1976, Designs: cars, furniture, electronics, clothes

Ford Prima Ghia Concept

- Designed by Ford and Ghia designers

- Produced by Carrozzeria Ghia, Turin, Italy, 1976

- Unveiled at the 1976 Turin Motor Show, Italy

- Based on the Ford Fiesta Mk I

- Body: interchanging sections could transform the car into a pickup, a station wagon, a fastback coupe or a two-door notchback.

- Layout: L4-engine, front-engine, front-wheel drive

Ford Prima Ghia Concept Fastback

Ford Prima Ghia Coupé

Ford Prima Ghia Concept Fastback

Ford Prima Ghia Concept Pickup

Ford Prima Ghia Concept Station Wagon

BMW 528 GT Coupe Frua Concept

- Designed by Pietro Frua, Turin, Italy

- Produced by Frua, Turin, Italy, 1976

- Body: 2-door Coupé

- Based on the BMW 528 (BMW 5 Series (E12))

- Layout: 2.5 l L6 front-engine, rear-wheel drive

BMW 528 GT Coupe Frua Concept

BMW 528 GT Coupe Frua Concept

BMW 528 GT Coupe Frua Concept

Futura Chandelier

- Designed by Gaetano Sciolari

- Manufactured by Sciolari Illuminazione, Rome, Italy, 1976

- Chandelier with12 lights on a frame made of brass, chrome and Lucite

Futura Chandelier

Futura Chandelier

WEGA Music System Concept 51K

- Design by Hartmut Esslinger

- Manufactured by Sony-Wega, Stuttgart, West Germany, 1976

- Hi-Fi stereo with turntable, tape player and radio tuner

- Black version codename was "DarthVader." White version codename was "Skywalker."

WEGA Music System Concept 51K "Skywalker"

WEGA Music System Concept 51K "DarthVader"

WEGA Music System Concept 51K "Skywalker"

Fashion in the first “Charlie’s Angels” season (1976)

Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan, Farrah Fawcett as Jill Munroe and Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Garrett

Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Garrett, Farrah Fawcett as Jill Munroe and Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan

Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Garrett, Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan and Farrah Fawcett as Jill Munroe

Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Garrett, Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan and Farrah Fawcett as Jill Munroe

Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan, Farrah Fawcett as Jill Munroe and Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Garrett

Farrah Fawcett as Jill Munroe, Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan and Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Garrett

Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan, Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Garrett and Farrah Fawcett as Jill Munroe

Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Garrett, Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan and Farrah Fawcett as Jill Munroe

Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan, Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Garrett and Farrah Fawcett as Jill Munroe

Jaclyn Smith as Kelly Garrett, Kate Jackson as Sabrina Duncan and Farrah Fawcett as Jill Munroe

1975, Car Spotting: Argeles-Gazost, Hautes-Pyrénées, France

Parked at the top (horizontally), left to right

Unidentified truck, Renault 12, unidentified white car probably Fiat 125, Volkswagen T2 (Type 2), Renault 4.

First Row, left to right

Three unidentified cars (the first one is probably a Renault 5), Peugeot 304.

Second Row, left to right

Renault 16, unidentified car, Simca 1100, Renault 16, Renault 16, Austin/Morris Mini (BMC), Peugeot 504, Peugeot 304 Coupé, Volkswagen 1303 (aka Superbeetle, Type 1), Fiat 850 Coupé, Simca 1100.

Third Row

Unidentified yellow car probably Peugeot 204 or 304 Coupé.

Fourth Row, left to right

Peugeot 204, Renault 15, Citroën DS, Peugeot 504.

1974, Television: "Paper Moon"

The American sitcom "Paper Moon" premiered on 12 September 1974 on ABC. The series is based on the 1971 novel "Addie Pray" by Joe David Brown and the 1973 film with the same title directed by Peter Bogdanovich. It ran for one season from 12 September 1974 to 19 December 1974 with a total of 13 episodes. The main stars are Christopher Connelly and Jodie Foster in the roles of Moses Pray and his presumed daughter, Addie. The theme music was composed by Harold Arlen.

Synopsis

During the Great Depression of the 1930’s Moses Pray aka "Moze" sells Bibles as a representative of a non-existent company. Addie’s late mother was a friend of Moses’s, and because Addie believes that she resembles Moses, she is therefore convinced that he is her father...

Jodie Foster as Addie Pray and Christopher Connelly as Moses Pray

Jodie Foster as Addie Pray

Main Cast

• Christopher Connelly as Moses Pray
• Jodie Foster as Addie Pray

Christopher Connelly as Moses Pray and Jodie Foster as Addie Pray

Jodie Foster as Addie Pray

Trivia

• In the 1973 film Ryan O'Neal and real-life daughter Tatum O'Neal play Moses and Addie Pray.
• Christopher Connelly, who plays Moses Pray in the series, and Ryan O'Neal, who played the same role in the 1973 film, previously had played brothers in the long running TV-series Peyton Place (1964-1969).

"Paper Moon" Opening Credits (1974)