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.
Thursday 28 July 2022
1964, Car Spotting: Hereplein Groningen, Netherlands
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 |
Toyota Publica Sports Concept |
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 Taunus 12M (Ford Germany) |
Ford Capri (Ford of Britain) |
Ford Capri (Ford of Britain) |
Ford Consul 315 aka Consul Classic (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 Taunus 17M (Ford Germany) |
Ford Taunus 17M (Ford Germany) |
Ford Zephyr (Ford of Britain) |
Ford Zodiac (Ford of Britain) |
Ford Zodiac (Ford of Britain) |
Ford Taunus Transit (Ford Germany) |
Sunday 3 July 2022
1961, Cars: Triumph TR4
Triumph TR4 |
Predecessor Triumph TR3 |
Triumph TR4 with "Surrey Top" |
Triumph TR4A (1965) |
Triumph TR5/TR250 (1968) |
Triumph TR6 (1969) |