Showing posts with label 1971. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1971. Show all posts

Saturday, 5 September 2026

1971, Designs: Cars, furniture, electronics, clothes IV

Fiat 127 Scout
- Designed and built by Carrozzeria Fissore, Savigliano, Italy, 1971
- Introduced at the 1971 Salone dell'Automobile di Torino, Italy
- Based on the Fiat 127

Fiat 127 Scout
Fiat 127 Scout
Fiat 127 Scout

NSU Ro 80 Pininfarina
- Designed by Paolo Martin at Pininfarina, Turin, Italy, 1971
- Built by Pininfarina, Turin, Italy, 1971
- Introduced at the 1971 Salone dell'Automobile di Torino, Italy
- Based on the NSU Ro 80

NSU Ro 80 Pininfarina
NSU Ro 80 Pininfarina
NSU Ro 80 Pininfarina

Porcelain Coffee Cups Chromatics
- Designed by Gerald Gulotta, USA, 1971
- Manufactured by Arzberg, West Germany, 1971

Porcelain Coffee Cups Chromatics
Porcelain Coffee Cups Chromatics

Ondalunga Rocking Chair
- Designed by Gastone Rinaldi, Italy, 1971
- Manufactured by Giuliano Pozzi, Italy, 1971

Ondalunga Rocking Chair
Ondalunga Rocking Chair

Sony Cassette-Corder TC-12
- Audio Tape Recorder
- Manufactured by Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, 1971

Sony Cassette-Corder TC-12
Sony Cassette-Corder TC-12

For Teens Only (USA, November 1971)

Fashions: The Fun Way to Go This Fall

Wednesday, 29 July 2026

1971, Car Spotting: Oude Torenstraat, Hilversum, Netherlands

Parked in front of the church, front to back

First row, left to right
Volkswagen 1200 / 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Citroën 2CV, Fiat 1100, Volkswagen 1500 / 1600 Variant, Audi 60 (F103), Volkswagen 1300 / 1500 (Type 1, Beetle), Ford Transit (MkI), Fiat 850, Renault R6, Opel Kadett B.

Second row, left to right
Unidentified car, Renault R4, unidentified car, Citroën 2CV, Opel Kadett B, Opel Rekord A, Volkswagen 1200 / 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Mercedes-Benz W114 / W115, Simca 1000, unidentified car, Fiat 1100.

Parked at right, front to back
Opel Kadett B, Opel Kadett A, Fiat 600, Ford (Consul) Cortina (MkI), Simca 1000.

Saturday, 20 June 2026

1971, Nobel Prizes (Oslo, Norway)

The Nobel Prize in Physics: Dennis Gabor (Hungary / UK)

For his invention and development of the holographic method.

Dennis Gabor

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Gerhard Herzberg (Canada)

For his contributions to the knowledge of electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free radicals.

Gerhard Herzberg

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Earl W. Sutherland Jr. (USA)

For his discoveries concerning the mechanisms of the action of hormones.

Earl W. Sutherland Jr.

The Nobel Prize in Literature: Pablo Neruda (Chile)

For a poetry that with the action of an elemental force brings alive a continent's destiny and dreams. 

Pablo Neruda

The Nobel Peace Prize: Willy Brandt (West Germany)

For paving the way for a meaningful dialogue between East and West.

Willy Brandt

Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel: Simon Kuznets (USA)

For his empirically founded interpretation of economic growth which has led to new and deepened insight into the economic and social structure and process of development.

Simon Kuznets

Friday, 15 May 2026

1971, Film: Bof... Anatomie d'un livreur

On 17 March 1971, the French comedy film "Bof... Anatomie d'un livreur" premiered. The film, starring Marie Dubois, Julian Negulesco and Paul Crauchet, was written and directed by Claude Faraldo, with music composed by Jean Guérin.

"Bof... Anatomie d'un livreur" poster

Synopsis
A delivery man (Julian Negulesco) decides to stop working, as he finds his job utterly tedious. Before long, he marries Germaine (Marie Dubois), a window dresser, and together they do nothing at all. The young man’s father (Paul Crauchet) come to live with them…

Marie Dubois as Germaine
Julian Negulesco as The delivery man
Paul Crauchet as The father and Julian Negulesco as The delivery man
Marie Mergey as Denise
Armand Abplanalp as The big boss
Jocelyne Beauchêne as The woman who picks up the delivery man
Mamadou Diop as Boubou

Main Cast

  • Marie Dubois as Germaine
  • Paul Crauchet as The father
  • Marie-Hélène Breillat as Nana
  • Julian Negulesco as The delivery man
  • Mamadou Diop as Boubou
  • Michel Fortin as The wine merchant
  • Armand Abplanalp as The big boss
  • Jocelyne Beauchêne as The woman who picks up the delivery man
  • Paul Bisciglia as The foreman
  • Annick Fougery as The wine merchant's wife
  • Michel Garland as The flirt
  • Lara Lane as The nymphomane customer
  • Aude Loring as The secretary 
  • Marie Mergey as Denise
Marie-Hélène Breillat as Nana
Lara Lane as The nymphomane customer
Marie-Hélène Breillat as Nana and Marie Dubois as Germaine
Aude Loring as The secretary and Julian Negulesco as The delivery man
Annick Fougery as The wine merchant's wife, Michel Fortin as The wine merchant and
Julian Negulesco as The delivery man
Julian Negulesco as The delivery man and Marie Dubois as Germaine

Thursday, 9 April 2026

1971, Designs: Cars, furniture, electronics, clothes III

Fiat 128 Pulsar
- Designed/ Built by Giovanni Michelotti, Italy, 1971
- Based on the Fiat 128

Fiat 128 Pulsar
Fiat 128 Pulsar
Fiat 128 Pulsar

Daihatsu BCX 
- Designed/ Built by Daihatsu, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan, 1971
- Electric vehicle concept car: 72-volt, 5.3 kW engine, top speed 80 km/h, range 60 km
- Introduced at the 18th Tokyo Motor Show on 29 October 1971, Tokyo, Japan

Daihatsu BCX
Daihatsu BCX
Daihatsu BCX

Lamp Panthella
- Designed by Verner Panton, Denmark, 1971
- Manufactured by Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1971

Lamp Panthella
Lamp Panthella

Knut Hesterberg Lounge Club Arm Chairs
- Designed by Knut Hesterberg, West Germany, 1971
- Manufactured by Selectform Furniture, West Germany, 1971

Knut Hesterberg Lounge Club Arm Chairs
Knut Hesterberg Lounge Club Arm Chair

Weltron 2001 "spaceball"
- AM/FM Portable Transistor Radio with 8-track Player
- Designed by James Pratt Winston, USA, 1971
- Sold by Weltron, North Carolina, USA , 1971
- Manufactured in Japan, 1971

Weltron 2001 "spaceball"
Weltron 2001 "spaceball"
Weltron 2001 "spaceball"

1971 Celebrity Ads

Ali MacGraw: Chanel
Ali MacGraw: Johnson's
Jean Shrimpton: Baush & Lomb
Jean Shrimpton: Chanel
Paul Newman: Coca-Cola
Paulette Goddard: Blackglama