Virgil Exner with 1966 Duesenberg Sedan

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Artifact Overview

Virgil Exner's long career in automotive design included work with General Motors, Raymond Loewy Associates, and Studebaker. He is best remembered for his work at Chrysler, where he headed design from 1953 to 1961. Exner designed a revived Duesenberg in 1966, with a prototype built by Ghia. Financial difficulties canceled plans for commercial production of the car.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1966

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

90.1.1741.170

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Chromogenic processes

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 5.75 in
Width: 9.875 in

Virgil Exner with 1966 Duesenberg Sedan