1972, Designs: cars, furniture, electronics, clothes II

Toyota RV-2
- Designed and produced by Toyota, Toyota City, Japan, 1972
- Based on the Toyota Corona Mark II and Toyota S70 Crown
- Unveiled at the 1972 Tokyo Motor Show
- It featured a Toyota 2.6 L, L4 engine

Toyota RV-2

Toyota RV-2

Toyota RV-2

Toyota RV-2

Fiat City Car (X1/23)
- Designed by Centro Stile Fiat and produced by Fiat, Turin, Italy, 1972
- Unveiled at the 1972 Turin Motor Show
- It featured an electric engine (top speed 72.4 km/h and a claimed range of about 80.5 km)

Fiat City Car (X1/23)

Fiat City Car (X1/23)

Pony chair
- Designed by Eero Aarnio , Finland, 1972
- Produced by Asko Oy, Lahti, Finland, 1972

Pony chair

Pony chair

Panasonic TR-005 “Orbitel” TV
- Designed and manufactured by Panasonic, Osaka, Japan
- Also known as the Flying Saucer or Eyeball

Panasonic TR-005 “Orbitel” TV

Panasonic TR-005 “Orbitel” TV

Model DS 600 Non Stop Sectional Sofa
- Designed by Ueli Bergere, Eleonora Peduzzi-Riva, Heinz Ulrich and Klaus, 1972
- Produced by de Sede, Klingnau, Switzerland, 1972

Model DS 600 Non Stop Sectional Sofa

Model DS 600 Non Stop Sectional Sofa

1972 Volkswagen adverts

Volkswagen Super Beetle (US)

Volkswagen Super Beetle (US)

Volkswagen Transporter (T2, US)

Volkswagen Transporter (T2, West Germany)

Volkswagen Beetle (West Germany)

Volkswagen Beetle (France)

1971, Car Spotting: Rijswijkstraat_Amsterdam, Netherlands

Left to right

First row

Saab 96.

Second row, top to bottom

Unidentified car, Opel Rekord C, Renault 8, Opel Manta A, Fiat 124, Opel Kadett B, Fiat 600, BMW 1500 (New Class).

Third row, top to bottom

Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Beetle, Type 1), unidentified car, Simca 1100, Renault 8, Citroën ID/DS, Volkswagen 1500/1600 Variant (Type 3), Opel Kadett B CarAvan, Volkswagen 1302 (Beetle, Type 1), Fiat 600, Volkswagen 1600 Fastback (TL, Type 3), Rover 2000/2200/3500 (P6).

1970, Television: “TopPop”

On 22 September 1970 the first TopPop episode was broadcast by the AVRO in the Netherlands. The program was weekly on the air from September 22, 1970 to June 27, 1988. The first episode was presented by Ad Visser, he hosted the series for fifteen years. The series was created by Rien van Wijk.

Penney de Jager and Ad Visser

The main goal was to let artists act their latest hit record in the TopPop studio. Foreign artists often performed on location or a promotional clip was used. When a promotional clip was not available the hit was played to a dance routine by Penney de Jager and her dancing group. Due to the high quality TopPop-made clips were sometimes chosen by artists as their promotional video. For example David Bowie with "Rebel Rebel".

Earth & Fire with "Wild And Exciting" in the first "TopPop" episode (22/09/1970)

David Bowie with "Rebel Rebel" (TopPop, 04/03/1974)
 

1960’s / 1970’s, Cars: Ford Taunus and Ford M cars

All Ford Taunus and Ford M ("Meisterstück" ("Masterpiece")) cars produced by Ford Germany (Niehl, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia):

Ford Taunus G73A (aka "Buckeltaunus" or "Hunchback Taunus")

- 1939 – 1942

- design: E.T. Gregorie and Edsel Ford

- L4, 1172 cc

- FR layout

- 2-door saloon

- production: 7.100 units

Ford Taunus G73A

Ford Taunus G93A (aka "Buckeltaunus" or “Hunchback Taunus”)

- 1948 – 1952

- design: E.T. Gregorie and Edsel Ford

- L4, 1172 cc

- FR layout

- 2-door saloon (alternative body shapes by Karmann, Drauz and Plasswilm)

- production: 76.590 units

Ford Taunus_G93A 1948-1951

Ford Taunus_G93A 1951-1952

Ford Taunus G13/P1 (12M) (aka “Weltkugeltaunus” or “Globe Taunus”)

- 1952 – 1958

- design: Ford USA

- L4, 1172 cc

- FR layout

- 2-door saloon, 3-door “Kombi”, 2-door cabriolet

- production: 215.265 units

Ford Taunus (G13/P1) 12M

Ford Taunus G4B/P1 (15M) (aka “Weltkugeltaunus” or “Globe Taunus”)

- 1954 – 1959

- design: Ford USA

- L4, 1498 cc

- FR layout

- 2-door saloon, 3-door “Kombi”, 2-door cabriolet

- production: 134.127 units

Ford Taunus (G4B/P1) 15M

Ford Taunus G13 AL/P1 (12M) (aka “Seitenstreifentaunus” or “Side-stripes Taunus”)

- 1959 – 1962

- design: Ford USA

- L4, 1172 cc / L4, 1498 cc

- FR layout

- 2-door saloon, 3-door “Kombi”, 2-door cabriolet

- production: 195.709 units

Ford Taunus (G13 AL/P1) 12M

Ford Taunus P2 (17M) (aka "Barocktaunus” (“Baroque Taunus”) or "Fliegender Teppich” (“Flying carpet”)

- 1957 – 1960

- design: Ford USA

- L4, 1698 cc

- FR layout

- 2/4-door saloon, 3-door “Kombi”, 2-door Karl Deutsch cabriolet

- production: 239.978 units

Ford Taunus (P2) 17M

Ford Taunus P3 (17M) (aka "Badewannetaunus" or “Bath-tub Taunus”)

- 1960 – 1964

- design: Uwe Bahnsen

- L4, 1498 cc / L4, 1698 cc / L4, 1758 cc

- FR layout

- 2/4 saloon, 3-door "Turnier", 2-door Karl Deutsch cabriolet

- production: 669,731 units

Ford Taunus (P3) 17M

Ford Taunus P4 (12M) (aka “Cardinal Taunus”)

- 1962 – 1966

- design: Ford USA

- V4, 1183 cc / V4, 1498 cc

- FF layout

- 2/4 door saloon, 3-door “Turnier”, 2-door coupé, 3-door delivery van, 2-door Karl Deutsch cabriolet

- production: 672.695 units

Ford Taunus (P4) 12M

Ford Taunus P5 (17M/20M)

- 1964 – 1967

- design: ?

- V4, 1498 cc / V4, 1699 cc / V6, 1998 cc

- FR layout

- 2/4 door saloon, 3/5 door “Turnier”, 2-door coupé, 2-door Karl Deutsch cabriolet

- production: 710.059 units

Ford Taunus (P5) 17M and 20M

Ford (Taunus) P6 (12M)

- 1966 – 1970

- design: ?

- V4, 1183 cc (1967- 1968) / V4, 1305 cc / V4, 1498 cc

- FF layout

- 2/4 door saloon, 3-door “Turnier”, 2-door coupé

- production: circa 385.000 units

Ford (Taunus) (P6) 12M

Ford (Taunus) P6 (15M)

- 1966 – 1970

- design: ?

- V4, 1498 cc / V4, 1699 cc

- FF layout

- 2/4 door saloon, 3-door “Turnier”, 2-door coupé

- production: circa 285.000 units

Ford (Taunus) (P6) 15M

Ford (Taunus) P7a (17M)

- 1967 – 1968

- design: ?

- V4, 1498 cc / V4, 1699 cc

- FR layout

- 2/4 door saloon, 3/5 door “Turnier”, 2-door coupé, 2-door Karl Deutsch cabriolet

- production: 155.780 units (17M and 20M)

Ford (Taunus) P7a (20M)

- 1967 – 1968

- design: ?

- V6, 1998 cc

- FR layout

- 2/4 door saloon, 3/5 door “Turnier”, 2-door coupé, 2-door Karl Deutsch cabriolet

- production: 155.780 units (17M and 20M)

Left Ford 17M, right Ford 20M (Ford P7a)

Ford (Taunus) P7b (17M/20M/26M)

- 1968 – 1971

- design: ?

- V4, 1699 cc / V6, 1812 cc / V6, 2293 cc / V6, 2550 cc

- FR layout

- 2/4 door saloon, 3/5 door “Turnier”, 2-door coupé, 2-door Karl Deutsch cabriolet

- production: ?

Ford (Taunus) P7b

Ford Taunus TC (Taunus-Cortina) (aka "Barock 2 Taunus" or "Knudsen-Taunus")

- 1970 – 1975

- design: Semon E. Knudsen

- L4, 1294 cc / L4, 1593 cc / V6, 1999 cc / V6, 2293 cc

- FR layout

- 2/4 door saloon, 5-door “Turnier”, 2-door coupé

- production: 1.112.312 units (Cortina Mk III NOT included!)

Ford Taunus TC (Taunus-Cortina)

Ford Taunus TC2 (Taunus-Cortina 2)

- 1976 – 1979

- design: ?

- L4, 1294 cc / L4, 1593 cc / L4, 1993 cc / V6, 1999 cc / V6, 2293 cc

- FR layout

- 2/4 door saloon, 5-door “Turnier”

- production: 1.091.569 units (Cortina Mk IV NOT included!)

Ford Taunus TC2 (Taunus-Cortina 2)

Ford Taunus TC3 (Taunus Cortina 3)

- 1979 – 1982

- design:

- L4, 1294 cc / L4, 1593 cc / L4, 1993 cc / V6, 1999 cc / V6, 2293 cc

- FR layout

- 2/4 door saloon, 5-door “Turnier”, 2-door pickup

- production: 492.130 units (Cortina Mk V NOT included!)

Ford Taunus TC3 (Taunus Cortina 3)