Virgil Max "Ex" Exner, Sr. 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. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Virgil Exner was adopted by George W. and Iva Exner as a baby. Virgil showed a strong interest in art and automobiles. Wikipedia
The first great era of Chrysler concept car creation and design came when Virgil Exner was hired away from his post at Studebaker in 1949 to develop a series of "idea cars" for Chrysler. www.chrysler.com/design/vehicle_design/history/eras/index...
One of six cars built for Chrysler in 1953 by Carrozzeria Ghia and based on Virgil Exner's design for the Thomas Special and 1952 Caroler Special. www.imperialclub.com/Articles/53GhiaSpecial/
A Conversation with Virgil Exner, Jr. Imperial Home Page -> Literature -> Articles -> Virgil Exner -> Virgil Exner, Jr. www.imperialclub.com/Articles/Exner/Jr/
...FORWARD LOOK AUTO DESIGN THEEXNER ERA A UNIQUE BOOK SIGNING AND CAR SHOW UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME - SOUTH BEND, IN - SEP. 29, 2007 July 18 , 2007 May 08 , 2007 The Forward... www.forwardlook.net/
To the most of us MoparStyle kind of guys, Virgil Exner is most famous for his Forward Look years at Chrysler. www.moparstyle.net/history/virgilexner.htm
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Virgil Exner. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_Exner
AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT The Reminiscences of Virgil Max Exner, Jr Reminiscence from the 1989 Interview with Virgil Max Exner, Jr. Automotive Design Oral History, Accession 1673. www.autolife.umd.umich.edu/Design/Exner_interview.htm
