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2 unusual facts about Virgil Exner


Virgil Exner

In 1938, he joined Raymond Loewy's industrial design firm Loewy and Associates, where he worked on World War II military vehicles and cars, notably Studebaker's 1939-40 models, and advance plans for their revolutionary post-war cars.

There he also worked with Luigi "Gigi" Segre, of Italian car company Carrozzeria Ghia S.p.A. The men created a strong personal bond, which helped link the companies closely throughout the 1950s.


1955 Dodge

Driven almost out of business in 1953 and 1954, the Chrysler Corporation was revived with a $250 million loan from Prudential and new models designed by the legendary Virgil Exner.

Stutz Bearcat

The original 1967 design of the new Bearcat was based on Virgil Exner's Duesenberg "Revival Car" concept.


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