Never-built Virgil Exner concept car Metalshaper Wray Schelin says he can teach an absolute beginner in metalshaping how to form a car fender in just a week, and he’s decided to back that claim up by assigning his metalshaping students… Read More ›
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SIA Flashback – 21 Years of Chrysler Idea Cars – Daniel Strohl @Hemmings
Who doesn’t love the Exner era at Chrysler? Sure, everybody thinks of the big fins and big chrome first, but anybody could have tacked those design elements on to a car. Instead, the Exner concept cars always had that something… Read More ›
One-off Exner-designed Duesenberg Model D revival prototype Daniel Strohl @Hemmings
The stars all appeared to align for Duesenberg’s return in the mid-Sixties: a Duesenberg family member at the helm, an Exner-designed and Ghia-built prototype, confirmed orders for production models, even a factory taking shape. Yet the dream of a de-extinct… Read More ›
Chrysler Lost Heritage: The Norseman – The Chrysler Blog
Back in the 1950’s one if my favourite car designers Virgil Exner was experimenting with a whole new look for Chrysler. An important factor in these developments was a partnership with the Ghia design studio in Italy. One of the… Read More ›