1961; Car Spotting: Marienplatz Rosenstraße, München, West Germany

 

Left to right

First row, front to back
Opel Kapitän P1, unidentified truck probably Goliath, unidentified bus, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle).

Second row, left to right
BMW Isetta 300, Opel Rekord P2, Ford Taunus 17M (P2, Baroque Taunus or Flying carpet), Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), Škoda Octavia, Mercedes-Benz W120/W121, Ford FK 1000.

Third row, left to right
Unidentified car, Ford 17M (P3, Bathtub Taunus), DKW Schnellaster, Ford Taunus 12m (G13, P1, Globe Taunus), unidentified car, Opel Rekord P2, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle).

Fourth row, left to right
Mercedes-Benz W120/W121, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), Ford 17M (P3, Bathtub Taunus).

1960, Belgian Comics: Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber, Het straalgas-mysterie

In 1960 the 14th "Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber" album "Het straalgas-mysterie" (translation: "The jet gas mystery") was published. The comic series "Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber" was created by Pom alias Jozef Van Hove in 1950.

Cover: Het straalgas-mysterie

No 14 "Het straalgas-mysterie"
- black and white
- publisher: De Vlijt
- never published in English
- story and drawings by Pom (Jozef Van Hove)
- pre-publication in "Gazet van Antwerpen"

Bert Bibber and Piet Pienter

Piet Pienter, Susan and Bert Bibber

Bert Bibber, Piet Pienter and Professor Kumulus

The comic was pre-published in the newspaper "Gazet van Antwerpen" from 1 January 1960 to 17 April 1960. The main characters are Piet Pienter, Bert Bibber, Susan Darling, Professor Kumulus, Kommissaris Knobbel, Professor Dr. Edelgass, The Man from the East, Harry Bolafente, Jef Wurm, Birgit Bordeaux, Kees Kotser, and Theo Flitser.

Bert Bibber and Theo Flitser

Kommissaris Knobbel

Kees Kotser, Piet Pienter and Susan

Synopsis
Piet and Bert are going to pick up Susan at the airport. On the same plane is the famous actress Birgit Bordeaux. Harry Bolafente and Jef Wurm want to kidnap Susan, but they make a mistake and kidnap Birgit Bordeaux instead...

Professor Dr. Edelgass

The Man from the East, Harry Bolafente and Jef Wurm

Cars

• Ford Fairlane 500 (1958)
• Ford Taunus 12M (G13 / P1 / Globe Taunus)
• Citroën 2CV
• Simca Vedette Beaulieu
• Citroën U55 Truck
• Ford Consul Mark II (204E)
• Unidentified Police Car
• Unidentified Ambulance

Ford Fairlane 500 and Citroën U55 Truck

Ford Taunus 12M

Ford Fairlane 500

Simca Vedette Beaulieu, Ford Taunus 12M and Citroën 2CV

Ford Consul Mark II

Unidentified Police Car and Ambulance

Trivia

• Birgit Bordeaux is a pun on French actress Brigitte Bardot.
• Harry Bolafente is a pun on American singer and actor Harry Belafonte.
• Jef Wurm is a pun on Belgian actor, comedian and singer Jef Burm.
• The Puttenhoevelaan in Moddergem is a reference to the Mussenhoevelaan in Boechout, Belgium, where Pom lived for fourteen years.
• Guest appearance by Spirou (Robbedoes) on page 11.

Birgit Bordeaux is a pun on French actress Brigitte Bardot

The Puttenhoevelaan in Moddergem is a reference to the Mussenhoevelaan in Boechout

Guest appearance by Spirou

1977, Designs: cars, furniture, electronics, clothes III

Pontiac Phantom concept
- Designed by Bill Mitchell and Bill Davis at Mitchell's "Studio X", USA, 1977
- Based on a Pontiac Grand Prix chassis
- Build by General Motors, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Pontiac Phantom concept

Pontiac Phantom concept

Pontiac Phantom concept

Ferrari 365 GTC/4 Felber Break concept
- Designed by Giovanni Michelotti, Italy, 1977
- Build by Felber, Switzerland, 1977
- Based on a Ferrari 365 GTC/4
- Introduced at the 1977 Geneva International Motor Show,  Switzerland

Ferrari 365 GTC/4 Felber Break concept

Ferrari 365 GTC/4 Felber Break concept

VP Europa Table Lamp
- Designed by Verner Panton, Denmark, 1977
- Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1977

VP Europa Table Lamp VP0504

VP Europa Table Lamp VP0505

Satellit 3000 Digital
- Manufactured by Grundig, Fürth/Bayern, West Germany, 1977
- LW, MW, KW1, KW2, 8 x SW + 8 spread radio bands
- Power supply: Line 110 V / 220 V, Batteries: 6 x 1.5 V (UM-1)

Satellit 3000 Digital

Satellit 3000 Digital

Record and cassette rack
- Designed by Sebastian Conran, UK, 1977
- Manufactured by Crayonne Ltd, UK, 1977

Record and cassette rack

Record and cassette rack

Record and cassette rack

1977 Triumph Car Ads

Dolomite, TR7 and Spitfire (Netherlands)

Dolomite and TR7 (UK)

Spitfire (USA)

Spitfire (West Germany)

Stag (Australia)

TR7 Victory Edition (USA)

TR7 (Netherlands)

TR7 (Netherlands)

TR7 (USA)

1976, Music: Belgian Single Charts 24/04/1976

N° 30
Joe Dassin – Et si tu n'existais pas

- Country: France / USA
- Music/Lyrics: Pierre Delanoë, Vito Pallavicini, Toto Cutugno, Claude Lemesle, Pasquale Losito
- Highest Position: N° 16
- Weeks in the charts: 7
- Video clip

N° 29
Gérard Lenorman – La ballade des gens heureux

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: Pierre Delanoë, Gérard Lenorman
- Highest Position: N° 6
- Weeks in the charts: 10
- Video clip

N° 28
Nazareth – Love Hurts

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Boudleaux Bryant
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Weeks in the charts: 14
- Video clip

N° 27
Ann Christy – Ik mis hem zo

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Tony Romeo, Nelly Byl
- Highest Position: N° 24
- Weeks in the charts: 8
- Video clip

N° 26
Joe Dassin – Ça va pas changer le monde

- Country: France / USA
- Music/Lyrics: Pierre Delanoë, Vito Pallavicini, Claude Lemesle, Joe Dassin, Pino Massara
- Highest Position: N° 16
- Weeks in the charts: 9
- Video clip

N° 25
The Rubettes – Julia

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: John Richardson, Alan Williams
- Highest Position: N° 19
- Weeks in the charts: 5
- Video clip

N° 24
Judy McQueen – Moving Along

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Jenny Dils, Benny Scott, Dave Martin
- Highest Position: N° 18
- Weeks in the charts: 6
- Video clip

N° 23
Will Tura – Doña Carmela

- Country: Belgium
- Music/Lyrics: Will Tura, Nelly Byl, Jean Kluger
- Highest Position: N° 5
- Weeks in the charts: 17
- Video clip

N° 22
Roxy Music – Love Is The Drug

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Bryan Ferry, Andy MacKay
- Highest Position: N° 15
- Weeks in the charts: 5
- Video clip

N° 21
Jeane Manson – Avant de nous dire adieu

- Country: France / USA
- Music/Lyrics: Michel Mallory, Jean Renard
- Highest Position: N° 9
- Weeks in the charts: 13
- Video clip

N° 20
Eric Carmen – All By Myself

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Eric Carmen, Sergej Rachmaninov
- Highest Position: N° 15
- Weeks in the charts: 6
- Video clip

N° 19
Emmylou Harris – Together Again

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Buck Owens
- Highest Position: N° 19
- Weeks in the charts: 5
- Video clip

N° 18
Cat Stevens – Banapple Gas

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Cat Stevens
- Highest Position: N° 8
- Weeks in the charts: 7
- Video clip

N° 17
Penny McLean – 1-2-3-4... Fire!

- Country: Austria
- Music/Lyrics: Sylvester Levay, Stefan Prager
- Highest Position: N° 11
- Weeks in the charts: 10
- Video clip

N° 16
Mike Oldfield – In dulci jubilo

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Mike Oldfield, Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Lucas Pearsall
- Highest Position: N° 4
- Weeks in the charts: 9
- Video clip

N° 15
Silver Convention – Get Up And Boogie

- Country: West Germany
- Music/Lyrics: Sylvester Levay, Stefan Prager
- Highest Position: N° 12
- Weeks in the charts: 7
- Video clip

N° 14
Billy Ocean – Love Really Hurts Without You

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Ben Findon, Les Charles
- Highest Position: N° 6
- Weeks in the charts: 8
- Video clip

N° 13
Marianne Rosenberg – Ich bin wie du

- Country: West Germany
- Music/Lyrics: Joachim Heider, Christian Heilburg
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Weeks in the charts: 10
- Video clip

N° 12
Julio Iglesias – Quiero

- Country: Spain
- Music/Lyrics: Julio Iglesias, Cecilia, Rafael Ferro
- Highest Position: N° 6
- Weeks in the charts: 9
- Video clip

N° 11
Slik – Forever And Ever

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Bill Martin, Phil Coulter
- Highest Position: N° 3
- Weeks in the charts: 9
- Video clip

N° 10
The Walker Brothers – No Regrets

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Tom Rush
- Highest Position: N° 10
- Weeks in the charts: 6
- Video clip

N° 9
Pussycat – Georgie

- Country: Netherlands
- Music/Lyrics: Werner Theunissen
- Highest Position: N° 2
- Weeks in the charts: 10
- Video clip

N° 8
Catherine Ferry – 1, 2, 3

- Country: France
- Music/Lyrics: Jean-Paul Cara, Tony Rallo
- Highest Position: N° 3
- Weeks in the charts: 9
- Video clip

N° 7
Anita Meyer – The Alternative Way

- Country: Netherlands
- Music/Lyrics: Hans Vermeulen
- Highest Position: N° 4
- Weeks in the charts: 9
- Video clip

N° 6
Bellamy Brothers – Let Your Love Flow

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Larry E. Williams
- Highest Position: N° 6
- Weeks in the charts: 9
- Video clip

N° 5
Bay City Rollers – Saturday Night

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Bill Martin, Phil Coulter
- Highest Position: N° 5
- Weeks in the charts: 11
- Video clip

N° 4
Tina Charles – I Love To Love

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Jack Robinson, James Bolden
- Highest Position: N° 4
- Weeks in the charts: 10
- Video clip

N° 3
The Four Seasons – December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)

- Country: USA
- Music/Lyrics: Bob Gaudio, Judy Parker
- Highest Position: N° 3
- Weeks in the charts: 11
- Video clip

N° 2
ABBA – Fernando

- Country: Sweden
- Music/Lyrics: Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson, Björn Ulvaeus
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Weeks in the charts: 16
- Video clip

N° 1
Brotherhood Of Man – Save Your Kisses For Me

- Country: UK
- Music/Lyrics: Tony Hiller, Martin Lee, Lee Sheridan
- Highest Position: N° 1
- Weeks in the charts: 12
- Video clip