1/4 Scale Model Automobile Created for Dow Chemical Company Based upon Virgil Exner Design, circa 1965

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Artifact Overview

Virgil Exner's long career in design included time with General Motors, Raymond Loewy Associates, and Studebaker. Exner is best remembered for his work at Chrysler, where he headed design efforts from 1953 to 1961. Following his retirement from Chrysler, Exner consulted on multiple projects including concept cars, motorboats, and revivals of the Duesenberg and Stutz automobile brands.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1967

Creator Notes

Car designed by Virgil M. Exner Inc. for Dow Chemical Company.

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

90.1.1741.233

Credit

From the Collections of the Henry Ford. Gift of Virgil M. Exner, Jr.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in