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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