Photograph of a Virgil Exner Design Drawing for the Mercer-Cobra, 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

1964

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

90.1.1741.257

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: 9.938 in

Photograph of a Virgil Exner Design Drawing for the Mercer-Cobra, 1964