Virgil Exner, Jr. OIC "Interview"....Questions?

["clay-deb" <clay-deb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 What a great opportunity for us!
      I have always wondered what Virgil Senior thought of our  pride and
joys?.
       Were the Imperials a showcase for his finest work, or part of the
design job he had to deal with at Chrysler?.
     .
                                         Clay Smith
                                          67 Crown Coupe( 100% Engel design)
                                          60 Crown Custom(100% Exner design)






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From: Mark Evans <evansma@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, January 04, 2003 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Virgil Exner, Jr. OIC "Interview"....Questions?


How exciting is this going to be for you! I'd be in too much awe to speak.
Glad you're doing the interview.

One thing I'd like to know is his opinion (and his father's) of the
"transistion period" at Chrysler, 1956-1960, when the 61/62 re-design of the
complete line-up was being planned. Was Imperial doomed at that time to
share its platform with lesser Chryslers or did he and his father see a
larger role for Imperial? What was the real story behind the hurried
down-sizing of the line-up? What was his father's opinion of Elwood Engel.
Was there a bit of rivalry there?

--MarkE