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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 was a visionary automotive designer who created the "Forward Look" style for Chrysler in 1955. He also worked for GM, Loewy and Studebaker, and influenced many American cars of the 1950s.
Jan 4, 2023 · Virgil Exner (1909 – 1973) is most known for his opulent ‘dream vehicles’ and sculptural experiments in space-age tail fin designs for the Chrysler Corporation in the years following WWII.
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.
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...
Dec 28, 2021 · Of course, other people [did], too, at that time. He tried to do his in a cleaner way, I believe, which was more of the way that the Cisitalia had been done — very simple and very clean. They became huge, of course, because the cars were huge at that time, especially Chryslers and DeSotos and, later on, the Imperial.
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...
