Introducing Mr Virgil Exner

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

Alex Tremulis styled the Tucker.

Paul

In a message dated 3/31/2004 4:25:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, "M Turner" 
<tminjesu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>Thank you for this wondeful message!  I am not familiar with Tremulis, but
>Lowey, Mitchell and Engel are names I do recall.
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>I recall from some of car mags I had in the mid to late 1950's the designs
>from Chrysler that were "totally awesome" (not a phrase we used in the
>fifties!)  Some of the Ghia concept cars were beyond the pale in beauty of
>design.  Again, two of my favorite Chrysler Imperials of all time are the
>1955 and 1956 models.  As for GM, the 1953 Buick Skylark and the 1957
>Eldorado Biarritz convertible and the Eldorado Brougham are also favorites
>of mine.  For what it's worth, I bought a 1954 Packard Cavalier with factory
>air two years ago that will start "major surgery" this coming October -- a
>two-year restoration project to see completion in 2006.  In the meantime, I
>am looking at and for a 1955 or 1956 Imperial that runs and looks halfway
>decent (or, better!) so that I can enjoy it from the get-go.
>Vince T
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>From: "B.A. Samoila" <fift8imperial@xxxxxxxxx>
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>Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 1:15 PM
>Subject: Re: IML: Introducing Mr Virgil Exner
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>> My own personal musings on this topic:
>> True, the world of automotive design has had its
>> greats:
>> Alex Tremulis, Raymond Lowey, Bill Mitchell, Mr.
>> Engel, and Mister Earl just to name a few of the more
>> famous ones of the mid 20th century when in my humble
>> opinion was the height of this art.
>> And then there was Mr. Exner who, again in my opinion,
>> surpassed them all. He was the only one who had not
>> only an eye for futuristic design, but the ability and
>> the presence of forethought to actually take what was
>> a dream car and have it put into production. Just look
>> at the dull styles of the early 50's that he had to
>> work with and how, with very little resources in '53
>> and '54, he was able to soften their lines and attempt
>> the silk purse out of the sows ear. ( sorry you early
>> '50's guys) And then the magic started to flow in '55
>> and '56 when Chrysler's sedate outdatedness took on a
>> modern look, and sales began to indicate that "we
>> might just have something here."
>> I believe that Mr. Exner reached the zenith of his
>> abilities in the '57 lineup when even the famous Mr.
>> Earl (a man by the way that I truly admire for all his
>> flamboyance as well as talent) had to stand up and not
>> only take notice, but admit that he'd been one upped
>> by the competition. We've all heard the story of the
>> GM corporate styling department meeting when Mr. Earl
>> came in, threw down a photo of a production '57
>> Plymouth and began to go down his team's collective
>> throat.
>>  The fruits of Mr. Exner's talents caused GM to
>> scramble  through their one year offerings for '58,
>> and I guess in a roundabout way ( this is a bit of a
>> stretch here) had something to do with their '59
>> lineup causing the here-to-fore style leaders to play
>> the game of catch up. ( I still love '59 Chevys
>> though).
>> Just look at his '57-'59 models...don't they still
>> look fresh today...45 years later? Now that's staying
>> power.
>> Mr. Exner, I thank you for your products, I admire you
>> for your talents, and I truly acknowledge your genius.
>> Again...IML...thank you for letting me have these few
>> minutes to expound.  BAS
>>
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