Showing posts with label Alfa Romeo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alfa Romeo. Show all posts

Sunday, 19 April 2026

1976, Car Spotting: Kloosterplein, Breda, Netherlands

Front to back

First row, on the road
Austin/Morris Mini.

Second row, left to right
Citroën 2CV, DAF 44 or 55, Alfa Romeo 2000 GT Veloce, Peugeot 404, Toyota Corolla (E20), Citroën 2CV, Toyota Corolla (E20), Simca 1100 Ti, Volkswagen 1300/1500 (Type 1, Beetle), DAF 44 or 55, Alfa Romeo Alfasud, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Audi 80.

Third row, left to right
Unidentified car, unidentified car, Mercedes-Benz W110, Renault 6, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Renault 4, unidentified car, unidentified car, Austin/Morris Mini, BMW 02 Series, Toyota Corolla (E30), Opel Rekord C, Fiat 128, Opel Kadett C, Fiat 131 Mirafiori, Renault 12, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Simca 1100 Ti, Mazda 616 Coupé (Capella), Opel Manta A, Opel Ascona A, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Fiat 850, Simca 1000, Volvo 142 or 144.

Fourth row, left to right
Citroën 2CV, unidentified car, Fiat 127, Honda Civic.

Fifth row, left to right
Unidentified car, unidentified car, Citroën Dyane, Mitsubishi Galant Σ, Austin Allegro, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car, unidentified car, Renault 4, Lada 1300 (VAZ 2102), Ford Escort Mark I, Ford Capri Mark I, Citroën Dyane, Opel Ascona A, Renault 4, Renault 6, Opel Kadett C, Opel Kadett C, NSU Prinz 4L, Vauxhall Viva HB, Opel Kadett C, Citroën GS, Opel Kadett B, unidentified car, unidentified van.

Sunday, 8 March 2026

1973, Designs: Cars, furniture, electronics, clothes III

Coggiola Sylvia GT
- Designed by Trevor Fiore, Italy, 1973
- Built by Carrozzeria Coggiola, Beinasco, Turin, Italy, 1973
- Based on the Opel GT

Coggiola Sylvia GT
Coggiola Sylvia GT
Coggiola Sylvia GT

Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Drophead Coupé
- Designed and built by Pietro Frua, Turin, Italy, 1973
- Based on the Rolls-Royce Phantom VI

Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Drophead Coupé
Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Drophead Coupé
Rolls-Royce Phantom VI Drophead Coupé

Togo Seating Group
- Designed by Michel Ducaroy, France, 1973
- Manufactured by Ligne Roset, France, 1973

Togo Seating Group
Togo Seating Group
Togo Seating Group

Uchiwa Wall Lamp
- Designed by Ingo Maurer, West Germany, 1973
- Manufactured by Design M, West Germany, 1973

Uchiwa Wall Lamp
Uchiwa Wall Lamp

Grundig Micro-Boy 300
- MW Portable Transistor Radio
- Manufactured by Grundig, Fürth/Bayern, West Germany, 1973

Grundig Micro-Boy 300
Grundig Micro-Boy 300

British car adverts

Alfa Romeo Alfasud
Citroën DS23
Datsun Bluebird
Datsun Bluebird
Fiat 124 Special T
Ford Consul GT
Lancia Beta
Mini 1275 GT
Moskvitch
Moskvitch
Peugeot 504
Saab 96
Saab 99
Saab 99
TVR 3000M
TVR 3000M
Vauxhall Firenza Sport SL

Saturday, 28 February 2026

1969, Car Spotting: Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands

Left to right

First row, front to back
Renault R4, Hino Contessa 1300, BMW 700, Fiat 125, Citroën 2CV, Opel Rekord C, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle).

Second row, front to back
Ford 17M (P7a), DAF Daffodil, Opel Kadett B, Ford Thames 5cwt / 7cwt (308E / 310E) or Ford Anglia Van, DAF 44 or 55 Estate, Ford Anglia (105E), Ford Consul , Capri (110E / 117E), Ford Taunus 17M / 20M (P5), Simca 1000.

Third row (driving)
DAF 750.

Fourth row, front to back
Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Peugeot 403, Opel Rekord A or B Caravan, Opel Rekord P2 Caravan, Renault R4, Plymouth Valiant (1968).

Parked in front of the buildings, front to back

First row, left to right
Fiat 850, Opel Rekord A, Volkswagen 1500/1600 (Type 3), Citroën 2CV, unidentified car probably BMC Farina (Austin, Morris, MG, Riley or Wolseley), Opel Rekord A Caravan, Ford Taunus 12M (P4, Cardinal Taunus), Alfa Romeo (Sprint) GT, Fiat 600, Fiat 500, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), DAF 750, Fiat 600, Opel Kadett B.

Second row (driving)
Ford (Consul) Cortina MkI.

Third row, left to right
Citroën 2CV, Ford Taunus 17M (P3, Bathtub Taunus), unidentified car, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle).

Saturday, 7 February 2026

1977, Car Spotting: Grote Markt, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands

Parked on the Market Square, left to right

First row, front to back
Škoda 100, Alfa Romeo Alfetta Berlina.

Second row, front to back
Volvo 142 (second facelift), Opel Rekord C Caravan, Alfa Romeo Alfasud, Datsun 1200 (Nissan Sunny B110).

Third row, front to back
Peugeot 304, Peugeot 504, Citroën 2CV, Fiat 127, Volkswagen 1300/1500 (Beetle, Type 1), Citroën 2CV, Vauxhall Viva HC.

Fourth row, front to back
Citroën 2CV van, DAF 44 or 55, Citroën GS, Volkswagen K70, Ford Escort Estate, Renault R4, Toyota Corolla (E20), Peugeot 304.

Fifth row, front to back
Unidentified car, Renault R5, Ford Taunus TC2, Datsun 100A (Nissan Cherry E10/A10), Ford Taunus TC2, Citroën Ami8, Citroën Dyane, Ford Taunus TC2.

Parked in front of the buildings, left to right
Datsun 100A (Nissan Cherry E10/A10), Sunbeam 1300/1600 (Hillman Avenger), Mercedes-Benz W114/W115, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Beetle, Type 1), Simca 1100, Volvo Amazon, Austin/Morris Mini, Mercedes-Benz W116.

Monday, 22 September 2025

1973, Car Spotting: Velperbinnensingel, Arnhem, Netherlands

Front to back

First row, left to right
Fiat 128, Opel Kadett B.

Second row, left to right
Renault 12, Opel Kadett B, Fiat 128, Peugeot 504 estate, Fiat 850, Volvo PV544.

Third row, left to right
NSU Prinz 4, Volkswagen 1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Peugeot 304, Ford Capri Mk I, unidentified car.

Fourth row, left to right
Opel Kadett C Caravan, Renault R4, unidentified car, unidentified car, Citroën 2CV, unidentified car, Vauxhall Viva HC, Chrysler 160/180/2 litre, Fiat 124, Alfa Romeo Alfasud, Volkswagen 1500 Sedan (Type 3), Ford Taunus 17M/20M (P5), Ford Taunus 17M/20M (P5).

Wednesday, 17 September 2025

1971, Car Spotting: Markt, Sittard, Netherlands

Left to right

First row, front to back
Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Volvo 140 Series, unidentified car.

Second row, front to back
Ford (Taunus) 12M/15M Turnier (Taunus P6), Alfa Romeo 2000 GT Veloce, Ford Taunus 17M/20M (Taunus P5), Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle).

Third row
Ford Cortina Mk II.

Fourth row, front to back
Renault 16, DAF 33, Ford Taunus XL (Taunus TC 1), Mercedes-Benz W114/W115, DAF 33, Opel Kadett Coupé (Kadett A), Renault 16, Volkswagen Transporter T2a (Type 2), Ford (Taunus) 15M (Taunus P6), Peugeot 204, Renault 6.

Fifth row, front to back
Ford (Consul) Cortina Mk I,  Mercedes-Benz W110, unidentified car, unidentified car, Volkswagen Transporter T2a (Type 2),  unidentified car, unidentified car.

Sixth row, front to back
Volkswagen 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Ford Taunus 17M (Taunus P3, Bathtub Taunus), Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Rekord Coupé (Rekord C), Simca 1000, DAF 33, Triumph Spitfire, Fiat 600, Hillman/Sunbeam Imp.

Seventh row, front to back
Opel Kapitän/Admiral/Diplomat (KAD A), NSU Prinz 4.

Saturday, 12 April 2025

1976, Car Spotting: Herengracht, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Left to right
Alfa Romeo Alfasud, Moskvitch 412, Volkswagen Transporter T2a (Type 2), Citroën GS, Fiat 127, Datsun 120A Cherry coupé, unidentified American car, Toyota Corolla (E20), Volkswagen 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Rekord D, Opel Kadett C, Citroën 2CV, Honda Civic, Volkswagen Transporter T2b (Type 2), Renault R4, DAF 55, Citroën 2CV, Opel Kadett C, Citroën 2CV, Ford Capri Mk I, Simca 1301/1501, Ford Capri Mk I, unidentified car probably Audi 100 C1 (Type F104).

Saturday, 15 February 2025

1965, Designs: cars, furniture, electronics, clothes III

Plymouth XP-VIP concept
- Designed and built by Chrysler under the direction of Elwood Engel, USA, 1965
- Presented at the 1965 Chicago Auto Show

Plymouth XP-VIP concept
Plymouth XP-VIP concept
Plymouth XP-VIP concept
Plymouth XP-VIP concept

Alfa Romeo 2600 SZ (Sprint-Zagato)
- Designed by Ercole Spada at Zagato, Rho, Lombardy, Italy, 1963-1965
- Based on the Alfa Romeo 2600 (Tipo 106) with the 2,584 cc engine (123 kW, 215 km/h)
- Only 105 cars produced
- Presented at the 1965 Frankfurt Motor Show

Alfa Romeo 2600 SZ
Alfa Romeo 2600 SZ
Alfa Romeo 2600 SZ

Eclisse lamp
- Designed by Vico Magistretti, Italy, 1965
- Manufactured by Artemide, Pregnana Milanese, Italy

Eclisse lamp
Eclisse lamp

Futuro house
- Designed by Matti Suuronen, Finland, 1965
- Manufactered by Oy Polykem Ab, Helsinki, Finland
- Prefab house composed of fiberglass-reinforced polyester plastic, polyester-polyurethane, and poly(methyl methacrylate), measuring 4 metres (13 feet) high and 8 metres (26 feet) in diameter
- Fewer than 100 were made and it is estimated that today around 60 of the original Futuro Houses survive

Futuro house
Futuro house
Futuro house

Thunderbird Sofa
- Manufactured by Flexsteel Industries Inc., Dubuque, Iowa, USA, 1965
- Presented at the 1965 International Home Furnishings Market in Chicago

Thunderbird Sofa
Thunderbird Sofa

1965 Celebrity adverts

Diana Dors: Borg Warner
Diane Cilento: Towle
Donna Reed: International Harvester
Donna Reed: Singer
Elke Sommer: Lux Soap
Eva Gabor: Masterpiece Tobacco
Eva Gabor: Masterpiece Tobacco
Jean Shrimpton: Simpson
Jean Shrimpton: Yardley
Marilyn Maxwell, Jill St. John, Rhonda Fleming and Bob Hope: RCA
Julie Newmar: Simplicity
Shirley Jones: American Tourister Luggage
Veronica Hamel: Pond's