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Curbside Classics Archives
exner Archive
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![(first posted 7/29/2013) Last June 29 was a great day for car nuts in the Quad Cities. That’s because the Antique Automobile Club of America decided to have their Grand […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/6-28-13-390-800x533.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classic: 1961 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country – Exner’s Finest Truckster")
Car Show Classic: 1961 Chrysler New Yorker Town & Country – Exner’s Finest Truckster
Posted on May 25, 2024 | 86 Comments(first posted 7/29/2013) Last June 29 was a great day for car nuts in the Quad Cities. That’s because the Antique Automobile Club of America decided to have their Grand […] -
![(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 10/16/2013) The 1963 Chrysler has always been an odd vehicle, one that seems to have fallen from the sky bearing little stylistic relationship to its predecessors. It disappeared […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1963ChryNewYorker051.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1963 Chrysler New Yorker – Virgil Exner Comes Full Circle (with some help?)")
Curbside Classic: 1963 Chrysler New Yorker – Virgil Exner Comes Full Circle (with some help?)
Posted on August 17, 2023 | 118 Comments(first posted 10/16/2013) The 1963 Chrysler has always been an odd vehicle, one that seems to have fallen from the sky bearing little stylistic relationship to its predecessors. It disappeared […] -
![(first posted 6/23/2017) We live in a day and age of opposites. You may say black while I say white. We have red states and blue states, Fox News […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/TwilightZone.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Dodge Dart Pioneer – The Anti-Impala")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Dodge Dart Pioneer – The Anti-Impala
Posted on June 23, 2023 | 133 Comments(first posted 6/23/2017) We live in a day and age of opposites. You may say black while I say white. We have red states and blue states, Fox News […] -
![Though I didn’t realize it at the time, my life was perfect in October of 1979. I was a sophomore in college and I had an excellent specimen of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1959-Plymouth-Futy-04a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1959 Plymouth Fury – Chapter 5, A Backwards Look At The Forward Look")
COAL: 1959 Plymouth Fury – Chapter 5, A Backwards Look At The Forward Look
Posted on August 14, 2022 | 53 CommentsThough I didn’t realize it at the time, my life was perfect in October of 1979. I was a sophomore in college and I had an excellent specimen of […] -
![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 9/12/2011) Had it been October of 1960, and I was standing at a Plymouth dealership, the title of this post would have been the first words out of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ddfg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1961 Plymouth Fury – What Planet Are YOU From?")
Curbside Classic: 1961 Plymouth Fury – What Planet Are YOU From?
Posted on January 23, 2022 | 159 Comments(first posted 9/12/2011) Had it been October of 1960, and I was standing at a Plymouth dealership, the title of this post would have been the first words out of […] -
![(first posted 2/7/2015) Lovers of automotive history have written and read many times about the styling renaissance at Chrysler Corporation in the 1950s. Virgil Exner brought about a sea change […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-55.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1956 Plymouth Plaza – The Backward Forward Look")
Curbside Classic: 1956 Plymouth Plaza – The Backward Forward Look
Posted on March 10, 2021 | 141 Comments(first posted 2/7/2015) Lovers of automotive history have written and read many times about the styling renaissance at Chrysler Corporation in the 1950s. Virgil Exner brought about a sea change […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2011) 1949 marked a special time in Studebaker’s history. That was the year that Studebaker Corporation was at its peak in profitability, with a net of over […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/cc47Studebakerad-or.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1949 Studebaker Land Cruiser – On Top Of The World")
Curbside Classic: 1949 Studebaker Land Cruiser – On Top Of The World
Posted on July 24, 2020 | 72 Comments(first posted 5/31/2011) 1949 marked a special time in Studebaker’s history. That was the year that Studebaker Corporation was at its peak in profitability, with a net of over […] -
![How is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never pointed the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1949Studebaker2R5-10-Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1949 Studebaker 2R-5 – Two All-New Trucks In One (Studebaker’s First And Last)")
Curbside Classic: 1949 Studebaker 2R-5 – Two All-New Trucks In One (Studebaker’s First And Last)
Posted on October 31, 2019 | 20 CommentsHow is it possible that out of all the Studebakers we have featured here (as well as all of the old trucks of all kinds) we have never pointed the […] -
![Could the 1941 Studebaker President be the most obscure car from the late pre-war years? It could very well be, which is a shame. While “Every Car Has A Story”, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/1941StudebakerPresident09Small.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1941 Studebaker President Skyway Cruising Sedan – The Ex President")
Curbside Classic: 1941 Studebaker President Skyway Cruising Sedan – The Ex President
Posted on April 23, 2019 | 78 CommentsCould the 1941 Studebaker President be the most obscure car from the late pre-war years? It could very well be, which is a shame. While “Every Car Has A Story”, […] -
![(first posted 5/31/2011) Am I dreaming, or was this car really built? It’s hard to believe, given what a radical front end this was, and still is. The all new […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Stude-51-b.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Design Analysis: 1951 Studebaker – Way Out, In Front")
Design Analysis: 1951 Studebaker – Way Out, In Front
Posted on March 15, 2016 | 60 Comments(first posted 5/31/2011) Am I dreaming, or was this car really built? It’s hard to believe, given what a radical front end this was, and still is. The all new […]
