Grist Peter Virgil Exner: Visioneer: The Official Biography of Virgil M. Exner, Designer Extraordinaire 9781845848637

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Автор: Grist Peter
Название: Virgil Exner: Visioneer: The Official Biography of Virgil M. Exner, Designer Extraordinaire
Перевод названия: Питер Грист: Верджил Экснер. Созерцатель. Официальная биография
ISBN: 9781845848637
Издательство: Veloce Publishing
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Биографии деятелей науки, техники и медицины

Автомобильный транспорт: техника, перевозки и профессии

ISBN-10: 1845848632
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 176
Вес: 0.73 кг.
Дата издания: 09.11.2015
Язык: English
Издание: 2 rev ed
Иллюстрации: Illustrations
Размер: 256 x 209 x 17
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Подзаголовок: Visioneer: the official biography of virgil m. exner, designer extraordinaire
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Поставляется из: Англии
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The story of a man that brought his own personal style to the world of industrial design, from automobiles to powerboats. Some 50 years after his design masterpieces wrested styling leadership away from General Motors - Harley Earl. Thirty four years after his untimely death, Virgil Exners name still remains inexorably linked to the Chrysler Corporation in the minds of car enthusiasts worldwide.

For an all too brief period, Exners name epitomised all that was great and exciting in America. His thrilling automobile designs from the mid-fifties took the world by storm and put Chrysler at the top. His work was nothing less than a revolution. Until the mid-fifties, engineers, creating cars that were reliable but invariably staid and conservative, had dominated auto design. 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 design of the 1947 Studebaker established the design pattern for all modern cars and was a huge success. 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. 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. With many previously unseen works of art and family photos among the 150 colour images throughout this is a unique and fascinating insight into a pivotal player in the development of the modern automobile.

Virgil Exner: Visioneer: The Official Biography of Virgil M. Exner, Designer Extraordinaire, Grist Peter