Virgil Exner: Visioneer: The official biography of Virgil M. Exner, designer extraordinaire
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (941 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1845848632 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars It's a good.Enjoyed it.. Good and I enjoyed reading Book is good and I enjoyed reading but could be more details about the cars he worked on.
His design of the 1947 Studebaker established the design pattern for all modern cars and was a huge success. Some 50 years after his design masterpieces wrested styling leadership away from General Motors - Harley Earl. Until the mid-fifties, engineers, creating cars that were reliable but invariably staid and conservative, had dominated auto design. The story of a man that brought his own personal style to the world of industrial design, from automobiles to powerboats. Uncover why he set up in competition with Raymond Loewy, get the real facts behind historic inaccuracies and why he was made scapegoat for the sales disaster of the early sixties, Then delight in his fine artwork and his love of motor racing. Along with automobile styling, his talents stretched to many other areas of industrial design, from trains to trucks and boats to Buicks.This book gets behind the character of the man, his strengths and weaknesses, his personal tragedies and his vision of modern transport. Exner introduced to Chrysler, firstly with his ‘idea cars' then with production models, vehicles that were wanted for their looks but at the same time, were soundly engineered; automobiles that carried classic proportions and gave the illusion of movement even whilst stationary. His work was nothing less than a revolution. Thirty four years after his untimely death, Virgil Exner's name still remains inexorably lin
This led to writing for High Street magazines. He currently owns three Dodge vehicles and has already published a book on Dodge. Peter is married to Catherine and has three children.. Peter Grist has been writing about American automobiles for over 15 years, and is a member of the National Union of Journalists and the Society of Automobile Historians, Inc. He started with the Chrysler Corp Club UK, which he ran for more than 10 years, editing its monthly magazine,
American Car Magazine Stuffed with great images, this softback is superb value. Recommended. Octane (UK) . Veloce Today Richly illustrated entertaining and easy to read British Classics (bi-monthly) A fascinating and instructive read, you'll learn a lot and probably never look at one of Chrysler's early Sixties oddballs the same way again. Classic American a very complete story, and there is a lot to tell I recommend that you buy this book. Profusely illustrated in both colour and black and white, this is a terrific book about a rema