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Dream Car Archive
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![(first posted 7/31/2013) Virgil Exner was a man of many dreams indeed, some better than others. His last one at Chrysler reminds me of some of the dreams I have […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Exner-Turboflyte.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Last Night’s Bad Dreams: Turboflyte and Imperial D’Elegance")
Last Night’s Bad Dreams: Turboflyte and Imperial D’Elegance
Posted on May 24, 2024 | 58 Comments(first posted 7/31/2013) Virgil Exner was a man of many dreams indeed, some better than others. His last one at Chrysler reminds me of some of the dreams I have […] -
![(first posted 8/2/2013) Our Chrysler Dream Car series is drawing to a close, and we’ve hardly given them all due respect. It’s kind of like waking up in the morning: […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Dual_Ghia_Convertible_resize.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Last Night’s Dream: Dual Ghia And Ghia L 6.4 – Turning Dreams Into Semi-Reality")
Last Night’s Dream: Dual Ghia And Ghia L 6.4 – Turning Dreams Into Semi-Reality
Posted on March 16, 2024 | 32 Comments(first posted 8/2/2013) Our Chrysler Dream Car series is drawing to a close, and we’ve hardly given them all due respect. It’s kind of like waking up in the morning: […] -
![(first posted 8/7/2013) No, I wasn’t the first to come up with this; it was her husband; who else? In 1953, Prince Aly Kahn saw the Cadillac Ghia Coupe on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/cadillac-ghia-coupe-1953-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Concept Classic: 1953 Cadillac Ghia Coupe – The Rita Hayworth Of Cars")
Concept Classic: 1953 Cadillac Ghia Coupe – The Rita Hayworth Of Cars
Posted on March 10, 2024 | 40 Comments(first posted 8/7/2013) No, I wasn’t the first to come up with this; it was her husband; who else? In 1953, Prince Aly Kahn saw the Cadillac Ghia Coupe on […] -
![After a tussle with Raymond Loewy over who was to be credited for Studebaker’s groundbreaking 1947 Starlight Coupe, Exner landed at Chrysler in 1949, in the advanced styling studio. It […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/chrysler_k310_51.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dream Cars: 1951 Chrysler K-310 – The Beginning Of The Exner And The Toilet Seat Eras")
Dream Cars: 1951 Chrysler K-310 – The Beginning Of The Exner And The Toilet Seat Eras
Posted on July 10, 2022 | 39 CommentsAfter a tussle with Raymond Loewy over who was to be credited for Studebaker’s groundbreaking 1947 Starlight Coupe, Exner landed at Chrysler in 1949, in the advanced styling studio. It […] -
![(first posted 7/30/2013) The next stage of the evolution of Exner’s Ghia Specials, the 1953 D’Elegance, came by virtue of using a shortened Chrysler chassis and a very different approach […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Chrysler-DElegance-Coupe-1953-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Last Night’s Dream: 1953 Chrysler Ghia D’Elegance")
Last Night’s Dream: 1953 Chrysler Ghia D’Elegance
Posted on July 5, 2022 | 58 Comments(first posted 7/30/2013) The next stage of the evolution of Exner’s Ghia Specials, the 1953 D’Elegance, came by virtue of using a shortened Chrysler chassis and a very different approach […] -
![(first posted 6/2/2015. Update: Due to certain minor technical snags, this next generation has been delayed until 2025, which means it can use the Hummer EV truck chassis. GM is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Camaro-2020-PS.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Exclusive: 2020 Camaro Revealed – The Future Has Almost Arrived (Update: It’s Been Delayed Until 2025)")
CC Exclusive: 2020 Camaro Revealed – The Future Has Almost Arrived (Update: It’s Been Delayed Until 2025)
Posted on June 2, 2021 | 57 Comments(first posted 6/2/2015. Update: Due to certain minor technical snags, this next generation has been delayed until 2025, which means it can use the Hummer EV truck chassis. GM is […] -
![March 22 marked just about three weeks since I last took the Taurus er, Raging Bull, out for a spin. That little trip involved a wheel alignment and two new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200322_145635.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Project Raging Bull: Name Change, Problem Areas, And Future Plans")
Project Raging Bull: Name Change, Problem Areas, And Future Plans
Posted on March 26, 2020 | 45 CommentsMarch 22 marked just about three weeks since I last took the Taurus er, Raging Bull, out for a spin. That little trip involved a wheel alignment and two new […] -
![The neighbors stopped to gawk at the 1986 Ford Taurus LX sedan as it sat in my driveway the weekend of February 21. Nearly everyone who visited my mechanic’s shop […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200221_174425.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Project Taurus: Officially A New York State Resident!")
Project Taurus: Officially A New York State Resident!
Posted on March 4, 2020 | 51 CommentsThe neighbors stopped to gawk at the 1986 Ford Taurus LX sedan as it sat in my driveway the weekend of February 21. Nearly everyone who visited my mechanic’s shop […] -
![On January 27 I put up a post asking if anyone in the Bay Area could help me acquire a 1986 Ford Taurus LX that appeared to be in very […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/image000000.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Countdown To Project Taurus: The Plan Has Changed But The Spirit Remains The Same – Who Wants To Meet Up In Philly?")
Countdown To Project Taurus: The Plan Has Changed But The Spirit Remains The Same – Who Wants To Meet Up In Philly?
Posted on February 7, 2020 | 37 CommentsOn January 27 I put up a post asking if anyone in the Bay Area could help me acquire a 1986 Ford Taurus LX that appeared to be in very […] -
![It’s finally happening. A first gen Taurus (1986) is almost within my grasp. This is the moment I’ve been waiting for. The plan: to drive the bull from the Bay […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Screenshot_2020-01-25-1986-Clean-Ford-Taurus-under-50k-miles4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Project Taurus: Prelude – I Am On The Cusp Of Purchasing My Dream Car. Anyone In The Bay Area Available To Possibly Lend A Hand?")
CC Project Taurus: Prelude – I Am On The Cusp Of Purchasing My Dream Car. Anyone In The Bay Area Available To Possibly Lend A Hand?
Posted on January 27, 2020 | 47 CommentsIt’s finally happening. A first gen Taurus (1986) is almost within my grasp. This is the moment I’ve been waiting for. The plan: to drive the bull from the Bay […] -
![(first posted 8/1/2013) I may occasionally razz Virgil Exner for some of his foibles, but I’d sure like to have had dreams like this and actually see them executed into […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ghia_chrysler_falcon_12.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Last Night’s Dream: Colorful, Powerful and Fun")
Last Night’s Dream: Colorful, Powerful and Fun
Posted on May 12, 2018 | 35 Comments(first posted 8/1/2013) I may occasionally razz Virgil Exner for some of his foibles, but I’d sure like to have had dreams like this and actually see them executed into […] -
![(first posted 8/22/2011) Author’s Note: This is a re-imagining of a piece that ran on TTAC last year. I’ve expanded the dialog and added many more pictures, which I strongly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "How My Dream Car Killed My Dream Car")
How My Dream Car Killed My Dream Car
Posted on February 15, 2018 | 25 Comments(first posted 8/22/2011) Author’s Note: This is a re-imagining of a piece that ran on TTAC last year. I’ve expanded the dialog and added many more pictures, which I strongly […] -
![Autonomous cars are just around the corner. And even glass roofs are making a come-back, although with some serious UV reflective capabilities. But the family of the future playing dominoes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/future-car-.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Predicting the Future Is Hard, But They Got This One Half-Right, or More")
Predicting the Future Is Hard, But They Got This One Half-Right, or More
Posted on March 2, 2017 | 48 CommentsAutonomous cars are just around the corner. And even glass roofs are making a come-back, although with some serious UV reflective capabilities. But the family of the future playing dominoes […] -
![(first posted 3/6/2012) You don’t stay number one in wagon sales by standing still. Ford’s Magic Tailgate was not the end of Ford’s magical thinking. Here’s their Magic Cruiser shown […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Ford-66-magiccruiser.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ford Has Some Better Ideas; Or Not: Aurora II Country Squire And Magic Cruiser Wagon Concepts")
Ford Has Some Better Ideas; Or Not: Aurora II Country Squire And Magic Cruiser Wagon Concepts
Posted on February 23, 2017 | 50 Comments(first posted 3/6/2012) You don’t stay number one in wagon sales by standing still. Ford’s Magic Tailgate was not the end of Ford’s magical thinking. Here’s their Magic Cruiser shown […] -
![(first posted 8/1/2011) The relationship that Chrysler had with Ghia was multidimensional. Initially, Virgil Exner picked Ghia because they could quickly transform his 3/8 scale clays into a complete and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ChryslerGhiaSpecialG1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dreams For Sale: Ghia GS1 – The Early Production Chrysler Ghias")
Dreams For Sale: Ghia GS1 – The Early Production Chrysler Ghias
Posted on May 30, 2015 | 31 Comments(first posted 8/1/2011) The relationship that Chrysler had with Ghia was multidimensional. Initially, Virgil Exner picked Ghia because they could quickly transform his 3/8 scale clays into a complete and […]
