Virgil Exner, the Glossary
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.[1]
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63 relations: Aerodynamics, Aesthetics, An Evening with Fred Astaire, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Art, Automotive design, Bill Mitchell (automobile designer), Birmingham, Michigan, Buchanan High School (Michigan), Buchanan, Michigan, Cadillac, Car, Car tailfin, Carrozzeria Ghia, Chrysler, Chrysler 300 letter series, Chrysler 300 non-letter series, Chrysler C-200, Chuck Jordan (automobile designer), Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Design, Design patent, DeSoto Adventurer, Dodge Coronet, Duesenberg, Elwood Engel, Exner Revival Cars, Felice Mario Boano, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Harley Earl, Heart failure, Imperial (automobile), Indiana, Italy, Karmann, Lester Lum Colbert, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Luigi Segre, Michigan, Myocardial infarction, Osnabrück, Plymouth (automobile), Plymouth Belvedere, Plymouth Fury, Plymouth Savoy, Plymouth Suburban, Plymouth Valiant, Plymouth XNR, Raymond Loewy, ... Expand index (13 more) »
- Chrysler designers
Aerodynamics
Aerodynamics (ἀήρ aero (air) + δυναμική (dynamics)) is the study of the motion of air, particularly when affected by a solid object, such as an airplane wing.
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Aesthetics
Aesthetics (also spelled esthetics) is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of beauty and the nature of taste; and functions as the philosophy of art.
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An Evening with Fred Astaire
An Evening with Fred Astaire is a one-hour live television special starring Fred Astaire, broadcast on NBC on October 17, 1958.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a college town and the county seat of Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States.
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Art
Art is a diverse range of human activity and its resulting product that involves creative or imaginative talent generally expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas.
Automotive design
Automotive design is the process of developing the appearance (and to some extent the ergonomics) of motor vehicles, including automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, buses, coaches, and vans.
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Bill Mitchell (automobile designer)
William Leroy Mitchell (July 2, 1912 – September 12, 1988) was an American automobile designer. Virgil Exner and Bill Mitchell (automobile designer) are American automobile designers.
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Birmingham, Michigan
Birmingham is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Buchanan High School (Michigan)
Buchanan High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Buchanan, Michigan, United States.
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Buchanan, Michigan
Buchanan is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
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Cadillac
Cadillac Motor Car Division, or simply Cadillac, is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM) that designs and builds luxury vehicles.
Car
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels.
Car tailfin
The tailfin era of automobile styling encompassed the 1950s and 1960s, peaking between 1955 and 1961.
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Carrozzeria Ghia
Carrozzeria Ghia SpA (established 1916 in Turin) is an Italian automobile design and coachbuilding firm, established by Giacinto Ghia and Gariglio as "Carrozzeria Ghia & Gariglio".
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Chrysler
FCA US, LLC, doing business as Stellantis North America and known historically as Chrysler, is one of the "Big Three" automobile manufacturers in the United States, headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Chrysler 300 letter series
The Chrysler 300 "letter series" are high-performance personal luxury cars that were built by Chrysler in the U.S. from 1955 to 1965 and were a sub-model from the Chrysler New Yorker.
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Chrysler 300 non-letter series
The Chrysler 300 (Chrysler 300 Sport Series) was a full-size automobile produced by Chrysler from 1962 until 1971.
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Chrysler C-200
The Chrysler C-200 was a concept car released in 1952 by Chrysler.
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Chuck Jordan (automobile designer)
Charles Morrell Jordan (October 21, 1927AutoWeek Magazine – December 9, 2010Los Angeles Times http://articles.latimes.com/2010/dec/19/local/la-me-chuck-jordan-20101219) was an American automotive designer, born in Whittier, California. Virgil Exner and Chuck Jordan (automobile designer) are American automobile designers.
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Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital
Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital is a nationally ranked, 1131 bed non-profit, acute care teaching hospital located in Royal Oak, Michigan, providing tertiary care and healthcare services to the Royal Oak region and Metro Detroit.
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Design
A design is the concept of or proposal for an object, process, or system.
Design patent
In the United States, a design patent is a form of legal protection granted to the ornamental design of an article of manufacture.
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DeSoto Adventurer
The DeSoto Adventurer is a full-sized automobile that was produced by DeSoto from 1956 through the 1961 model year.
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Dodge Coronet
The Dodge Coronet is an automobile that was marketed by Dodge in seven generations, and shared nameplates with the same bodyshell with varying levels of equipment installed.
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Duesenberg
Duesenberg Automobile & Motors Company, Inc. was an American racing and luxury automobile manufacturer founded in Indianapolis, Indiana, by brothers Fred and August Duesenberg in 1920.
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Elwood Engel
Elwood Paul Engel (February 10, 1917 – June 24, 1986) was Chrysler Corporation's design chief from 1961 until 1974. Virgil Exner and Elwood Engel are American automobile designers and Chrysler designers.
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Exner Revival Cars
Exner Revival Cars were created by noted automobile designer, Virgil Exner.
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Felice Mario Boano
Felice Mario Boano (1903 – 8 May 1989) was an Italian automobile designer and coachbuilder was born and died in Turin.
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Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States.
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General Motors
General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
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Harley Earl
Harley Jarvis Earl (November 22, 1893 – April 10, 1969) was an American automotive designer and business executive. Virgil Exner and Harley Earl are American automobile designers.
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Heart failure
Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to fill with and pump blood.
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Imperial (automobile)
Imperial was the Chrysler Corporation's luxury automobile brand from 1955 until 1975 and again from 1981 through 1983.
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Indiana
Indiana is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
Karmann
Wilhelm Karmann GmbH, commonly known as Karmann, was a German automobile manufacturer and contract manufacturer based in Osnabrück, Germany.
Lester Lum Colbert
Lester Lum "Tex" Colbert (June 13, 1905 – September 15, 1995) was an American automobile executive who was president, chairman, and chief executive of the Chrysler Corporation.
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Lockheed P-38 Lightning
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II.
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Luigi Segre
Luigi "Gigi" Segre (8 November 1919 – 28 February 1963) was an Italian automotive designer noted for his business and engineering acumen during his stewardship and ownership of Carrozzeria Ghia (1953–63), one of an Italy's premier automobile design and coachbuilders.
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Michigan
Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.
Myocardial infarction
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle.
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Osnabrück
Osnabrück (Ossenbrügge; archaic Osnaburg) is a city in Lower Saxony in western Germany.
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Plymouth (automobile)
Plymouth was a brand of automobiles produced by Chrysler Corporation and its successor DaimlerChrysler.
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Plymouth Belvedere
The Plymouth Belvedere is a series of American automobile models made by Plymouth from 1954 until 1970.
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Plymouth Fury
The Plymouth Fury is a model of automobile that was produced by Plymouth from 1955 until 1989.
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Plymouth Savoy
The Plymouth Savoy is an automobile model produced from the 1954 through 1964 model years by Plymouth.
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Plymouth Suburban
The Plymouth Suburban is a station wagon produced from 1949 until 1978.
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Plymouth Valiant
The Plymouth Valiant (first appearing in 1959 as simply the Valiant) is an automobile which was marketed by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation in the United States from the model years of 1960 through 1976.
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Plymouth XNR
The Plymouth XNR is a concept car developed by Chrysler.
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Raymond Loewy
Raymond Loewy (November 5, 1893 – July 14, 1986) was a French-born American industrial designer who achieved fame for the magnitude of his design efforts across a variety of industries. Virgil Exner and Raymond Loewy are People in the automobile industry.
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Royal Oak, Michigan
Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan.
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South Bend, Indiana
South Bend is a city in and the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name.
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Studebaker
Studebaker was an American wagon and automobile manufacturer based in South Bend, Indiana, with a building at 1600 Broadway, Times Square, Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
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Studebaker Champion
The Studebaker Champion is an automobile which was produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana, from the beginning of the 1939 model year until 1958.
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Studebaker Starlight
The Starlight coupe is a unique 2-door body style that was offered by Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana (United States) from 1947 to 1955 on its Champion and Commander model series.
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Stutz Blackhawk
The Stutz Blackhawk is an American luxury car manufactured from 1971 through 1987.
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Stutz Motor Car Company
The Stutz Motor Car Company was an American automobile manufacturer based in Indianapolis, Indiana that produced high-end sports and luxury cars.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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University of Michigan
The University of Michigan (U-M, UMich, or simply Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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University of Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame (ND), is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana.
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Virgil Exner
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. Virgil Exner and Virgil Exner are American automobile designers, Chrysler designers, People in the automobile industry and university of Notre Dame alumni.
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Volkswagen Karmann Ghia
The Volkswagen Karmann Ghia are a family of three overlapping sporty Volkswagen model series, marketed in 2+2 coupe (1955–1975) and 2+2 convertible (1957–1975) body styles, though German production ended one year before that in Brazil.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
Chrysler designers
- Bryan Nesbitt
- Dick Teague
- Elwood Engel
- Eric Stoddard
- Fergus Pollock
- Freeman Thomas
- John E. Herlitz
- John Samsen
- Moray Callum
- Ralph Gilles
- Ralph Roberts (automotive designer)
- Theodore Wells Pietsch II
- Tom Gale (designer)
- Virgil Exner
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_Exner
Also known as Forward Look.
, Royal Oak, Michigan, South Bend, Indiana, Studebaker, Studebaker Champion, Studebaker Starlight, Stutz Blackhawk, Stutz Motor Car Company, United States, University of Michigan, University of Notre Dame, Virgil Exner, Volkswagen Karmann Ghia, World War II.