1966, Designs: cars, furniture, electronics, clothes

Jaguar FT Bertone

- Designed by Marcello Gandini at Bertone

- Produced by Bertone, Turin, Italy, 1966

- Commissioned by Giorgio Tarchini, Jaguar dealer in North Italy (FT stands for Ferruccio Tarchini founder of the company)

- Unveiled at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show, Switzerland

- Based on the Jaguar 420 S-type

- Body: 2-door Coupé

- Layout: 4.235 cc L6-engine, front-engine, rear-wheel drive

- Only two cars were made

Jaguar FT Bertone

Jaguar FT Bertone

Jaguar FT Bertone at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show, Switzerland

Jaguar FT Bertone at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show, Switzerland

Fiat 850 Vanessa Concept

- Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Ghia

- Produced by Ghia, Turin, Italy, 1966

- Body: 2-door Coupé

- Based on the Fiat 850 Sedan

- Layout: 843 cc L4 rear-engine, rear-wheel drive

Fiat 850 Vanessa Concept

Fiat 850 Vanessa Concept

Fiat 850 Vanessa Concept in an Italian advert

Ribbon Chair

- Designed by Pierre Paulin for Artifort

- Produced by Artifort, Maastricht, Netherlands

Ribbon Chair

Ribbon Chair

Ribbon Chair

Schaub-Lorenz, Portable Radios for Cars

- Manufactured by Schaub-Lorenz (ITT), West Germany, 1966

Touring 70 Luxus in an Opel Rekord A

Weekend 70 Automatik in a Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Beetle)

Touring Special 606 in a Ford Taunus 12M (P4)

Paco Rabanne dresses from his first collection (1966)

1965, Television: “John Klings Abenteuer”

The West German spy series "John Klings Abenteuer" ("John Klings Adventures") premiered on 13 October 1965 on ZDF ("Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen"). The series ran for two seasons from 13 October 1965 to 12 January 1966 and from 17 December 1969 to 18 March 1970 with a total of 26 episodes produced. The main stars are Hellmut Lange and Uwe Friedrichsen in the roles of John Kling and Jones Burthe. The theme music was composed by Gerhard Narholz.

Synopsis

John Kling (Hellmut Lange) and Jones Burthe (Uwe Friedrichsen) are two secret agents usually taking on the most dangerous jobs in the world. At the beginning of each episode the two agents get their orders from some chief of police or secret service, who addressed them with the words: "I have a task for you, John Kling...".

Uwe Friedrichsen as Jones Burthe and Hellmut Lange as John Kling

Uwe Friedrichsen as Jones Burthe and
Lore Calvies as Daniela in the episode "Nachtexpress"

Helga Münster as Lucille Sati and
Hellmut Lange as John Kling in the episode "Der Täter ist bekannt"

Main Cast

• Hellmut Lange as John Kling
• Uwe Friedrichsen as Jones Burthe
• Franz Rudnick as Günter Hartmann
• Joachim Wolff as Monsieur Fernell
• Benno Gellenbeck as Anscheff

Uwe Friedrichsen as Jones Burthe and Hellmut Lange as John Kling

Hellmut Lange as John Kling and
Renate Ewert as Annegret van Elsen in the episode "Blüten"

Felicitas Ferber as Jacqueline Karsten,  Uwe Friedrichsen as Jones Burthe
and Hellmut Lange as John Kling in the episode "Kunstsammler"

Trivia

The series was based on pulp fiction novels from 1924 till 1939 and from 1949 till 1954.

Opening and closing credits from the first episode "Nachtexpress" (1965)

1964, Car Spotting: Stationsplein, Kortrijk, Belgium

Left to right

First row, bottom to top

Unidentified light coloured car probably Ford, unidentified dark coloured car, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1 aka Beetle), Ford Taunus 17M (P3), Ford Consul Classic (110E), three unidentified cars, Citroën 2CV, several unidentified buses.

Second row, bottom to top

Borgward (Lloyd) Arabella, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1 aka Beetle), unidentified bus, unidentified truck, unidentified bus.

Third row, bottom to top

Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1 aka Beetle), Ford Taunus 17M Turnier (P3), Peugeot 203, Renault Dauphine, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1 aka Beetle), Fiat 600, Mercedes-Benz W110, Citroën Ami 6, Renault 4CV, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1 aka Beetle), Ford Anglia (105E), unidentified car probably Ford Consul (204E), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1 aka Beetle), unidentified American car, Citroën 2CV, four unidentified cars, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1 aka Beetle), two unidentified cars, Volkswagen Transporter (Type 2 aka T1), unidentified car probably Opel Rekord, unidentified car.

Fourth row, bottom to top

Škoda Octavia, Ford Taunus 15M (Weltkugeltaunus Taunus), Peugeot 403 Familiale, Ford Taunus 12M (P4), Ford Anglia (100E), Mercedes-Benz W120/W121, Renault Dauphine, Peugeot 403, Renault Dauphine, Citroën Ami 6, unidentified American car, Renault 4, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1 aka Beetle), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 21 aka Beetle), unidentified dark coloured car, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1 aka Beetle), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1 aka Beetle), three unidentified cars, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1 aka Beetle).

Fifth row

Unidentified American car.

Sixth row, bottom to top

Renault 4 van, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1 aka Beetle), two unidentified cars, Ford Taunus 12M/15M (Weltkugeltaunus Taunus), unidentified car, Fiat 600, Citroën 2CV, Citroën 2CV, unidentified dark coloured car, unidentified light coloured car probably Skoda.

Seventh row, bottom to top

Unidentified dark coloured car, Peugeot 404, unidentified (American?) car, Renault 8, Mercedes-Benz W120/W121, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1 aka Beetle), Peugeot 203, Škoda Octavia, Citroën Traction Avant, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1 aka Beetle), unidentified car, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1 aka Beetle), unidentified car, Renault 4CV, unidentified (American?) car.

In the side street, left to right

Ford Taunus 17M (P3), Opel Kadett A CarAVan, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1 aka Beetle).

1963, Film: “Pouic-Pouic”

The French comedy film "Pouic-Pouic" was released on 20 November 1963 in France. The film, directed by Jean Girault, was written by himself and Jacques Vilfrid based on their play from 1952. Main stars are Louis de Funès as Léonard Monestier and Mireille Darc as his daughter Patricia Monestier. The music was composed by Jean-Michel Defaye.

Synopsis

Léonard Monestier (Louis de Funès) has made his fortune trading on the stock exchange. His wife Cynthia (Jacqueline Maillan) almost bankrupts him by selling some of his shares to buy an oil concession. Monestier decides to sell the concession to an admirer of his daughter Patricia (Mireille Darc)...

Louis de Funès as Léonard Monestier

Mireille Darc as Patricia Monestier

Jacqueline Maillan as Cynthia Monestier

Main cast

• Louis de Funès as Léonard Monestier
• Mireille Darc as Patricia Monestier
• Roger Dumas as Paul Monestier
• Jacqueline Maillan as Cynthia Monestier
• Christian Marin as Charles
• Philippe Nicaud as Simon Guilbaud
• Guy Tréjan as Antoine Brévin
• Daniel Ceccaldi as Pedro Caselli

Guy Tréjan as Antoine Brévin, Louis de Funès as Léonard Monestier
and Louis de Funès as Léonard Monestier

Mireille Darc as Patricia Monestier, Roger Dumas as Paul Monestier,
Philippe Nicaud as Simon Guilbaud and Louis de Funès as Léonard Monestier

Trivia

• The title refers to the favourite rooster of Cynthia Monestier (Jacqueline Maillan) called Pouic-Pouic.
• In the original play in 1952 Louis de Funès played the butler, in the film interpreted by Christian Marin as Charles.
• This film is the first collaboration between Louis de Funès and Jean Girault. More than ten films followed, including the Gendarme series.

"Pouic-Pouic" Trailer