Avengers in Time: July 2022

Thursday 28 July 2022

1964, Car Spotting: Hereplein Groningen, Netherlands

Front to back

First row, left to right
Opel Rekord P2, Ford Taunus 17M (P3, Bath-tub Taunus), Vauxhall Victor FB, Renault 8, Volvo Amazon, DAF 600 or 750, Ford Taunus 12M or 15M (P1, Globe Taunus or Side-stripes Taunus), Fiat 500, unidentified car.

Second row, left to right
Citroën ID/DS, Citroën ID/DS, unidentified car probably Ford Consul Capri, Saab 96 (in front of the Taunus 17M).

Third row, left to right
Unidentified car probably Simca 1000, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car probably Glas 1004, Opel Olympia Rekord.

Wednesday 20 July 2022

1963, Film: The Wrong Arm of the Law

The British comedy film "The Wrong Arm of the Law" was released at the Warner Theatre in London's West End on 14 March 1963. The film, directed by Cliff Owen, was partly written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Main stars are Peter Sellers, Bernard Cribbins, Lionel Jeffries, John Le Mesurier and Bill Kerr. The music was composed by Richard Rodney Bennett.

"The Wrong Arm of the Law" Poster

Synopsis
A gang of criminals from Australia led by Jack Coombes (Bill Kerr) impersonate London policemen to do several robberies. The local gang leader "Pearly" Gates (Peter Sellers), operating as a French couturier blames his rival gangster "Nervous" O'Toole (Bernard Cribbins)...

Peter Sellers as "Pearly" Gates

Lionel Jeffries as Inspector Fred "Nosey" Parker

Nanette Newman as Valerie and Peter Sellers as "Pearly" Gates

Main cast

Peter Sellers as "Pearly" Gates
Lionel Jeffries as Inspector Fred "Nosey" Parker
Bernard Cribbins as "Nervous" O'Toole
Davy Kaye as Trainer King
Nanette Newman as Valerie
Bill Kerr as Jack Coombes
Ed Devereaux as "Bluey" May
Reg Lye as Reg Denton
John Le Mesurier as Assistant Commissioner
Graham Stark as Sid Cooper
Martin Boddey as Superintendent J.S. Forest
Irene Browne as Dowager
Arthur Mullard as "Brassknuckles"
Dermot Kelly as Misery Martin
Vanda Godsell as Annette
Tutte Lemkow as "Siggy" Schmoltz
Barry Keegan as Mr. Pointer

Bernard Cribbins as "Nervous" O'Toole and Peter Sellers as "Pearly" Gates

Lionel Jeffries as Inspector Fred "Nosey" Parker and Graham Stark as Sid Cooper

Peter Sellers as "Pearly" Gates

Trivia

The white Ferrari 250GTE in which Peter Sellers pulled up at the fairground was his own.
Michael Caine has an uncredited bit part as a gangster.

Trailer

Friday 8 July 2022

1962, Designs: cars, furniture, electronics, clothes II

Toyota Publica Sports Concept
- Designed by Shozo Sato and Tatsuo Hasegawa
- Based on the Toyota Publica P10 Series
- Produced by Toyota, Aichi, Japan, 1962
- Showed at the 1962 Tokyo Auto Show

Toyota Publica Sports Concept

Oldsmobile X-215 Concept
- Designed by ?
- Based on the Oldsmobile Cutlass (F-85)
- Produced by Oldsmobile, General Motors, Lansing, Michigan, USA, 1962

Oldsmobile X-215 Concept

Champagne Chair
- Designed by Erwine & Estelle Laverne, New York, USA 1962
- Manufactured by Laverne International, Ltd., New York, 1962

Champagne Chair

Table Lamp, Type 594
- Designed by Gino Sarfatti, Milan, Italy, 1962
- Manufactured by Arteluce, Milan, Italy, 1962

Table Lamp, Type 594

Braun Tonarmwaage (tone arm scale)
- Designed by Dieter Rams, Germany, 1962
- Manufactured by Braun, Germany, 1962
- A weighing scale for establishing the correct counterweight setting of a record player's tonearm.

Braun Tonarmwaage (tone arm scale)

Ford (Europe) Adverts

Ford Anglia (Ford of Britain)

Ford Anglia Estate (Ford of Britain)

Ford Taunus 12M (Ford Germany)

Ford Capri (Ford of Britain)

Ford Consul 315 aka Consul Classic (Ford of Britain)

Ford Range UK: Anglia, Consul Classic, Zephyr, Capri (Ford of Britain)

Ford Taunus 17M (Ford Germany)

Ford Zephyr (Ford of Britain)

Ford Zodiac (Ford of Britain)

Ford Taunus Transit (Ford Germany)

Sunday 3 July 2022

1961, Cars: Triumph TR4

In 1961 Standard-Triumph introduced the Triumph TR4. The new car was based on the chassis and drivetrain of the TR3 sports car, but with a modern body designed by Michelotti. An unique option was an hard top that consisted off a fixed glass rear window and a integral rollbar called “Surrey Top” (five years before the Porsche 911/912 Targa). The Standard inline-four engine from the TR2/3 was continued but the displacement was increased from 1991cc to 2138 cc.

Triumph TR4

Predecessor Triumph TR3

Triumph TR4 with "Surrey Top"

In 1965, the TR4A with IRS or independent rear suspension superseded the TR4. In 1968 the TR4A's venerable four-cylinder engine was replaced by Triumph's 2.5-litre straight-6 and called the TR5 in the UK and Europe. In the US it was called the TR250.

Triumph TR4A (1965)

Triumph TR5/TR250 (1968)

Triumph TR6 (1969)

In 1969 the Triumph TR5/TR250 was succeeded by the Triumph TR6 styled by Karmann of West Germany.

Brochures

Triumph TR4 (USA, 1961)

Triumph TR4 (UK, 1962)

Advert Triumph TR4A (USA, 1960's)