Re: [FWDLK] Virgil Exner, Jr.

["Edward X. Petrus" <desoto@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sounds great, Dave.  Young Virgil and I corresponded via email last fall,
and he tried to set me up to meet with a guy from England who was writing a
biography of him.  We were to meet at Fall Hershey.  Trouble is, the guy
never contacted me, so it never materialized.

Ed Petrus

At 01:59 PM 1/7/2005, Dave Stragand wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I just got off the phone with Virgil Exner, Jr.  For those of you who are
> familiar only with his father's work, Virgil Jr. also had a long and very
> fascinating career in automotive design, some of which I have highlighted
> below.
>
> For those of you who have spoken with Mr. Exner in the past, you know that
> he is incredibly knowledgable about cars, both Chrysler and
> non-Chrysler.  He's also very friendly and loves to talk about automotive
> design and history.
>
> On behalf of The Forward Look Network, we offered to fly him & his wife to
> Pennsylvania to join us at Chryslers at Carlisle, 2005, to spend some time
> seeing all of the Forward Look cars, Golden Fin Furys, Imperials, and
> Chrysler 300s that he is so familiar with.  They were excited for the
> opportunity to come to the show to see the cars and spend some time with
> us, the owners.  He will be letting us know soon to confirm that they will
> be available to attend.  I'll post further details as I get them.
>
> This year's <mailto:C@C>C@C is shaping up to be one not to miss! (Maybe
> we'll even order some real catering for Saturday night this time, eh?)  =)
>
> -Dave Stragand
>
> *******
> Brief Biography of Virgil M. Exner, Jr.
>
> 1957-1958
> Designer at Studebaker-Packard Corporation, South Bend, Indiana
>
> 1958-1961
> Design-Consultant for Ghia, Italy. Fiat 2100S Sports - Ghia Selene II - VW
> Karmann Ghia 1500 many Renault (Caravelle), Fiat, and VW proposals
>
> 1962-1967
> Virgil M. Exner Inc., started design business with his father.
> Design-Consultant for Ghia, Pininfarina, U.S. Steel, Duesenberg Corp.,
> Stutz, The Copper Development Association, and Renwal Models, design of
> powerboats: Riva (Italy), Buhler Turbocraft (Indianapolis, Indiana) design
> of "Motor Trend: Car of the Year"-Trophy
>
> 1967-1968
> Ford Design, Dearborn, Michigan
>
> 1970
> Ford Thunderbird, 1970 Ford Maverick, 1971 Ford Pinto (exterior!),
>
> 1971
> Mercury Marquis
>
> 1969-1974
> Ford of Europe (1 year at Germany, 4 years at England), as a
> design-executive, Ford Escort - Ford Granada - Ford Fiesta
>
> 1974-1988
> Ford, Dearborn, Michigan. 1979 Ford Crown Victoria, 1979 Grand Marquis,
> 1980 Ford Thunderbird, many advanced car, and truck programs. May 1988
> Retirement, as Design-Manager
>
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