Tuesday, 19 November 2024

1967, Designs: cars, furniture, electronics, clothes III

Fiat 125 Executive concept
- Designed by Marcello Gandini at Bertone, Turin, Italy, 1967
- Built by Bertone, Turin, Italy, 1967
- Based on the Fiat 125 with the 1608 cc engine
- Presented at the 1967 Turin Motor Show in November 1967

Fiat 125 Executive concept
Fiat 125 Executive concept
Fiat 125 Executive concept

Ford Comuta concept
- Designed and built by Ford UK at the Dunton Technical Centre, UK, 1967
- Experimental electric vehicle powered by four 12-volt 85-Ah lead batteries

Ford Comuta concept
Ford Comuta concept
Ford Comuta concept

Grete Jalk, armchair
- Designed by Grete Jalk, Denmark, 1967
- Manufactured by Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1967

Grete Jalk, armchair
Grete Jalk, armchair

Braun KH 1000 headphones
- Designed by Reinhold Weiss, West Germany, 1967
- Manufactured by Braun, West Germany, 1967-1976

Braun KH 1000 headphones
Braun KH 1000 headphones

Gio Ponti dinnerware collection
- Designed by Gio Ponti, Milan, Italy, 1967
- Manufactured by Franco Pozzi (Ceramica Pozzi), Italy, 1967
- Twenty-five dinner plates, twenty-one bowls, and two trays, glazed ceramic, each with variously decorated surface

Gio Ponti dinnerware collection
Gio Ponti dinnerware collection

Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space, 1967
LP Side one

"Theme from Star Trek" (Alexander Courage, Gene Roddenberry)
"Alien" (Cy Coben)
"Where Is Love?" (Lionel Bart)
"Music to Watch Space Girls By" (Anthony Velona, Sidney Ramin)
"Beyond Antares" (Wilbur Hatch, Gene Coon)
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Earth" (Charles R. Grean, Fred Hertz, Leonard Nimoy)

Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space, 1967

LP Side two
"Mission: Impossible" (Lalo Schifrin)
"Lost in the Stars" (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill)
"Where No Man Has Gone Before" (Alexander Courage)
"You Are Not Alone" (Don Christopher)
"A Visit to a Sad Planet" (Charles R. Grean, Don Christopher)

Leonard Nimoy Presents Mr. Spock's Music from Outer Space, 1967

Saturday, 16 November 2024

1966, Film and Television Awards: British Academy Awards (BAFTAs)

Best Film
Winner: 'My Fair Lady'

Poster 'My Fair Lady'

Nominees:

  • 'Гамлет' (Hamlet)
  • 'The Hill'
  • 'The Knack ...and How to Get It'
  • 'Zorba The Greek'

Best British Film
Winner: 'The Ipcress File'

Poster 'The Ipcress File'

Nominees:

  • 'Darling'
  • 'The Hill'
  • 'The Knack ...and How to Get It'

Best British Actor
Winner:  Dirk Bogarde as Robert Gold in 'Darling'

Dirk Bogarde as Robert Gold

Nominees:

  • Harry Andrews as R.S.M. Bert Wilson in 'The Hill'
  • Michael Caine as Harry Palmer in 'The Ipcress File'
  • Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins in 'My Fair Lady'

Best British Actress
Winner:  Julie Christie as Diana Scott in 'Darling'

Julie Christie as Diana Scott

Nominees:

  • Julie Andrews as Emily Barham in 'The Americanization of Emily'
  • Julie Andrews as Maria von Trapp in 'The Sound of Music'
  • Maggie Smith as Nora in 'Young Cassidy'
  • Rita Tushingham as Nancy Jones in 'The Knack ...and How to Get It'

Best Foreign Actor
Winner: Lee Marvin as Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn in 'Cat Ballou'

Lee Marvin as Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn

Nominees:

  • Anthony Quinn as Alexis Zorba in 'Zorba the Greek'
  • Innokenty Smoktunovsky as Prince Hamlet in 'Гамлет' (Hamlet)
  • Jack Lemmon as Stanley Ford in 'How to Murder Your Wife'
  • Jack Lemmon as Sam Bissell in 'Good Neighbor Sam'
  • Oskar Werner as Dr. Schumann in 'Ship of Fools'

Best Foreign Actress
Winner: Patricia Neal as Lieutenant Maggie Haines in 'In Harm's Way'

Patricia Neal as Lieutenant Maggie Haines

Nominees:

  • Jane Fonda as Cat Ballou in 'Cat Ballou'
  • Lila Kedrova as Madame Hortense in 'Zorba the Greek'
  • Simone Signoret as La Condesa in 'Ship of Fools'

Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
Winner: Judi Dench as Wife in 'Four in the Morning'

Judi Dench as Wife

Nominees:

  • Barbara Ferris as Dinah in 'Catch Us If You Can'
  • Michael Crawford as Colin in 'The Knack ...and How to Get It'
  • Tom Nardini as Jackson Two-Bears in 'Cat Ballou'

Best British Screenplay
Winner: Frederic Raphael for 'Darling'

Poster 'Darling'

Nominees:

  • Ray Rigby: 'The Hill'
  • W. H. Canaway and James Doran: 'The Ipcress File'
  • Charles Wood: 'The Knack ...and How to Get It'

Best Cinematography, Colour
Winner: Otto Heller for 'The Ipcress File'

Poster 'The Ipcress File'

Nominees:

  • David Watkin: 'Help!'
  • Freddie Young: 'Lord Jim'
  • Christopher Challis: 'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'

Best Cinematography, Black and White
Winner: Oswald Morris for 'The Hill'

Poster 'The Hill'

Nominees:

  • Kenneth Higgins: 'Darling'
  • David Watkin: 'The Knack ...and How to Get It'
  • Gilbert Taylor: 'Repulsion'

Tuesday, 12 November 2024

1965, Car Spotting: Harderwijk Markt, Gelderland, Netherlands

Front to back

First row, left to right
Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), Citroën Ami 6, Ford Taunus 17M (P2, Baroque Taunus, Flying carpet), DAF 750/Daffodil, DAF 750/Daffodil, Simca 1300, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1).

Second row, left to right
Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), unidentified car, Opel Kapitän (P2), Ford Anglia (105E), unidentified car, Opel Kadett A Car-A-Van, Peugeot 403, Opel (Olympia) Rekord (P1), Renault 4.

Third row, left to right
Opel Rekord B, Volkswagen 1500/1600 (Type 3 Saloon), Hillman Super Minx, BMW 1500/1800 (Neue Klasse), Fiat 1300/1500, Volkswagen 1600 (Type 3 Variant), Opel Rekord A, Volkswagen 1500 (Type 3 Variant), Opel Kadett A Car-A-Van, Citroën 2CV, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), unidentified car.

Tuesday, 5 November 2024

1964, Film: "Une souris chez les hommes"

The French comedy "Une souris chez les hommes" was released in July 1964. The film was directed by Jacques Poitrenaud with a screenplay by Michel Audiard based on the novel "Les Heures ouvrables" by Francis Ryck. Main stars are Louis de Funès as Marcel Ravelais, Maurice Biraud as Francis Blanchet, Dany Saval as Lucille Baillet and Dany Carrel as Sylvie Blanchet. The music was composed by Guy Béart and Michel Colombier.

"Une souris chez les hommes"
Maurice Biraud as Francis Blanchet and Louis de Funès as Marcel Ravelais
Louis de Funès as Marcel Ravelais, Maurice Biraud as Francis Blanchet and
Dany Carrel as Sylvie Blanchet

Synopsis
Francis (Maurice Biraud) and Marcel (Louis de Funès), small-time burglars, are caught in the act by Lucille (Dany Saval), a young girl from a respectable family. Bored and seeking excitement, she offers to keep their secret in exchange for joining their criminal escapades. Lucille takes charge of planning their heists, but each attempt inevitably ends in disaster, leaving them with nothing to show for their efforts...

Dany Carrel as Sylvie Blanchet
Louis de Funès as Marcel Ravelais and Dora Doll as Catherine
Dany Saval as Lucille Baillet

Main cast

  • Louis de Funès as Marcel Ravelais
  • Maurice Biraud as Francis Blanchet
  • Dany Saval as Lucille Baillet
  • Robert Manuel as Mr Léon Dufour
  • Jean Lefebvre as surveillant T.V.
  • Dany Carrel as Sylvie Blanchet
  • Maria Pacôme as Aunt Emma
  • Dora Doll as Catherine
  • André Badin as night-watch
  • Claude Pieplu as inspector
  • Jacques Legras as inspector
  • Madeleine Clervanne as Mrs Laurent
  • Evelyne Dassas as Mireille
  • Gérard Lartigau as Lucky
  • Tanya Lopert as friend of Lucky
  • Philippe Castelli as secure guard
  • Jacques Dynam as patron du café

Dany Saval as Lucille Baillet, Maurice Biraud as Francis Blanchet and
Louis de Funès as Marcel Ravelais

Dany Saval as Lucille Baillet and Louis de Funès as Marcel Ravelais

Thursday, 31 October 2024

1963, Car Spotting: Houtmarkt, Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands

Front row
Four unidentified cars.

Back row, left to right
Unidentified car, Citroën Ami 6, Opel Rekord (P2), Opel (Olympia) Rekord (P1), Citroën 2CV, DKW 3=6, Volkswagen (Type 1, Beetle), Opel (Olympia) Rekord (P1), Opel (Olympia) Rekord (P1), Ford Taunus 17 M Turnier (P3), Ford Anglia (105E), Ford (Consul) Cortina MkI, Volvo Amazon, Triumph Herald, Willys CJ-5, Opel Rekord (P2), Volkswagen (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen (Type 1, Beetle).

Saturday, 26 October 2024

1962, Cars: Simca Coupé 1000 / Simca 1200S

French auto maker Simca introduced the Simca Coupé 1000 at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1962. The rear-engined two-door car was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Bertone in Turin, Italy.

Simca Coupé 1000
Simca Coupé 1000

Simca provided the water-cooled 4-cylinder 944 cc engine and the mechanical underpinnings from the Simca 1000 Saloon, while the elegant bodies were built in Turin by Bertone. Final assembly took place at Simca's Poissy plant. The Coupé engine featured a higher compression ratio and provided a maximum power output of 38 kW (against 33 kW in the saloon). A maximum speed of 140 km/h was listed (against 125 km/h for the saloon).

Simca Coupé 1000

In 1967 the car was renamed as the Simca 1200S and fitted with a more powerful 1204 cc engine of 59 kW, allowing a top speed of 175 km/h. The body was upgraded by Bertone with a front grill  now that the radiator was moved to the front of the car while the engine stayed in the back. In 1968 the power increased to 63 kW with a top of 179 km/h. Between 1962 and 1971 approximately 25,000 cars were produced.

Simca 1200S
Simca 1200S
Simca 1200S

Trivia

  • The car bodies were transferred from Turin, Italy, to Simca's Poissy plant on specially configured trains.
  • Because of capacity problems at the Poissy plant, a total of 3114 1200S were assembled at Chrysler Benelux's assembly plant in Rotterdam.

Tuesday, 22 October 2024

1961, Car Spotting: Grote Halstraat / Kerkplein, Grote Kerk / Sint-Jacobskerk, 's-Gravenhage (Den Haag), Netherlands

First row, left to right
Volkswagen 1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Opel Olympia Rekord (1957), Renault 4CV.

Second row, parked in front of the church, front to back
Fiat 500 Giardiniera, Ford Taunus 17 M (P3, Bath-tub Taunus), NSU Prinz III, Plymouth 1957 (Belvedere or Savoy), Borgward P100, Citroën ID/DS, Volkswagen 1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Renault 4CV.

Third row, front to back
Peugeot 404, unidentified car, unidentified van.