CAR SHOW

Stepan Center
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
$5 Admission for General Public (tickets available at Stepan Center the day of the event)
Free for Notre Dame Students and Faculty

The one day event will feature a public showing of thirteen of Exner’s milestone show and production cars from the '50s and '60s, which are valued at over $9 million. Cars on display will include:

At Stepan Center:

• 1949 Studebaker Champion
  (Studebaker Museum)
• 1954 Plymouth Belmont
  (Ele Chesney Collection)
• 1956 Plymouth Belvedere
  (Chrysler Museum)
• 1957 Dodge La Femme
  (Chrysler Museum)
• 1957 Chrysler 300 C
• 1958 Simca Special
  (Beau Hickory)
• 1961 Dual/Ghia L 6.4 Prototype
  (Frank Campanale Collection)
• 1964 Mercer Cobra
  (Gen. William Lyon Collection)
• 1966 Bugatti Type 101 C
  (Gen. William Lyon Collection)
• 1971 Stutz Blackhawk
  (James Milliken Collection)
• 2007 Chrysler 300
  (Gurley/Leep Dealership)

At Snite Museum:

• 1963 Imperial Convertible
  (Richard Bowman Collection)

Around Stepan Center:

Dozens of vintage Chrysler and Studebaker production cars will also be on display outside the Stepan Center. "Exner Fan" car clubs from across the country will be in attendance.

A campus map is available for download here.
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BOOK SIGNING

Automotive historian Peter Grist will be onhand to sign his book, Virgil Exner: Visioneer (Veloce Publishing) beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Stepan Center.

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LECTURE

Virgil Exner's Influence on the "Fabulous Fins Era"
Saturday, September 29, 2007
7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Free Admission

The Snite Museum will be hosting an evening lecture, given by Peter Grist, in the Annenberg Auditorium, featuring images from Chrysler's Exner Era.

The lecture will be free and open to the public. However, auditorium capacity is limited, so arriving early for seating is highly encouraged and recommended.

Additionally, two restored vintage Exner Era cars will also be displayed on the walkways outside the Snite throughout the day.

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