1977, Car Spotting: Sint-Veerleplein, Ghent, Belgium

First row, left to right

Chrysler 160/180/2 litre, Ford Capri MkI, Daf 55, BMW 02-series, Datsun 1200 coupé (B110), unidentified red car probably Fiat 124, Fiat 125 or Lada 2101.

Second row (including the side street), left to right

Peugeot 404, Peugeot 504.

Third row, left to right

Fiat 124, Citroën 2CV, Mercedes-Benz W114/W115, Simca 1000, Simca 1100, Volkswagen Golf, Renault 4.

And "La Brugeoise et Nivelles" PCC-car.

1970, Car Spotting: "Oud Gevangenisplein" ("Old Prison Square"), Kortrijk, Belgium

First row, left to right

Chevrolet Impala (Third generation), Opel Rekord C, Opel Kadett A, Ford Taunus 12M P4, Ford Zephyr Mark III (213E).

Second row, left to right

Fiat Neckar 1100 Millecento , Citroën Ami 6, Renault 4.

Third row, left to right

Volkswagen 411 (Type 4), Volkswagen 1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Citroën ID/DS, Renault 16, Ford Cortina Mark II, Volvo 140 Series, Volkswagen 1200 (Beetle, Type 1).

Fourth row, left to right

Unidentified van, Ford (Taunus) 15M P6, Peugeot 404, Volkswagen 1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Citroën Dyane, unidentified dark coloured car, Opel Rekord P1.

Fifth row, left to right

(far left) Citroën 2CV, (right) Renault 4, Citroën 2CV, Vauxhall Viva HB, Citroën Dyane, BMW 02 Series, Opel Rekord C, Volkswagen 1200 (Beetle, Type 1), NSU Prinz 4L, unidentified car probably Alfa Romeo, Citroën Ami 6.

1963, Car spotting: Netherlands, Arnhem, Velperweg-Tivolilaan

First row, left to right:

Renault Dauphine, Austin/Morris 1100 (BMC ADO16), Renault Dauphine, Ford Taunus 17M Turnier (P3), Volvo PV544, Triumph Herald, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel (Olympia) Rekord (P1), Ford Anglia/Prefect/Popular (100E), Opel Rekord (P2), unidentified dark coloured car, Volkswagen 1500 Notchback (Type 3), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), three unidentified cars.

Second row, left to right:

Fiat 600 Multipla, unidentified light coloured car, Ford Anglia/Prefect/Popular (100E), Renault Dauphine, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified light coloured car probably Simca 1000, DAF Daffodil/600/750, unidentified light coloured car probably Borgward Isabella, unidentified light coloured car probably Fiat 1300/1500, Opel Rekord (P2), Simca Aronde (P60), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle). Behind the dark coloured Beetle is a Citroën Ami6 and probably a NSU Prinz 4.

Third row, left to right:

Ford Anglia Sportsman (123E), unidentified car behind the tree, Ford Taunus 12M (P4), Citroën 2CV, unidentified car behind the tree, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), BMW 700.

1977, Car Spotting: Arnhem, Gele Rijdersplein

From left to right

First row (parked), front to back:

MGB, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Citroën Ami 6, Citroën Type H Van, wrongly parked car probably Simca 1100 Fourgonnette FV2

Second row (traffic), front to back:

Mazda 323 (Familia FA4), Datsun Sunny (B110), Simca 1100, Opel Kadett B, Citroën 2CV, Fiat 124 or Lada 1200/1300 (VAZ-2101), Alfa Romeo Alfasud, Opel Kadett C, unidentified dark coloured car, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified light coloured car probably Opel or Vauxhall, unidentified car, Ford Escort Mk II, unknown bus probably Daf or Leyland, Citroën Dyane...

Third row (traffic), front to back:

Volkswagen Golf I (Type 17), Renault R4, BMW 3-series (E21), unidentified truck probably DAF 2600, Fiat 126, Volkswagen T1 or T2a, unidentified light coloured car, Ford Escort Mk I, Fiat 128, Peugeot 304, unidentified car probably Ford,...

Fourth row (traffic), front to back:

Citroën GS Break, Opel Kadett B, Simca 1100, Honda Civic, Volkswagen T2b,...

Fifth row (parked), front to back:

Opel Kadett Caravan B (behind is a Opel Record C), Citroën Ami 8 Break, Simca 1307 (in front is a Ford Zephyr/Zodiac Mk IV), unidentified van probably Daf 33 estate, unidentified bus, Mercedes-Benz W114 or W116, unidentified light coloured car, Citroën Dyane, Fiat 127

Sixth row (parked, right of the Citroën GS Break):

Citroën 2CV, Simca 1100, Simca 1100 Break, Peugeot 504

Seventh row (parked, right of the Opel Kadett B Caravan):

Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Volvo Amazon (series 120), after that it's getting very blurry, there is one light coloured Mercedes-Benz W116,...

Eight row:

Only the first car is identifiable: Opel Kadett C City

Ninth row (in front of the Opel Kadett C City):

Renault R4

1974, Best selling cars: (West) Germany

Three Volkswagens and three Opels in the top 10. This list contains the best selling car models in (West) Germany with more than 1,000 units sold. 1974 is the year with the changeover between the Volkswagen Beetle and the Volkswagen Golf. (source: Auto Katalog, Germany)

N° 58: Citroën Ami 8

(Super, Super Break) 1,070 units sold

N° 57: Sunbeam

(1300S, 1300TC, 1300TC Tourisme, 1600GLS) 1,139 units sold

(aka Hillman Avenger (UK) / Plymouth Cricket (US))

 N° 56: Toyota Celica

(1600 LT, 1600 ST, 1600 GT) 1,366 units sold

 N° 55: Fiat X1/9

1,956 units sold

N° 54: Opel Admiral/Diplomat

1,957 units sold

 N° 53: Fiat 500

(500, 500R) 2,284 units sold

 N° 52: Toyota Corolla

(1200, 1200 Coupé, 1200 KE36) 2,769 units sold

 N° 51: Citroën Dyane

(Dyane 4, Dyane 6) 3,086 units sold

 N° 50: DAF 44

(Sedan, Combi) 3,129 units sold

 

 N° 49: Citroën ID/DS

(ID20, DS20, DS23, DS23 Injection) 3,314 units sold

N° 48: Chrysler 160/180/2L

4,024 units sold

 N° 47: Renault R15/17

(TL, TS) 4,664 units sold

 

 N° 46: Datsun 120Y

4,668 units sold

 N° 45: Autobianchi A112

(A112, Abarth) 5,151 units sold

 N° 44: Datsun Cherry

(Cherry, Combi, 1200) 5,356 units sold

 N° 43: Volkswagen 412

(Sedan, Variant) 5,693 units sold

 

 N° 42: Peugeot 204

(GL, Break, D, D Break) 6,960 units sold

 

 N° 41: Peugeot 304

(GL, S, S Coupé, S Cabrio, Break) 7,206 units sold

N° 40: DAF 66

(Coupé, Combi, Marathon, Marathon Coupé, Marathon Combi) 8,295 units sold

N° 39: Fiat 124

(Special, 1600 Special T, 1600 Sport Coupé, 1800 Sport Coupé,

1800 Sport Spider, Abarth Rally) 8,668 units sold

N° 38: BMW New Six

(2500, 2800 3.0S, 3.0CS, 3.0CSi, 3.0CSL, 3.3L) 9,200 units sold

N° 37: Peugeot 104

9,391 units sold

N° 36: Audi 50

(LS, GL) 9,629 units sold

N° 35: Volvo 142/144/145

9,867 units sold

N° 34: Volkswagen K70

(L, S) 10,739 units sold

 N° 33: Simca 1000

(SR, Special, Rallye 1, Rallye 2) 10,844 units sold

 N° 32: Fiat 132

(1600, 1800) 11,768 units sold

 N° 31: Opel Manta

(1.2, 1.6, 1.6S, 1.9S, 1.9GT/E) 12,082 units sold

 N° 30: Citroën GS

(Break, Club) 12,640 units sold

 N° 29: Renault R12

(TL, TL Variable, TS) 13,652 units sold

N° 28: Simca 1301/1501

(1301, 1301 Special, 1501, 1501 Special, 1501 Tourisme) 13,658 units sold)

N° 27: Renault R6 (850, TL)

13,887 units sold

 

N° 26: Renault R16

(L, TL, TS, TX) 16,210 units sold

N° 25: Fiat 126

16,577 units sold

N° 24: Volkswagen Scirocco

(L, S, LS, TS) 16,967 units sold

N° 23: Fiat 127

17,068 units sold

N° 22: Peugeot 504

(L, GL, Ti, Commerciale, Break, Familiale, LD, GLD)

18,083 units sold

N° 21: Citroën 2CV

(2CV4, 2CV6) 21,696 units sold

N° 20: Simca 1100

(LS, GLS, Special, Ti, Tourisme) 22,564 units sold

N° 19: Fiat 128

(1100 Special, 1300 Special, 1100 Sport Coupé, 1300 Sport Coupé, Rally, Familiare)

23,660 units sold

 N° 18: Ford Capri II

(1300, 1600, 2300GT, 3000GT) 24,784 units sold

 N° 17: Renault R5

(TL, TS) 26,959 units sold

N° 16: Ford Escort MkI

(1100, 1100 Turnier, 1300, 1300 Turnier, 2000RS)

28,243 units sold

 

 N° 15: BMW 5-series

(518, 520, 525, 528) 29,019 units sold

 N° 14: Mercedes-Benz W116

(280S, 280SE, 280SL, 280SLC, 350SE, 350SL, 350SLC, 450SE, 450SL, 450SLC)

29,199 units sold

N° 13: Ford Consul / Granada

(Consul: 1700, 1700 Coupé, 1700 Turnier, 2000, 2000 Coupé, 2000 Turnier, 2300,

2300 Coupé, 2300 Turnier; Granada: 2000, 2000 Turnier, 2300, 2300 Coupé,

2300 Turnier, 2600, 2600 Coupé, 2600 Turnier, 3000, 3000 Coupé, 3000 Turnier)

40,747 units sold

 N° 12: Audi 100

(1.6, 1.7, LS, GL, Coupé S) 43,396 units sold

 N° 11: Renault R4

(0.8, L) 44,526 units sold

N° 10: BMW 02-series

(1602, 1802, 1800 Touring, 2002, 2000 Touring, 2002 Cabrio, 2002 tii, 2002 Turbo)

45,158 units sold

 N° 9: Opel Ascona

(1.2, 1.6, 1.6 Voyage, 1.6S, 1.6S Voyage, 1.9S, 1.9S Voyage)

60,942 units sold

N° 8: Ford Taunus TC1

(1300, 1300 Coupé, 1300 Turnier, 1600, 1600 Coupé, 1600 Turnier, 2000,

2000 Coupé, 2000 Turnier, 2300, 2300 Coupé, 2300 Turnier)

65,625 units sold

 N° 7: Volkswagen Golf

(N, L, S, LS, TS) 71,403 units sold

 N° 6: Audi 80

(S, LS, GL, GT) 77,094 units sold

N° 5: Opel Rekord/Commodore (D-series)

(Rekord: 1.7, 1.7 Caravan, 1.7S, 1.7 Coupé, 1.9, 1.9 Coupé, 1.9 Caravan,

2100D, 2100D Caravan; Commodore: 2.5S, 2.5S Coupé, 2.8S, 2.8S Coupé,

GS/E, GS/E Coupé) 93,673 units sold

N° 4: Mercedes-Benz W114 / W115

(200, 200D, 220D, 230, 240D, 250, 250C, 280, 280E, 280C, 280CE)

99,000 units sold

 

N° 3: Volkswagen

(1200, 1200L, 1302, 1303, 1303LS Carbrio)

(Type 1, Beetle) 121,351 units sold

N° 2: Opel Kadett (C-series)

(1.0, 1.0 Coupé, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2 Coupé, 1.2 Caravan, 1.2 S, 1.2 S Coupé,

1.2 S Caravan, GT/E) 127,207 units sold

N° 1: Volkswagen Passat

(L, L Variant, LS, LS Variant, TS) 131,442 units sold