1976, Designs: Cars, furniture, electronics, clothes IV

Colani L'Aiglon
- Designed by Luigi Colani, West Germany, 1976
- Built by Colani, West Germany, 1976
- Introduced at the 1976 Geneva International Motor Show, Geneva, Switzerland
- Based on the Rolls Royce Silver Cloud (front axle)
- Based on the Opel Diplomat B (5,4 Litre V8 Engine from Chevrolet)
- Based on the Opel GT (roof)

Colani L'Aiglon

Colani L'Aiglon

Colani L'Aiglon

Ferrari 308 GT Rainbow
- Designed by Marcello Gandini at Bertone, Turin, Italy, 1976
- Built by Bertone, Turin, Italy, 1976
- Introduced at the 1976 Salone dell'Automobile di Torino, Italy
- Based on the Ferrari 308 GT4

Ferrari 308 GT Rainbow

Ferrari 308 GT Rainbow

Ferrari 308 GT Rainbow

FASE Mecano Table Lamp
- Designed by Luis Pérez de la Oliva, Spain, 1976
- Manufactured by Industrias FASE, Madrid, Spain, 1976

FASE Mecano Table Lamp

FASE Mecano Table Lamp

FASE Mecano Table Lamp

Glass Table
- Designed by Shiro Kuramata, Japan, 1976
- Manufactured by Glas Italia, Macherio, Lombardy, Italy, 1976

Glass Table

Glass Table

Glass Table

ITT Schaub-Lorenz Studio Recorder 720 Stereo
- Audio Tape Recorder
- Manufactured by ITT Schaub-Lorenz, Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany, 1976

ITT Schaub-Lorenz Studio Recorder 720 Stereo

ITT Schaub-Lorenz Studio Recorder 720 Stereo

ITT Schaub-Lorenz Studio Recorder 720 Stereo

Vogue Fashion Adverts (Vogue, January 1976)

Saks Fifth Avenue

Jaeger

Christian Dior

Sirena

Sakowitz

Roxanne

Ship’n Shore

1975, Belgian Comics: Alain Chevalier, Les Pirates de la route

In 1975, the fourth album in the Alain Chevalier comic series, "Les Pirates de la route", was published by Rossel. The series, featuring racing driver Alain Chevalier, debuted in 1973. It was written by André-Paul Duchâteau and illustrated by Christian Denayer, and was originally serialised in Le Soir Jeunesse.

Dutch Cover

Les Pirates de la route
- full colour
- publisher: Rossel
- Dutch title: Alain Chevalier, De wegpiraten (Rossel, 1975)
- pre-published in Le Soir Jeunesse
- never published in English
- drawings by Christian Denayer
- story by André-Paul Duchâteau

Alain Chevalier

Tina

Alain Chevalier and Steak

The principal characters in this album are Alain Chevalier, Tina, Steak, Dorazim, Nicole, Sven, Howard, Lucius Millo (also known as Paul Stern and Vidal), Tony Calvo, Aurelia Goldschmidt, Bayeux, Commissioner Arbellet, and others.

Commissioner Arbellet and Alain Chevalier

Tony Calvo and Aurelia Goldschmidt

Dorazim and Nicole

Synopsis
Following a motor race, Alain Chevalier and his girlfriend, Tina, are driving back to Paris when they witness a blind man being struck by a blue Citroën DS. While Tina stays behind to assist the injured man, Alain sets off in pursuit of the fleeing DS...

Sven and Howard

Dorazim and Lucius Millo

Vehicles

• Citroën DS
• Opel GT
• Renault R8
• Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
• Dodge Challenger (1973/1974)
• Oldsmobile 442 (1974)
• Buick Century Colonnade Coupé (1973)
• Buggy (type?)
• Hotchkiss 686
• Pontiac LeMans (1968)
• Peugeot 504
• Chevrolet Corvette

Citroën DS

Opel GT

Opel GT and Renault R8

Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow

Dodge Challenger (1973/1974)

Oldsmobile 442 (1974)

Buick Century Colonnade Coupé (1973)

Buggy

Hotchkiss 686

Pontiac LeMans (1968)

Peugeot 504

Chevrolet Corvette

1974, Sport: Criterium Aalst

On Monday, 22 July 1974, the 39th Aalst Criterium was won by Belgian cyclist Eddy Peelman, who sprinted to victory in a bunch finish. Peelman completed the 97-kilometre race in 2 hours and 12 minutes. Held on the day after the Tour de France, the Aalst Criterium is the oldest criterium in Belgium, having been organised annually since 1934.

Eddy Peelman

The race lost much of its appeal halfway through when Tour de France winner Eddy Merckx was forced to retire after suffering a mechanical failure to his gear mechanism. With no major breakaways succeeding, the race remained together until the finish and was ultimately decided in a bunch sprint. Peelman claimed victory ahead of Freddy Maertens, while the ever-surprising Wilfried Wezemael finished third, narrowly beating Roger De Vlaeminck to the line.

Freddy Maertens

Ranking:

• 01 Eddy Peelman
• 02 Freddy Maertens
• 03 Wilfried Wezemael
• 04 Roger De Vlaeminck
• 05 Herman Vrijders
• 06 Willy Teirlinck
• 07 Maurice Dury
• 08 Ronny Van Marcke
• 09 Herman Van der Slagmolen
• 10 Vic Van Schil
• 11 Lucien Van Impe, Marc De Meyer, Frans Van Looy, Georges Pintens, Frans Verbeeck, Herman Van Springel, Ludo Delcroix, Jos Huysmans, Willy Abbeloos, Frans Mintjens
• 21 Michel Pollentier
• 22 Ronald De Witte
• 23 Vladimiro Panizza
• 24 Etienne Van Braeckel
• 25 Franco Bitossi
• 26 Ward Janssens
• 27 Jan Van de Wiele
• 28 Jos De Schoenmaecker.

Wilfried Wezemael

1973, Science and Technology: Xerox Alto

On 1 March 1973, the Xerox Alto was introduced by Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center). Widely regarded as one of the most influential computers ever developed, the Alto was the first computer system to combine a graphical user interface (GUI), a mouse, Ethernet networking, a bitmap display, and the ability to run multiple applications simultaneously. It was also among the first computers to feature a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) word processor, allowing users to see on screen a close representation of the final printed document. Although the Xerox Alto was never a commercial success, its pioneering technologies had a profound influence on the design and development of later computer systems, including the personal computers that followed.

Xerox Alto

The Alto was housed in a relatively compact cabinet and featured a custom-built central processing unit (CPU) constructed from numerous small-scale integration (SSI) and medium-scale integration (MSI) integrated circuits. Only a limited number of Altos were built initially. By the late 1970s, however, around 1,000 machines were in use across various Xerox laboratories, with a further 500 deployed at several universities. In total, approximately 2,000 Alto systems were manufactured.

Xerox Alto

The following software was developed for the Xerox Alto:

• Bravo and Gypsy, the first WYSIWYG word-processing systems.
• Laurel, an early email application, later succeeded by Hardy.
• Sil, a vector graphics editor.
• Markup, a bitmap graphics editor and one of the earliest paint programs.
• Draw, a graphics editor capable of creating illustrations using lines and splines.
• ICARUS, the first WYSIWYG integrated circuit (IC) design editor.
• The first versions of the Smalltalk programming environment.
• Interlisp, a programming environment based on the Lisp programming language.
• Alto Trek, one of the first networked multiplayer video games, created by Gene Ball and inspired by the television series Star Trek.

Interlisp

Alto Trek