Re: [FWDLK] Virgil Exner, Jr.

[Mike & Christine Trettin <mtrettin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > 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.

That sounds AWESOME, Dave.  If you can get Ex, Jr. to come to Chrysler at
Carlisle, it really does promise to be the best meet ever!

I can't believe it's already been 2 years, but here's a link to the
transcript of a conversation I had with him:
http://www.imperialclub.org/Articles/Exner/Jr/index.htm

Mike Trettin
1956 Imperial Sedan
1960 Chrysler New Yorker 4-dr. hardtop
1962 Chrysler Newport T & C 9-pass. wagon

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