Buehler Corporation - Specimen Stock Certificate
Inv# SE2547 Specimen Stock
Specimen Stock printed by Northern Banknote Co., Chicago. Available in Red, Orange or Blue. Please specify color.
Virgil Max "Ex" Exner Sr. (September 24, 1909 – December 22, 1973) was an automobile designer for several American automobile companies, most notably Chrysler and Studebaker.
Exner is widely known for the "Forward Look" he created for the 1955–1963 Chrysler products and his fondness of tailfins on cars for both aesthetics and aerodynamics.
Exner introduced the Forward Look at Chrysler, which was copied even before the designs hit the road. When GM designer Chuck Jordan spied Exner's hidden 1955 Chrysler lineup, it prompted Bill Mitchell, head of General Motors styling, "to begin redesigning each car line, Chevrolet through Cadillac." Exner's work effectively "change[d] the course of automotive design."
Exner continued consulting for many car companies from his office in Birmingham, Michigan. He also teamed up with his son, Virgil Exner Jr., designing watercraft for Buehler Corporation. In 1963, he designed a series of "Revival Cars" with production plans. His revival of Duesenberg failed, but he was instrumental in the revival of Stutz in the 1970s.
Seeking to reenter the automotive field, Exner drafted a resume, describing himself as having "extensive, responsible and successful experience in all areas." Exner died of heart failure on December 22, 1973, at the William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan. Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_Exner
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