1960, Designs: cars, furniture, electronics, clothes

Citroën C-60 concept

- Design by Flaminio Bertoni, France, 1960.

- Built by Citroën, France, 1960.

- proposed engine: air cooled of either 1.100 cc or 1.400 cc.

Citroën C-60 Concept

Citroën C-60 Concept

Citroën C-60 Concept

Citroën C-60 Concept

Di Dia 150 (Bobby Darin’s Dream Car)

- Design by Andrew "Andy" Di Dia, Detroit, USA, 1953.

- Hand-built by four skilled workers from 1953 to 1960. With the exception of the engine and transmission (GM Cadillac), the steering column (Ford Thunderbird), the steering wheel (Plymouth), the windshield (Chrysler) and the seats (Pontiac) everything was hand-made.

- First engine: 3650 cc Cadillac engine

- Second engine: 4270 cc Ford engine

Di Dia 150 (Bobby Darin’s Dream Car)

Di Dia 150 (Bobby Darin’s Dream Car)

Bobby Darin with the Di Dia 150

Di Dia 150 (Bobby Darin’s Dream Car) interior

Watering-cans for flowers

- Designed by Klaus Kunis and produced by VEB Glasbijouterie Zittau. GDR / DDR, 1960.

Watering-cans by Klaus Kunis

Orange Slice chair

- Designed by Pierre Paulin and produced by Artifort, Netherlands, 1960.

Orange Slice chair by Pierre Paulin

Orange Slice chair by Pierre Paulin

Philips tape recorder RK 40

- Philips Radios - Deutschland , Germany, 1960.

Philips tape recorder RK 40

Yves Saint Laurent in the studio at Christian Dior, Paris, France, 1960.

Edson Newquist, ads for "Le Car Hot"

- American Ad Campaign for the Renault Dauphine.

- Needham, Louis & Brorby agency, New York, 1960.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1960, Carspotting: Parking CERN, Meyrin, Geneva, Switzerland

Left to right
On the road

Unidentified dark coloured car, Simca Aronde P60, Renault 4CV, unidentified light coloured car probably Panhard, Renault 4CV, unidentified dark coloured car.

Parked on the left

The first four cars are unidentifiable, Simca 90A Aronde, unidentified car probably Renault, Renault Dauphine, Peugeot 203, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Citroën 2CV, Renault 4CV, Renault 4CV, Renault Dauphine, Renault 4CV, Fiat 1100, Simca Aronde P60, Citroën 2CV, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Citroën Traction Avant, unidentified dark coloured car, unidentified light coloured car probably Simca, Peugeot 203, unidentified car probably Ford Taunus 12M or 15M, Peugeot 403, Fiat 600, Volkswagen 1100 (Type 1, Beetle), Renault Dauphine, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle).

Parked on the right

Panhard Dyna Z, Peugeot 203, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Panhard Dyna Z, Peugeot 403, Citroën 2CV, Renault 4CV, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Renault 4CV, Citroën 2CV, Renault Dauphine, Renault 4CV, Fiat 600, Citroën Traction Avant, Peugeot 203, Citroën 2CV, Citroën 2CV, Peugeot 203, unidentified dark coloured car, unidentified light coloured car, Ford Consul Mk I (EOTA), unidentified car, Citroën 2CV, Renault 4CV, unidentified car, Renault 4CV, unidentified car, Simca Vedette, unidentified car, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car, Peugeot 403.

Parked at the back

Renault Dauphine and Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle).

1960, Belgian Comics: “De avonturen van Nero en Co”

In 1960 a new "De avonturen van Nero en Co" (Eng.: "The adventures of Nero and Co") album "De draak van Halfzeven" (Eng: "The dragon of half past six") is published by “Het Volk”. The comic was pre-published in the newspaper "Het Volk" between 16 May 1959 and 13 September 1959. The story was drawn and written by the Belgian cartoonist Marc Sleen (Marcel Neels, 1922-2016). The main characters are Nero, Petoetje, Petatje (Pethalia), Tjeef met de Kleppe, Madam Pheip, detective Van Zwam, Jean Pierre Lowie, Madam Nero and Meneer Pheip.

"De draak van Halfzeven" (Eng: "The dragon of half past six")

The series "De avonturen van Nero en Co" ran between 1947 and 2002. Marc Sleen drew and wrote all stories until 1992, that year he hired Dirk Stallaert as a drawing assistant. Sleen holds the world record of issues of a comic book series title drawn by the same author. In 2002 Stallaert was hired by “Studio Vandersteen” and Marc Sleen decided to terminate the series for good.

Madame Pheip and Nero

Meneer Pheip

The comic was first published in the newspaper “De Nieuwe Gids” in 1947 as “De avonturen van detective Van Zwam” (Eng.: “The adventures of detective Van Zwam”). After eight stories Nero real name “Schoonpaard” (in reprints “Heiremans”) became the central character. In 1950 Marc Sleen left "De Nieuwe Gids" and joined the newspaper "Het Volk". At first the comics (3 issues) appeared as "De avonturen van Nero en zijn hoed" ("The Adventures of Nero and his Hat"), from 1951 they were titled as "De avonturen van Nero en Co" (Eng.: "The adventures of Nero and Co").

Nero and Jean Pierre Lowie

Nero and Madam Nero

Synopsis

Nero displays his acting talent to Petoetje en Petatje when suddenly acting coach Jean Pierre Lowie appears...

Nero and Tjeef met de Kleppe

Petatje, Madam Pheip and Petoetje

Trivia

• Original Flemish catchphrase from this album: “Moet er geen zand zijn?” (Eng.: “Must there be no sand?”) by Tjeef de Kleppe.
• Reference to Flemish artists Paula Seemer (Belgian presenter (BRT) and actress) and Dora van der Groen (Belgian actress and theatre director) by Jean Pierre Lowie.
• Reference to Juan Manuel Fangio, an Argentine racing car driver.

Petoetje

Detective Van Zwam

Cars

• Unidentified sports car driven by van Zwam
• Unidentified coach with English tourists at Waterloo
• Peugeot 203 Commercial
• Unidentified old-timer

Unidentified coach with English tourists at Waterloo

Unidentified old-timer

Unidentified sports car driven by van Zwam and Peugeot 203 Commercial

1960, News: Earthquake in Agadir, Morocco

On the intercalary day February 29, 1960 at 23:40 local time the Moroccan city Agadir was hit by a earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter scale. In less than 15 seconds about 15,000 people, a third of the city's population were killed, and another 12,000 were injured. Although not a very strong earthquake, yet there was a large number of casualties due to the fact that the center of the earthquake was located directly under the city.

Agadir, Kasbah (1960)

Agadir, quartier de Founti (1960)

Agadir, quartier de Talbordjt (1960)

The first rescue workers were French marines from the aircraft carrier La Fayette and Moroccan military. But also Dutch, American and Spanish teams arrived shortly after on the scene. After two days of rescue work the city was evacuated in order to avoid the spread of disease. Calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) and DDT were sprayed over the ruins from lorries and helicopters to control disease and kill the swarms of flies which were attracted to the scene. Afterwards the devastated districts were razed to the ground using bulldozers. Thousands of victims were not salvaged, but found their grave at the site of the disaster.

Agadir, hotel Gautier (1960)

Movietone (1960)

1960, Film: “Plein soleil”

The French-Italian coproduction "Plein soleil" (English: "Purple Noon", Italian: "Delitto in pieno sole") premieres on 10 March 1960 in France. The thriller, based on the 1955 novel "The Talented Mr. Ripley" by Patricia Highsmith, is directed by René Clément. The main cast includes Alain Delon as Tom Ripley, Maurice Ronet as Philippe Greenleaf and Marie Laforêt as Marge Duval. The music is written by Italian composer Nino Rota.

Trivia

Romy Schneider, Alain Delon's girlfriend at the time, appears briefly in an uncredited role as a friend of Freddie Miles.

Maurice Ronet, Marie Laforêt and Alain Delon

Marie Laforêt

Marie Laforêt and Alain Delon

Synopsis

Tom Ripley (Alain Delon) is sent to Italy by Mr. Greenleaf to fetch his spoiled playboy son, Philippe (Maurice Ronet), and bring him back home to the States to take over his father's business. Philippe intends to do no such thing...

Marie Laforêt and Alain Delon

Maurice Ronet, Billy Kearns and Alain Delon

Main cast

• Alain Delon as Tom Ripley
• Maurice Ronet as Philippe Greenleaf
• Marie Laforêt as Marge Duval
• Erno Crisa as Riccordi
• Frank Latimore as O'Brien
• Billy Kearns as Freddy Miles
• Ave Ninchi as Mevrouw Gianna
• Viviane Chantel as The Belgian Lady 

"Plein Soleil", English Trailer

1960, Television: “Maigret”

31 October 1960 "Murder in Montmarte", the first episode of the British television series "Maigret", is broadcast on the BBC. The series is based on the Maigret books by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon. Following a pilot episode, "Maigret and the Lost Life", in 1959, the series ran for 52 episodes from 1960 to 1963.

The series stars Rupert Davies as the Sûreté detective Commissaire Jules Maigret, with Ewen Solon as Lucas, Helen Shingler as Madame Maigret and Neville Jason as Lapointe. The theme music was composed by Ron Grainer.

Rupert Davies Jules Maigret

Georges Simenon and Rupert Davies

Rupert Davies as Inspector Maigret and Neville Jason as Lapointe

Helen Shingler as Madame Maigret and Rupert Davies as Inspector Maigret

Main cast

• Rupert Davies as Inspector Maigret
• Ewen Solon as Lucas
• Neville Jason as Lapointe
• Helen Shingler as Madame Maigret
• Victor Lucas as Torrence

Annette Carell as Sylvie and Rupert Davies as Jules Maigret in the episode

"Liberty Bar" (1960)

John Slater, Ewen Solon as Lucas, Philip Latham and Rupert Davies as Jules Maigret
in the episode "The Wedding Guest" (1962)

"Maigret" opening credits (1960)