The Hemi name is derived from the hemispherical shape of the combustion chamber that Chrysler introduced on a V8 in 1951, and ...

Hartley convinced Exner to refine the Mercer sketch and turn it into a real show car, so, along with his son Virgil Jr., Exner helped produce the Mercer-Cobra. As the name implies, ...

Some of the most famous Chrysler products in history have come from the marque’s iconic “Forward Look” era. Design chief ...

A car rebuild expert bumped into a 1949 Studebaker Land Cruiser and could understand what was wrong with it and why it was ...

The 1960s marked a bizarre chapter in Chrysler's automotive history, with some of the weirdest car designs ever to hit the road. At the dawn of the decade, Chrysler was still riding high on its ...

While Hagerty’s Vellum Venom car design column normally focuses on individual vehicles, today we’re lucky enough to be in the ...

Exner and his son, Virgil Jr., finalized the design of the modern Mercer, choosing the Shelby Cobra as the basis for the CDA one-off. However, the Exners didn't have the means to fabricate the car ...

"People are attracted by the looks of it. I’ve had women tell me that it’s a chick magnet," says Joe Macaluso of West Haven.

Changes were afoot in the world of premium-priced vehicles in the late 1950s, as excessive ornamentation shared the stage ...

I would like to personally thank Virgil Exner Jr. for working with me to respond to your questions. Not too many folks in the car design world are willing to answer any question you may ask, but ...