Sunday, 22 June 2025

1972, Cars: Triumph Range

Triumph Toledo

  • L4, 1296 cc, 58 bhp / 43 kW, max speed: 85 mph / 137 km/h
Triumph Toledo

Triumph 1500

  • L4, 1493 cc, 65 bhp / 48 kW, max speed: 87 mph / 140 km/h
Triumph 1500

Triumph Dolomite

  • L4, 1854 cc, 91 bhp / 68 kW, max speed: 100 mph / 160 km/h
Triumph Dolomite

Triumph 2000 Mk.2

  • Saloon, L6, 1998 cc, 90 bhp / 67 kW, max speed: 100 mph / 160 km/h
  • Estate, L6, 1998 cc, 90 bhp / 67 kW, max speed: 95 mph / 153 km/h
Triumph 2000 Mk.2 Saloon

Triumph 2.5 P.I. Mk.2

  • Saloon, L6, 2498 cc, 132 bhp / 98 kW, max speed: 109 mph / 175 km/h
  • Estate, L6, 2498 cc, 132 bhp / 98 kW, max speed: 105 mph / 169 km/h
Triumph 2.5 P.I. Mk.2 Saloon
Triumph 2.5 P.I. Mk.2 Estate

Triumph Spitfire Mk.4

  • L4, 1296 cc, 61 bhp / 45 kW, max speed: 97 mph / 156 km/h
Triumph Spitfire Mk.4

Triumph GT6 Mk.3

  • L6, 1998 cc, 95 bhp / 71 kW, max speed: 112 mph / 180 km/h
Triumph GT6 Mk.3

Triumph TR6 P.I.

  • L6, 2498 cc, 150 bhp / 112 kW, max speed: 115 mph / 185 km/h
Triumph TR6 P.I.

Triumph Stag

  • V8, 2997 cc, 145 bhp / 108 kW, max speed: 118 mph / 190 km/h

Triumph Stag

Tuesday, 17 June 2025

1971, Car Spotting: Parking lot staff, Airport Schiphol, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Left to right

First row, bottom to top
Opel Rekord C, Renault R8, Volkswagen 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Audi 100 C1 (F104), Fiat 500, Volkswagen 1500/1600 Variant (Type 3), Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Renault R4, Fiat 850, Austin/Morris Mini, unidentified car probably Fiat, Vauxhall Viva HB, unidentified car, Opel Kadett B, Renault R8, Simca 1000, Ford Capri Mk I, unidentified car, unidentified car, unidentified car.

Second row, bottom to top
Volkswagen 1600 TL (Type 3), Opel Rekord A, Fiat 600, Opel Kadett A, Opel Kadett B, Jaguar Mark X / 420G, Rover P6, MG MGB GT, Austin/Morris Mini, Opel Kadett A, Fiat 500, Fiat 124 Sport Coupé, Fiat 850, Citroën Dyane, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), DAF 33, Fiat 600, DKW Junior / F11 / F12, Citroën 2CV, DAF 44, BMW 02 Series, Fiat 850 Spider, Opel Rekord C, Fiat 850, Volkswagen 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Austin/Morris 1100/1300 (BMC ADO16), Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Fiat 500, Simca 1000 Rallye, Citroën Ami 6, Opel Kadett B, Austin/Morris 1800/2200 (BMC ADO17), BMW 02 Series, Mercedes-Benz W110 / W111, Fiat 600, Volkswagen 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Ford Anglia (105E), unidentified car, unidentified car.

Third row, bottom to top
Mercedes-Benz 190 SL (W121), Ford (Taunus) 15M (P6), Opel Rekord C, Volkswagen 1600 TL (Type 3), Fiat 500, Austin/Morris 1100/1300 (BMC ADO16), Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Austin/Morris Mini, Austin/Morris Mini, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car, Citroën ID/DS, Citroën ID/DS Familiale, Mercedes-Benz W110 / W111, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Fiat 850 Spider, Austin/Morris Mini, Simca 1100, Ford (Taunus) 12M (P6), Fiat 600, Austin/Morris Mini, Opel Manta A, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Rekord C, Hillman/Sunbeam Imp, Ford (Consul) Cortina Mk I, Citroën Dyane, Opel Rekord A CarAvan, Volkswagen 1500/1600 Sedan, Peugeot 304, DAF 44, Opel Kadett B, unidentified car, Volkswagen 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car, Citroën ID/DS, Trabant 601, Renault R4, Fiat 850, Renault R10, Fiat 500, Ford Cortina Mk II, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car, unidentified car.

Fourth row, bottom to top
Austin/Morris Mini, Fiat 850 Coupé, Simca 1000, Opel Kadett B, Volkswagen 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Ford Taunus 12M (P4, Cardinal Taunus), Austin/Morris Mini, Citroën Dyane, Renault R6, Austin/Morris Mini, Peugeot 404, Volvo 140 Series, Citroën 2CV, Ford (Taunus) 15M (P6), Fiat 600, Peugeot 404, Citroën Dyane, Citroën 2CV, Peugeot 403, unidentified car, Simca 1000, Triumph Herald, Ford Taunus 17M / 20M (P5), Peugeot 204 Break, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Saab 96, Fiat 124 Break, Citroën ID/DS, Citroën 2CV, Hillman/Sunbeam Imp, Simca 1000, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car.

Fifth row, bottom to top
Unidentified car probably Fiat, Opel Rekord C, Simca 1000, Fiat 600, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Austin/Morris Mini, Simca 1000, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Simca 1100, Citroën 2CV, Ford Taunus 17M / 20M (P5), Opel Kadett B, Ford (Consul) Cortina Mk I, Fiat 850 Spider, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Citroën 2CV, Opel Kadett B, Ford Taunus 12M (P4, Cardinal Taunus), Opel (Olympia) Rekord / Rekord 1200 (P1), Ford (Taunus) 12M (P6), Mercedes-Benz W111, Ford (Taunus) 12M (P6), Ford Taunus 17M (P3, Bathtub Taunus), Simca 1000, Austin/Morris Mini, unidentified car, unidentified car.

Sixth row, bottom to top
Unidentified car, Citroën 2CV, Opel Kadett B, Fiat 500, Chrysler 160/180/2 litre, Austin/Morris 1100/1300 (BMC ADO16), Fiat 1300/1500, Renault R6, Opel Rekord A, Volkswagen 1600 TL (Type 3), Honda N360/N600, Citroën 2CV, Fiat 850, Citroën 2CV.

Monday, 9 June 2025

1970, Fashion: Sears Spring Summer Catalogue (1970, USA)

Frosty Lime Fizz Dashed with a Twist of Lemon
Jeans Dude-It-Up / Pants and All that Jazz
Cool Grape Served-Up with Icy White / Shift into High Gear and Pick-up 3 Groovy Looks

Friday, 6 June 2025

1969, Science and Technology: Insulin structure

In 1969 Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin and her colleagues at the University of Oxford, England, UK, determine the structure of insulin.

Dorothy Hodgkin awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 1964

Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin was a British chemist and a pioneer of protein crystallography. In 1964, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for her determinations by X-ray techniques of the structures of important biochemical substances."

Dorothy Hodgkin as Chancellor of the University of Bristol (1970 to 1988)

The discovery of the insulin structure was one of Hodgkin’s most remarkable research projects. It began in 1934, when she received a small sample of crystalline insulin. The hormone fascinated her due to its intricate structure and the wide-ranging effects it has on the human body. Her dream of uncovering insulin’s structure took 35 years to realize due to the complexity of the molecule and the need for advances in crystallography and computing. In 1969, she and an international team succeeded, enabling mass production and the development of improved insulin therapies. Her work revolutionized diabetes treatment, and she continued to guide global insulin research and education.

Dorothy Hodgkin photographed at Oxford University in 1989
along with models and images of the molecules she studied

Monday, 2 June 2025

1968; Car Spotting: Place Hôtel de ville, Saint-Étienne, France

Left to right

First row, front to back
Mercedes-Benz W110, Ford Taunus 17M / 20M (P5), Fiat 124, Mercedes-Benz W111, unidentified car, Peugeot 204, Peugeot 204 Coupé, DKW Junior / DKW F11 / DKW F12, unidentified car, Peugeot 204 Break, Citroën Traction Avant, Renault Dauphine, Opel Kadett B, Renault R4, Citroën Traction Avant, Peugeot 204 Break.

Second row, front to back
Citroën ID/DS.

Third row, front to back
Peugeot 204 Break, Simca 1500 Break, Peugeot 204 Break, unidentified car, Peugeot 403, Citroën ID/DS, unidentified car, Citroën 2CV, Citroën Dyane, Mercedes-Benz W108/W109, unidentified car, Renault R16, unidentified car, Peugeot 504, unidentified car could be a Renault R16, Mercedes-Benz W114/W115, unidentified car, unidentified car, Renault R4.

Fourth row, front to back
Citroën ID/DS, Renault Caravelle, Renault R16, Simca 1100, Citroën 2CV, Peugeot 404, Citroën Ami 6, Citroën ID/DS, unidentified car, Renault Dauphine, Peugeot 403, Opel Rekord C, Citroën 2CV, Renault R16, the rest is unidentifiable except for the Citroën H van and the Renault Estafette.

Fifth row, front to back
Peugeot 404, Peugeot 204.

Sixth row, front to back
Opel Record Coupé C, unidentified car, Autobianchi Primula, Simca 1000, Citroën ID/DS, Renault Dauphine, Peugeot 404, Peugeot 204, Ford 17M / 20M (P7b), Renault R16, Renault R4, Peugeot 404, unidentified car, unidentified car, Citroën Dyane, Citroën Ami 6 Break,  the rest is unidentifiable.

Parked in front of the City Hall

Left to right
Citroën H van, Simca 1000, Citroën 2CV, Citroën 2CV van, unidentified car, unidentified car, Citroën 2CV, Citroën 2CV,  Citroën Ami 6.

Tuesday, 27 May 2025

1967, Television: "Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre"

The West German television series "Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre" (translation: "Count Yoster has the Honour") premiered on September 15, 1967, on the television channel ARD ("Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland"). The series, with scripts by Rolf and Alexandra Becker, was produced by Bavaria Atelier GmbH. The music was composed by Peter Fischer and Eugen Thomass. The main characters were played by Lukas Ammann as Graf Yoster and Wolfgang Völz as Johann Gotthold Weinhofer his butler and chauffeur. From 1967 to 1977 a total of 62 episodes were produced.

Lukas Ammann as Graf Yoster and Wolfgang Völz as Johann Gotthold Weinhofer

Synopsis
Graf Yoster, the gentleman detective, solves crimes with elegance and nobility. He is assisted by his loyal servant and chauffeur Johann. The criminal cases typically unfold within the circles of the so-called "high society" ...

Lukas Ammann as Graf Yoster
Wolfgang Völz as Johann Gotthold Weinhofer and Lukas Ammann as Graf Yoster

Main Cast

  • Lukas Ammann as Graf Yoster
  • Wolfgang Völz as Johann Gotthold Weinhofer
  • Béatrice Romand as Charlie
  • Eva Kinsky as Anita / Hannelore

Trivia

  • From 1967 to 1970 Graf Yoster’s castle was Hochschloss Pähl in Weilheim-Schongau, Bavaria, Germany. From 1974 it was Isareck Castle in Wang near Moosburg.
  • Graf Yoster’s cars were a Rolls-Royce 25/30 hp with the registration M-Y 001 until 1970 and a Rolls-Royce Phantom III with the registration M-CY 75 from 1974 onwards.

Rolls-Royce 25/30 hp


Opening and closing episode 1 "Die Kunst und wie man sie macht"

Tuesday, 20 May 2025

1966, Nobel Prizes (Oslo, Norway, 1966)

The Nobel Prize in Physics: Alfred Kastler (France)

For the discovery and development of optical methods for studying Hertzian resonances in atoms.

Alfred Kastler

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Robert S. Mulliken (USA)

For his fundamental work concerning chemical bonds and the electronic structure of molecules by the molecular orbital method.

Robert S. Mulliken

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Charles Brenton Huggins (USA) for his discoveries concerning hormonal treatment of prostatic cancer.
Peyton Rous (USA) for his discovery of tumour-inducing viruses.

Charles Brenton Huggins
Peyton Rous

The Nobel Prize in Literature

Shmuel Yosef Agnon (Israel) for his profoundly characteristic narrative art with motifs from the life of the Jewish people.
Nelly Sachs (Germany / Sweden) for her outstanding lyrical and dramatic writing, which interprets Israel's destiny with touching strength.

Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Nelly Sachs

The Nobel Peace Prize

No Nobel Prize was awarded in 1966.