Front to back
First row, left to right
Unidentified car, Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Opel Rekord A CarAVan, Opel Kadett A, Opel Rekord A, DKW Junior, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1).
Second row, left to right
Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Opel Rekord (P2), Renault Frégate, Opel Kadett A, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Opel Kadett A, Opel Rekord A, Simca 1000, Fiat 2300 Estate, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Fiat 1100, Fiat 500 Giardiniera, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Fiat 600, Opel Rekord A, unidentified car.
Third row, left to right
Ford Taunus 12M (P4), Renault R4, Ford Taunus 17M Turnier (P3), Vauxhall Viva (HA), Mercedes-Benz 220 (W111), Opel Kadett A, Opel Rekord (P1), 1952 Ford Mainline or Customline, Ford Taunus 17M/20M Turnier (P5), Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), Fiat 600, Ford Cortina Mk I, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Ford Cortina Mk I, Austin/Morris Mini, DAF 600/750, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Opel Rekord P2, Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2).
Fourth row, left to right
DAF 600/750, Ford Consul (EOTA), DAF 600/750, Opel Rekord (P1) CarAVan, Simca 1000, Opel Rekord (P1), NSU Prinz 4, unidentified American car probably Chevrolet, Opel Rekord (P1), unidentified car, Ford Taunus 17M Turnier (P3), Renault Dauphine, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Opel Rekord (P2).
Fifth row, left to right
Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Volvo 121/122 (Amazon), Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Ford Taunus 17M (P3), Opel Kapitän/Admiral/Diplomat A, Peugeot 404, Trabant 601, Citroën 2CV van, Ford Taunus 17M (P2), Renault Dauphine, Austin/Morris Mini, Ford Taunus 12M/15M (P1), Renault Dauphine, DAF 700 van, Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), Opel Rekord (P2), Volkswagen 1500 Notchback (Type 3), Simca 1000, Opel Rekord A or B CarAVan.
Sixth row, left to right
Wolseley 16/60, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Renault Dauphine, Opel Rekord P2 CarAVan, Ford Taunus 12M (P4).
Seventh row, left to right
Unidentified car, Renault R4, Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2).
Eighth row, left to right
Wolseley 16/60, unidentified car probably Trabant, Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2).Peugeot 404.
Ninth row, left to right
Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Opel Kadett A, Ford Taunus 12M (P4), Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), Opel Rekord (A), Opel Rekord (P1), Volkswagen 1500 Notchback (Type 3), Fiat 500, Ford Taunus 17M (P2).
Tenth row, left to right
Unidentified car, Fiat 500, Morris J2, Ford Taunus 12M (P1), Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Renault R4, Opel Rekord (P1), Citroën Ami 6 Break, Mercedes-Benz W110, Simca 1000, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), Simca Aronde (P60).
Eleventh row
Opel Olympia Rekord CarAVan.
Saturday 28 January 2023
1966, Car Spotting: Harderwijk Zuiderzeebadplaats, Netherlands
Monday 16 January 2023
1965, Sport: Felice Gimondi - Tour de France 1965
The Italian Felice Gimondi wins in his first year as a professional the 52nd edition of the Tour de France with 22 stages covering a distance of 4,188 km. Second was Raymond Poulidor from France.
General classification (1-10):
- Felice Gimondi (ITA) Salvarani 116h 42' 06"
- Raymond Poulidor (FRA) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson + 2' 40"
- Gianni Motta (ITA) Molteni–Ignis + 9' 18"
- Henry Anglade (FRA) Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune + 12' 43"
- Jean-Claude Lebaube (FRA) Ford France–Gitane + 12' 56"
- José Pérez Francés (ESP) Ferrys + 13' 15"
- Guido De Rosso (ITA) Molteni–Ignis + 14' 48"
- Frans Brands (BEL) Flandria–Romeo + 17' 36"
- Jan Janssen (NED) Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune + 17' 52"
- Francisco Gabica (ESP) Kas–Kaskol + 19' 11"
Raymond Poulidor and Felice Gimondi |
Points classification (1-10):
- Jan Janssen (NED) Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune 144
- Guido Reybrouck (BEL) Flandria–Romeo 130
- Felice Gimondi (ITA) Salvarani 124
- Rik Van Looy (BEL) Solo–Superia 109
- Michael Wright (GBR) Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 98
- Georges Vandenberghe (BEL) Flandria–Romeo 94
- Benoni Beheyt (BEL) Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 85
- Frans Brands (BEL) Flandria–Romeo 84
- Julio Jiménez (ESP) Kas–Kaskol 84
- Gianni Motta (ITA) Molteni–Ignis 84
Felice Gimondi in yellow |
Mountains classification (1-10):
- Julio Jiménez (ESP) Kas–Kaskol 133
- Frans Brands (BEL) Flandria–Romeo 74
- Joaquin Galera (ESP) Kas–Kaskol 68
- Felice Gimondi (ITA) Salvarani 55
- Raymond Poulidor (FRA) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 48
- Henri Anglade (FRA) Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune 47
- Gianni Motta (ITA) Molteni–Ignis 45
- José Pérez Francés (ESP) Ferrys 43
- Rik Van Looy (BEL) Solo–Superia 30
- Francisco Gabica (ESP) Kas–Kaskol 25
Raymond Poulidor, André Zimmermann, Gianni Motta and Felice Gimondi climbing the Col du Tourmalet |
Team classification (1-10):
- Kas–Kaskol 349h 29' 19"
- Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune + 16' 08"
- Molteni–Ignis + 16' 35"
- Peugeot–BP–Michelin + 21' 36"
- Wiel's–Groene Leeuw + 36' 03"
- Salvarani + 38' 17"
- Ferrys + 46' 51"
- Mercier–BP–Hutchinson + 50' 21"
- Televizier + 54' 51"
- Ford France–Gitane + 1h 03' 52"
Raymond Poulidor |
Combativity classification (1–3):
- Felice Gimondi (ITA) Salvarani 80
- Henri Anglade (FRA) Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune 58
- Frans Brands (BEL) Flandria–Romeo 56
Monday 9 January 2023
1964, Television: "Top of the Pops"
The first episode of "Top of the Pops" was broadcast on Wednesday, 1 January 1964 at 6:35 pm. It was produced in the BBC Studio A at Dickenson Road Studios in Rusholme, Manchester. The first show was presented by Jimmy Savile. It featured Dusty Springfield with "I Only Want to Be with You", The Rolling Stones with "I Wanna Be Your Man", The Dave Clark Five with "Glad All Over", The Hollies with "Stay", The Swinging Blue Jeans with "Hippy Hippy Shake" and The Beatles with "I Want to Hold Your Hand", that week's number one.
Dusty Springfield featured with "I Only Want to Be with You" |
The Rolling Stones featured with "I Wanna Be Your Man" |
The Dave Clark Five featured with "Glad All Over" |
The Hollies featured with "Stay" |
The Swinging Blue Jeans featured with "Hippy Hippy Shake" |
The Beatles featured with "I Want to Hold Your Hand" |
"Top of the Pops" was made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1 January 1964 and 30 July 2006 with a total of 2,272 episodes produced. It’s the world's longest-running weekly music show. Each episode consisted of performances of some of the week's best-selling singles. "I Only Want to Be with You" by Dusty Springfield was the first song featured on the show. The "Top of the Pops" format was adopted by several other European broadcasters, such as AVRO with "TopPop" in the Netherlands.
Opening Credits from 1964
Monday 2 January 2023
1963, Belgian Comics: "Gil Jourdan", "Surboum pour quatre roues"
In 1963 the sixth "Gil Jourdan" comic album, "Surboum pour quatre roues" ("Having a Bang on 4 Wheels", published as "Boom and Bust") is published by "Dupuis". The story was written and drawn by Maurice Tillieux. The comic was first published in 1961 in no. 1225 to no. 1248 of the journal "Spirou" ("Robbedoes"). The main characters are: Gil Jourdan, Libellule, Jules Crouton, Marc Rouleau, Francesco Canelli, Antonio Ilmonaco aka Toni-le-Martiniquais, Prof, Catcheur, Pignoul, and Henri Dufour
No. 6 "Surboum pour quatre roues"
- full-colour
- publisher: Dupius
- published in English as "Boom and Bust"
- published in Dutch as "Bomaanslag in de bergen"
- story and drawings by Maurice Tillieux
- pre-publication in "Spirou" / "Robbedoes"
In 1956 Maurice Tillieux created the detective Felix, after the Belgian comic magazine "Héroïc Albums" ceased publication he went on to "Spirou"” magazine and renamed his detective Gil Jourdan. Jourdan made his first appearance in issue 962 of Spirou. The first twelve albums were drawn and written by Tillieux, from album thirteen the drawings are by Roland Goossens aka Gos.
Libellule and Gil Jourdan |
Jules Crouton |
Catcheur |
Prof and Catcheur |
Marc Rouleau |
Synopsis
In Paris several Renault Juvaquatre vans are stolen. One of the thieves dies in a traffic accident, when he had been chased by his victim. His accomplice, Toni-le-Martiniquais, can escape. The inspector in charge of the investigation, a colleague of Crouton, doesn’t understand why a well organized gang steals so many vans…
Henri Dufour |
Pignoul |
Francesco Canelli |
Antonio Ilmonaco aka Toni-le-Martiniquais |
Cars
- Fourgonnette Renault Juvaquatre
- Citroën Traction Avant
- Renault Dauphine
- Renault 4CV
- Peugeot 403
- Peugeot 403 commerciale
Peugeot 403 and Citroën Traction Avant |
Peugeot 403 commerciale |
Renault 4CV |
Renault Dauphine |
Fourgonnette Renault Juvaquatre |