Monday 27 September 2021

1960, Designs: cars, furniture, electronics, clothes II

Fiat 1500 Spider 'Bonetto'
- Designed/Built by Carrozzeria Boneschi, Cambiago, Italy, 1960
- Showed at the Turin Motor Show, November 1960
- Based on the Fiat 1500 Cabriolet with the 1481 cc engine

Fiat 1500 Spider 'Bonetto'
Fiat 1500 Spider 'Bonetto'
Fiat 1500 Spider 'Bonetto'

Ogle 1.5 Saloon
- Ogle Design, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, UK, 1960
- Based on an extended Riley 1.5 chassis with a BMC B series 1500 cc engine and a glass-fibre body
- Only 8 were built

Ogle 1.5 Saloon
Ogle 1.5 Saloon
Ogle 1.5 Saloon

Mushroom Chair
- Designed by Pierre Paulin, France, 1960
- Manufactured by Artifort, Maastricht, Netherlands

Mushroom Chair
Mushroom Chair
 Braun SM 3
- Designed by Gerd Alfred Müller for Braun, Frankfurt, West Germany, 1960

Braun SM 3
Braun SM 3

Lounge chair Scandia
- Designed by Hans Brattrud, Dokka, Norway, 1960
- Manufactured by Hove Møbler , Norway

Lounge chair Scandia

Hillman adverts, 1960

Hillman Estate
Hillman Minx
Hillman Minx

Monday 13 September 2021

1977, Car Spotting: Supermarket Famila, Beverwijk, Netherlands

Left to right

First row, bottom to top
Ford Escort Mark II, Toyota Carina 1600GT (TA12), Ford Escort Mark II Estate, Vauxhall Chevette, Renault 6.

Second row, bottom to top
Unidentified Japanese car probably Datsun/Nissan, Mazda 929 Coupé, unidentified Japanese car, Ford Capri, Alfa Romeo Alfasud, Fiat 850 Coupé, Peugeot 304, unidentified car, unidentified car, Volvo 144, Peugeot 504.

Third row, bottom to top
Datsun (Nissan) Cherry, Opel Ascona B, Opel Ascona B, Mazda 929 Coupé, Renault 12, Chrysler 160/180/2 litre, Ford Taunus Turnier (TC), Opel Kadett C Caravan, unidentified car, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Beetle, Type 1), Opel Kadett B, unidentified car, unidentified car.

Fourth row, bottom to top
Ford 15M (Taunus, P6),  unidentified Japanese car probably Datsun, Mini Clubman or 1275 GT, Opel Kadett C City, Volkswagen Golf Mark I, unidentified car, unidentified car, Peugeot 504, unidentified car, Ford Taunus (TC), Toyota Carina 1600GT (TA12).

Fifth row, bottom to top
Volkswagen Transporter T2 pickup (Type 2), unidentified car probably Peugeot 504.


Wednesday 8 September 2021

1976, Film: Le Corps de mon ennemi

The French film "Le Corps de mon ennemi" (English: "The body of my enemy") was released on 13 October 1976. The film, directed by Henri Verneuil, was written by himself and Michel Audiard, based on the novel with the same name by Félicien Marceau. Main stars are Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bernard Blier and Marie-France Pisier. The music was composed by Francis Lai.

"Le Corps de mon ennemi" film poster

Synopsis
After serving a seven-year prison sentence for a falsely accused double murder, François Leclercq (Jean-Paul Belmondo) returns to his home town, Cournai, in the Lille region. He wants to settle a dark affair…

Jean-Paul Belmondo as François Leclercq
Bernard Blier as Jean-Baptiste Beaumont-Liégard and
Jean-Paul Belmondo as François Leclercq
Marie-France Pisier as Gilberte Beaumont-Liégard and
Jean-Paul Belmondo as François Leclercq

Main cast

  • Jean-Paul Belmondo as François Leclercq
  • Bernard Blier as Jean-Baptiste Beaumont-Liégard
  • Marie-France Pisier as Gilberte Beaumont-Liégard
  • Daniel Ivernel as Victor Verbruck
  • Claude Brosset as Oscar
  • François Perrot as Raphaël Di Massa
  • Yvonne Gaudeau as Madame Beaumont-Liégard
  • Michel Beaune as Childhood friend
  • Nicole Garcia as Hélène Mauve
  • Élisabeth Margoni as Karine Lechard
  • René Lefèvre as Pierre Leclercq
Marie-France Pisier as Gilberte Beaumont-Liégard and
Jean-Paul Belmondo as François Leclercq
Nicole Garcia as Hélène Mauve

Trivia

  • The name of the fictional city of Cournai is a contraction of the Belgian cities of Courtrai (Kortrijk) and Tournai (Doornik).
  • The Cournai station at the beginning and the end of the film, is that of Tourcoing (France).

Trailer