Avengers in Time

Wednesday, 9 September 2026

1973, Sport: World Three-cushion Championship

From 15 to 18 February 1973, the 28th World Three-Cushion Championship was held in Cairo, Egypt. Raymond Ceulemans secured his eleventh consecutive World Championship title, a record that still stands today. Fittingly, he also raised the world record for the general average (GA) to 1.478. The gulf in class between Ceulemans and the rest of the field was striking: no other player managed to achieve a general average of 1.000 or higher.

1. Raymond Ceulemans

2. Nobuaki Kobayashi

3. Humberto Suguimitzu

Ranking

Rank	Player	Country	GA (General)	ED (Best game)
1	Raymond Ceulemans	Belgium	1,478	1,818
2	Nobuaki Kobayashi	Japan	0,966	1,363
3	Humberto Suguimitzu	Peru	0,811	1,111
4	Ludo Dielis	Belgium	0,958	1,304
5	Mohammed Diab	Egypt	0,751	1,052
6	Conny Carlsson	Sweden	0,763	1,052
7	Mustapha Al-Anwar	Egypt	0,698	1,000
8	Robert van de Vijver	Belgium	0,817	1,000
9	Alfonso Gonzalez	Colombia	0,724	0,862
10	John Bonner	USA	0,683	0,862
11	George Bouwman	Netherlands	0,661	0,833
12	Ali El-Samman	Egypt	0,539	0,735

Monday, 7 September 2026

1972, Cars: Rover Range

Rover 2000

2000 SC, 4-door Saloon, FR, L4, 1978 cc, 89 hp / 66 kW, 161 km/h
2000 SC Automatic, 4-door Saloon, FR, L4, 1978 cc, 89 hp / 66 kW, 161 km/h
2000 TC, 4-door Saloon, FR, L4, 1978 cc, 109 hp / 81 kW, 180 km/h

Rover 2000 SC

Rover 2000 TC

Rover 3500

3500, 4-door Saloon, FR, V8, 3528 cc, 144 hp / 107 kW, 190 km/h
3500 S, 4-door Saloon, FR, V8, 3528 cc, 150 hp / 112 kW, 193 km/h

Rover 3500

Rover 3500 S

Rover 3½-Litre

3½-Litre Saloon, 4-door Saloon, FR, V8, 3528 cc, 150 hp / 112 kW, 185 km/h
3½-Litre Coupé, 4-door Coupé, FR, V8, 3528 cc, 150 hp / 112 kW, 185 km/h

Rover 3½-Litre Saloon

Rover 3½-Litre Coupé

Range Rover

3-door SUV, F4WD, V8, 3528 cc, 130 hp / 97 kW, 154 km/h

Range Rover

Land Rover

88 Canvas Hood, 2-door Off-road vehicle, F4WD, L4 Petrol, 2286 cc, 70 hp / 52 kW, 102 km/h
88 Canvas Hood, 2-door Off-road vehicle, F4WD, L4 Diesel, 2286 cc, 61 hp / 45 kW, 97 km/h
88 Station Wagon, 3-door Off-road vehicle, F4WD, L4 Petrol, 2286 cc, 70 hp / 52 kW, 113 km/h
88 Station Wagon, 3-door Off-road vehicle, F4WD, L4 Diesel, 2286 cc, 61 hp / 45 kW, 105 km/h
109 Canvas Hood, 2-door Off-road vehicle, F4WD, L4 Petrol, 2286 cc, 70 hp / 52 kW, 100 km/h
109 Canvas Hood, 2-door Off-road vehicle, F4WD, L6 Petrol, 2625 cc, 84 hp / 63 kW, 105 km/h
109 Canvas Hood, 2-door Off-road vehicle, F4WD, L4 Diesel, 2286 cc, 61 hp / 45 kW, 97 km/h
109 Station Wagon, 5-door Off-road vehicle, F4WD, L4 Petrol, 2286 cc, 70 hp / 52 kW, 100 km/h
109 Station Wagon, 5-door Off-road vehicle, F4WD, L6 Petrol, 2625 cc, 84 hp / 63 kW, 116 km/h
109 Station Wagon, 5-door Off-road vehicle, F4WD, L4 Diesel, 2286 cc, 61 hp / 45 kW, 97 km/h
Forward Control, 2-door Off-road vehicle, F4WD, L6 Petrol, 2625 cc, 84 hp / 63 kW, ??? km/h

Land Rover 88

Land Rover 109

Land Rover Forward Control

Saturday, 5 September 2026

1971, Designs: Cars, furniture, electronics, clothes IV

Fiat 127 Scout
- Designed and built by Carrozzeria Fissore, Savigliano, Italy, 1971
- Introduced at the 1971 Salone dell'Automobile di Torino, Italy
- Based on the Fiat 127

Fiat 127 Scout

NSU Ro 80 Pininfarina
- Designed by Paolo Martin at Pininfarina, Turin, Italy, 1971
- Built by Pininfarina, Turin, Italy, 1971
- Introduced at the 1971 Salone dell'Automobile di Torino, Italy
- Based on the NSU Ro 80