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===Studebaker Corporation=== [[File:Studebaker Starlight Coupe That's the back end...(161044368).jpg|thumb|1947 Studebaker Champion Starlight coupé]] In 1944, he was fired by Loewy and was hired directly by [[Studebaker]] in [[South Bend, Indiana]]. There he was involved in the design of some of the first cars with all new styling to be produced after World War II (Studebaker's slogan during this period was "First by far with a post war car"). As acknowledged by Robert Bourke,<ref name="bourker"/> Virgil was the final designer of the acclaimed 1947 [[Studebaker Starlight]] coupe, though Raymond Loewy received the public acknowledgment because his legendary name was a major advertising attraction. Exner is actually listed as the sole inventor on the [[design patent]].<ref>{{cite web|title=US Patent #D152400: Exner Automobile|last=Exner|first= Virgil M.|author2=Studebaker Corp. |date=18 January 1949|url= https://patents.google.com/patent/USD152400}}</ref> Rivalry and bad feeling between the two resulted in Exner having to leave Studebaker, whose engineering chief Roy Cole provided personal introductions for him to [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] and [[Chrysler]].<ref name="garrett"/>
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