaboration with Virgil Exner, started with a '55 Chrysler New Yorker hardtop coupe and made a number of significant modifications.
	www.pbase.com /image/19276640 (797 words)

	Turbine Designer, Modernist, Artist, that was Elwood P
		There was a big change at Chrysler Corporation in 1961 first, “Tex” Colbert was replaced with Lynn Townsend as President and Virgil Exner was outcast and Elwood P. Engel came from Ford to take over the V.P. of design for cars at Chrysler.
		The 1962 and 1963 cars were started by Exner and modified by Engel – they were the biggest design flops in Chrysler’s styling history.
		Some blame Engel for removing the fins from the Exner design but let’s face it – they were not very good looking cars – I speak as one who defended a 1962 Plymouth Fury (my first car) as being good looking and I knew it was ugly.
	www.turbinecar.com /Engel.htm (326 words)

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