On New Year's Eve, the Online Imperial Club, where I volunteer, heard from none other than Virgil Exner, Jr., who wrote into the website with the following message: "I appreciate your sustaining this article on your great site. I've picked it up on my site. Father would be flabbergasted and very proud of you all and Mr Katz. Happy New Year! Ex, Jr. http://community.webtv.net/X-isle/XJRDesignExcitement" Most of us here know that Virgil Exner is the patron saint of our beloved Forward Look cars, but for those who don't know who Virgil Exner or his son are, and are interested, please take a look at the article that prompted Ex, Jr.'s comments: http://www.imperialclub.com/ImpFormativeArticles/Exner/index.html or this one, about the 1953 Chrysler Ghia Special: http://www.imperialclub.com/ImpFormativeArticles/Special/index.htm Now Mr. Exner, Jr. has cordially offered to allow me a telephone "interview" next week, and I'd like to solicit questions that anyone might like to ask. I will try not to waste his time with generic questions that have already been answered in books and articles, but here is our opportunity to ask questions that we'd like to know about our wonderful finned Chryslers, or about Virgil Exner's early days at Chrysler, or Ex, Jr.'s own career, etc. Please let me know if you have a specific question for Mr. Exner. Best Regards, Mike Trettin 1956 Imperial Sedan, Turquoise -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2003 Calendar voting results and ordering information is online! Please visit: http://www.forwardlook.net/calendar2003 for more information.
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