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The young Virgil M. Exner (mid left) and Raymond Loewy (mid right, with cigarette) making an inspection round at the Studebaker South Bend design department. The photo must be taken around 1946 when the new post-war Studebaker body style was developed and introduced.
Exner (1909-1973) had left Pontiac before he became employee at Loewy Studios in 1938.
What is so interesting about this photo is that Exner, who is partly responsible for this revolutionary post-war design which gave Studebaker a world famous reputation (although Exner based his ideas on designs Loewy had already made earlier), but wasn't working for Loewy anymore at the time this picture was made.
Exner wasn't satisfied with his dominant employer. He believed he wasn't much taken serious by Loewy. Gradually they didn't get along with each other so well, and Loewy fired Exner.
Virgil Exner was immediately hired by the Studebaker design department as a free-lancer to continue the development of the new cars, which were started by the Loewy Studios.
So the strange situation was there that the two ex-partners became colleagues again in this project.
Shortly before introduction of the new Studebaker models Exner left to join the Chrysler Corporation. For merchandize reasons Loewy was given full recognition because he had a better reputation.
Picture was taken from:
Paul Jodard, Raymond Loewy, Series: Design Heroes, HarperCollins Publishers, London, 1994.
Original photographer, exact place and date unknown.
Book collection Sander Toonen (2021).
Halfweg, June 15, 2024.
© 2024 Sander Toonen, Halfweg | All Rights Reserved
Summer 1980: Stingray Corvette on a campground in Finnland. I shot this foto when I was a kid. It's a bit schief, but egal!
Museo Storico Alfa Romeo August 2015, 1952 1900 C52 Disco Volante Touring
1954 2000 Sportiva Bertone
1965 Giulia Sprint Speciale Prototype Bertone
1968 Carabo Bertone Gandini
1969 Iguana Giugiaro 33 Stradale
1969 33/2 Speciale Pininfarina
1996 Nuvola Centro Stile Alfa Romeo
Private import from France Spring 2007.
Amsterdam-N., ms Van Riemsdijkweg, Jan. 28, 2012.
© 2012 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved
The MBZ Super Light Sport was designed by AMG to be the modern 300SL Gullwing.
With 563 HP and a 7 speed transmission, it is built to deliver high performance. Later this year an electric version is scheduled to be available at approximately $544,000.
This beautiful 504 used to be dark blue. Maybe some Amsterdam carspotters might know him as such.
Cardesign Pininfarina.
Amsterdam-N., Meeuwenlaan, Jan. 30, 2012.
© 2012 Sander Toonen Amsterdam | All Rights Reserved
L➔R:
1987 PEUGEOT 305 GR Break Phase II,
1982 PEUGEOT 305 SR Break Phase I.
Count the differences!
Ontwerp / cardesign: Pininfarina.
Loodskotterhof, Amsterdam-N., Febr. 3, 2011.
Museo Storico Alfa Romeo August 2015, 1952 1900 C52 Disco Volante Touring
1954 2000 Sportiva Bertone
1965 Giulia Sprint Speciale Prototype Bertone
1968 Carabo Bertone Gandini
1969 Iguana Giugiaro 33 Stradale
1969 33/2 Speciale Pininfarina
1996 Nuvola Centro Stile Alfa Romeo
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Henri Pescarolo au Tertre Rouge le dimanche matin
1st 24 Heures du Mans 1974 Henri Pescarolo et Gérard Larrousse
photo Zenit-E and Kodak Ektachrome 64
Hey i'm Adrien Séné, young french designer (Not still a real designer !) i'm 19 years old.
Design is my passion i draw since many years, and i love cars and motorbike. (thanks dad !)
If you like what I makes, make me know by means of comments