1957 Chrysler Dart Concept Car

THF93634 / 1957 Chrysler Dart Concept Car
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Artifact Overview

Created under Chrysler design head Virgil Exner, the Chrysler Dart concept car debuted during the 1956 auto show season. Its streamlined aluminum body and tall tailfins echoed Exner's "Forward Look," then appearing on Chrysler's production models. Dodge appropriated the Dart name for a production car introduced for 1960.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1957

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

90.1.1741.87

Credit

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

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Mounting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.375 in
Width: 10.938 in
Height: 7.75 in
Width: 10.313 in