Mercer-Cobra Displayed at Torino Auto Show, 1964
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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 tenure at Chrysler, where he headed design from 1953 to 1961. Exner designed the Mercer-Cobra concept car in 1963. The Copper Development Association later funded a promotional prototype -- finished with much copper and brass.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
October 1964-November 1964
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
90.1.1741.256
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: 8 in
Width: 11.313 in
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