Showing posts with label Car Spotting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Car Spotting. Show all posts

Friday, 23 October 2026

1977, Car Spotting: Van Asch van Wijckskade, Utrecht, Netherlands

Parked left, front to back
Datsun 120Y (Nissan Sunny B210), Peugeot 404, Honda Civic, Citroën Ami 8, Ford Capri (Mk I, Face lifted), Ford Consul / Granada Coupé (Mk I), Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Ford Taunus (TC2), Citroën Dyane, unidentified car.

Parked right, front to back
Fiat 124 or Lada 1200, Peugeot 504, Peugeot 404, Vauxhall Viva HC, Opel Kadett B, unidentified car, unidentified car, Renault R4 Fourgonnette, the rest is unidentifiable.

Thursday, 15 October 2026

1973, Car Spotting: Maliebaanstation, Utrecht, Netherlands

Left to right

First row, front to back
Peugeot 404, Peugeot 204 or 304 Estate, Volvo Amazon (120 Series), the rest is unidentifiable.

Second row, front to back
Citroën GS Estate, Opel Rekord C, Opel Rekord D, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Kadett B, Simca 1100, Peugeot 404, Simca 1100, Renault R12, unidentified car, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), the rest is unidentifiable.

Third row, left to right
Peugeot 304, DAF 55, Škoda 1000 MB, Peugeot 504, Chrysler 160/180/2 litre, Ford Taunus 12M (P4, Cardinal Taunus), unidentified car, Citroën Dyane, Opel Kadett C, Opel Kadett B, Fiat 127, Volkswagen K70, unidentified car probably Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), DAF 44 or 55,  Citroën Dyane, NSU 1200.

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

1969, Car Spotting: Grote Koppel, Amersfoort, Netherlands

Left to right
Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Simca 1100, Opel (Olympia) Rekord (P1) or Opel 1200, Opel Kadett B, Renault R4, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Renault Dauphine, Auto Union 1000, Simca 1301/1501, unidentified car, Volkswagen 1600 TL (Type 3).

Wednesday, 23 September 2026

1962, Car Spotting: Markt, Gouda, Netherlands

Left to right
Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Citroën 2CV, Renault Dauphine, Vauxhall Cresta / Velox (PA), Peugeot 404, unidentified car (behind the Opel Olympia Rekord), Vauxhall Victor (F), Opel Olympia Rekord (1953 / 1954), Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Kapitän (P1), Opel (Olympia) Rekord (P1), Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), BMW 700 Saloon (E107).

Tuesday, 15 September 2026

1976, Car Spotting: Leidsegracht, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Front to back

First row, left to right
BMW 320 (3 Series, E21), DAF 46.

Second row, left to right
Citroën 2CV Fourgonnette, Ford Escort Mk I, Mercedes-Benz W114 / W115, Toyota 1000 (KP30), Volkswagen 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), DAF 44, Opel Rekord D, Renault R5, Citroën ID / DS, Simca 1100, Toyota Crown (S50), Ford Escort Mk I, Ford Capri Mk I, Peugeot 304, Citroën Dyane, Volkswagen 1200 / 1300 (Type 1, Beetle).

Third row, left to right
Volkswagen 1200 / 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car, Volkswagen 1200 / 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car probably Ford Taunus (TC2), Volkswagen Transporter (Type T2b).

Friday, 28 August 2026

1968, Car Spotting: Carnotstraat, Antwerp, Belgium

Front to back

First row
Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1).

Second row, left to right
Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Fiat 500, Sunbeam Chamois, Renault Dauphine, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1).

Third row, left to right
Ford Taunus 12M (P4).

Fourth row, left to right
Opel Rekord A.

Fifth row, left to right
Fiat 1100, DAF Daffodil or DAF 33.

Sixth row, left to right
Mercedes-Benz W110 / W111, Citroën 2CV, Porsche 911 Targa, Hillman Imp, Vauxhall Viva HA, Renault R8, Renault R4, Opel (Olympia) Rekord or Opel 1200 (P1).

Seventh row, left to right
Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), unidentified car probably Simca Ariane, Simca 1000, Renault Dauphine, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Peugeot 403, Renault Dauphine.

Thursday, 20 August 2026

1964, Car Spotting: Kapelstraat, Bredene, Camping Devos, Belgium

Left to right

First row, front to back
Opel Kapitän (P2), Lloyd Arabella, Simca 1000, DKW Junior, Renault Dauphine, unidentified car.

Second row, front to back
Renault Dauphine, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Rekord (P2), Opel (Olympia) Rekord (P1), Opel Kapitän / Admiral / Diplomat (KAD A), Citroën 2CV, Ford Anglia Sportsman (105E).

Wednesday, 12 August 2026

1960, Car Spotting: Gammeltorv & Nytorv Square, Copenhagen, Denmark II

 

Left  to right

First row, front to back
Unidentified car, Ford Taunus 17M Kombi (P2, Baroque Taunus, Flying carpet), Opel Olympia Rekord (P1), Volkswagen (Type 1, Beetle), Ford Anglia (105E), Mercedes-Benz W120 / W121, Volvo PV544.

Second row, front to back
Ford Zephyr (206E), Austin A55 Cambridge Mark II, Opel Kapitän 1956 / 1957, Ford Zephyr (206E), Opel Olympia Rekord Caravan (P1), Jaguar Mark 2, Simca Aronde Van, Citroën ID/DS, Saab 93, Riley Pathfinder, unidentified car probably Fiat 600, Opel Olympia Rekord (P1), Vauxhall Victor F, Ford Taunus 12M (Side-stripes Taunus), Fiat 600, unidentified car, Volkswagen (Type 1, Beetle), Peugeot 403, Humber Super Snipe.

Third row, front to back
Opel Olympia Rekord (1957), Volkswagen (Type 1, Beetle), Fiat 500, Renault Dauphine, Opel Olympia Rekord (P1), Mercedes-Benz W120 / W121, Opel Olympia Rekord Caravan (P1), Fiat 600, Volvo PV544, Volkswagen (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen (Type 1, Beetle), Citroën ID/DS, Volkswagen (Type 1, Beetle), Hillman Minx, Mercedes-Benz W120 / W121, Volkswagen (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Kapitän (1954), Volkswagen (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen (Type 1, Beetle), Ford Zephyr (206E).

Fourth row, front to back
Opel Olympia Rekord (195?), Opel Olympia Rekord (1957), unidentified car,  Volvo PV544, Mercedes-Benz W120 / W121, Simca 9 Aronde, Triumph Herald, Mercedes-Benz W120 / W121, Opel Olympia Rekord (1957), Volkswagen (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Rekord Caravan (P2).

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.

Friday, 10 July 2026

1963, Car Spotting: 's-Gravenhage Groenmarkt (Den Haag Rond de Grote Kerk), Netherlands

Parked in front of the Town Hall, left to right
Fiat 1100, Renault R4, Opel Kapitän ’54 (1953–1955), Opel Olympia Rekord, Renault R4, Opel Olympia Rekord, DAF 600 / 750, Ford Taunus 17 M (P3, Bathtub Taunus), Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car, Ford Taunus 12M (G13, P1, Globe Taunus), DAF 600 / 750, Fiat 1100, four unidentifiable cars, Opel Rekord P2, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Renault R4.

Parked vertically, front to back
Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Rekord P1 Caravan, Ford Anglia (105E).

Tuesday, 30 June 2026

1976, Car Spotting: Grote Markt, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands II

Left to right

First row, bottom to top
Fiat 125 Special, Audi 80.

Second row, bottom to top
Unidentified blue car, Ford Escort MkI, Toyota Corolla (E20), Chrysler 160 / 180 / 2 litre, Sunbeam 1500 (Hillman Avenger), Volkswagen Golf Mk1 (Type 17), Toyota Carina (A10/A30), Volkswagen 1300/1500 (Beetle, Type 1), Mercedes-Benz W108/W109, Sunbeam 1300 (Hillman Avenger), Peugeot 504, Citroën 2CV, DAF 55, Renault Estafette.

Third row, bottom to top
Ford Taunus Coupé L (TC), Volkswagen Golf Mk1 (Type 17), Mercedes-Benz W114/W115, Fiat 131 Mirafiori, Datsun 100A (Nissan Cherry E10), Fiat 127, Ford Taunus L (TC), Ford Escort MkI, Fiat 124 Estate, BMW 5 Series (E12), Datsun 100A (Nissan Cherry E10), Fiat 126, unidentified brown car probably Opel or Vauxhall, Fiat 127, Ford Pinto, Opel Kadett B, Opel Rekord D or Opel Commodore B, Honda Civic, Volkswagen 1500/1600 Variant (Type 3), Fiat 128.

Fourth row, bottom to top
Unidentified white car, DAF 44 or 55, Simca 1000, Ford Consul, Volkswagen 1300 (Beetle, Type 1), Simca 1100, Ford Escort MkII, DAF 33 Bestel, unidentified white car, unidentified car, Peugeot 304, Citroën 2CV.

Fifth row, bottom to top
Unidentified blue car, Renault R5, DAF 33, Citroën 2CV, unidentified car probably Volvo.

Tuesday, 16 June 2026

1969, Car Spotting: Praediniussingel, Groningen, Netherlands

Front to back

First row, left to right
Ford Anglia Super (123E), Renault 10 (Facelifted), Volkswagen 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Kadett B, DAF 44, Volkswagen 1500/1600 Limousine (Type 3), Fiat 600, NSU Prinz 4, Ford Cortina MkII,  Ford Taunus 17M/20M (P5), the rest is unidentifiable.

Second row, left to right
Unidentified American car, Volkswagen 1600 TL (Type 3), the rest is unidentifiable.

Thursday, 4 June 2026

1963, Car Spotting: Beursplein, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Front to back

First row, left to right
Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Mercedes-Benz W110, Renault Floride, Citroën 2CV.

Second row, left to right
Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Ford Zephyr Six (214E), Ford Taunus 12M (P4), Fiat 1100 D, Ford Taunus 17M (Bathtub Taunus, P3).

Third row, left to right
Borgward Isabella, Renault Dauphine, Fiat 1100, Ford Anglia (105E), Fiat 1100, Citroën 2CV, Peugeot 403, unidentified car.

Fourth row
Ford Zodiac (206E).

Fifth row
Ford Zephyr 4 or 6 (212E or 214E).

Sixth row, left to right
Volkswagen 1500 Saloon (Type 3), Ford Taunus 17M (Bathtub Taunus, P3), BMW 700 Coupé, Sunbeam Rapier Convertible.

Seventh row, left to right
Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Rekord (P2), Volkswagen 1500 Variant (Type 3), Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Fiat 500, Citroën ID/DS Safari, Ford Taunus 17M (Bathtub Taunus, P3), unidentified car.

Eighth row, left to right
Unidentified American car, Mercedes-Benz W110, Ford Zephyr 4 or 6 (212E or 214E).

Ninth row, left to right
Mercedes-Benz W111, Fiat 1100.

Tenth row, left to right
Unidentified car, unidentified car, Ford Taunus Transit, Simca 1300. Morris Mini, Ford (Consul) Cortina (MkI).

Eleventh row, left to right
Unidentified estate, Ford (Consul) Cortina (MkI), Fiat 500, Volkswagen 1100 / 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), DAF 750.

Twelfth row, left to right
Unidentified car, Citroën 2CV, Austin-Healey 3000, unidentified car probably Opel, Renault 4.

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

1973, Car Spotting: Parking Olympic swimming pool Wezenberg, Antwerp, Belgium

First row parked vertically, front to back
Ford Taunus GXL Coupé (TC), Toyota Celica (A20 / A30), Volvo Amazon, Austin / Morris Mini, Ford Escort (Mk I), Volkswagen 1200 / 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified yellow car.

Parked horizontally, front to back

First row, left to right
Renault 12, Opel Record C Coupé or Opel Commodore A Coupé, unidentified white car.

Second row, left to right
Citroën Dyane, Saab 96, Volkswagen 1200 / 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1200 / 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Citroën 2CV, unidentified car.

Third row, left to right
Opel Rekord D, Ford Escort (Mk I), Ranger II, Fiat 127, Volvo Amazon, Renault 4, Peugeot 504, Ford Capri (Mk I), 

Parked in front of the Children's Hospital Louise-Marie, left to right
Renault 4 Van, Renault 4, Volkswagen 1600 TL, Citroën 2CV.

Parked in the Karel Oomsstraat, front to back
Renault 6, Fiat 850 Familiare, unidentified red car, Peugeot 504 Familiale, Ford Escort (Mk I), unidentified van, Peugeot 504, unidentified brown car, Peugeot 204 or 304, Peugeot 504, the rest is unidentifiable.

Tuesday, 5 May 2026

1966, Car Spotting: Odeon Cinema Car Park , Bishop Auckland, England, UK

Front to back

First row, parked horizontally, left to right
Ford Anglia (105E), BMC Farina (Austin, MG, Morris, Riley or Wolseley), unidentified car.

Second row, parked horizontally, left to right
Morris Oxford Series II, unidentified Sports Car, Ford (Consul) Cortina, Ford Anglia (105E), Morris Minor Series II, Ford Popular (100E) or Ford Prefect (100E), Austin A55 Cambridge Mark II, Ford Anglia (105E), Ford Consul Classic, Triumph Herald.

Third row, parked horizontally, left to right
Morris Mini Minor, Ford Zephyr Six (EOTTA) or Ford Zephyr Zodiac (EOTTA), Vauxhall Viva HA, Rover P6.

Fourth row, parked vertically, front to back
MG Magnette Mark III or IV, Ford Zephyr (206E) or Ford Zodiac (206E), Morris Oxford Series MO Traveller, Austin A60 Cambridge, Rover P6.

Fifth row, parked vertically, front to back
Austin A30 / A35, Austin A30 / A35, Austin A70 Hereford, BMC Farina (Austin, MG, Morris, Riley or Wolseley), Standard Vanguard Phase 1, Rover P6, Ford Zephyr (206E) or Ford Zodiac (206E).

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.

Tuesday, 7 April 2026

1970, Car Spotting: Grote Markt, Breda, Netherlands

Left to right

First row (parked in the Halstraat), front to back
Citroën ID/DS, unidentified car.

Second row, front to back
Ford (Taunus) 12M Turnier (P6), Ford (Taunus) 12M (P6), Ford (Consul) Cortina (MkI), Renault 10, Ford Taunus 17M/20M (P5), Ford (Taunus) 12M Coupé (P6), Renault 16, unidentified car, Volvo 142, Peugeot 204 Break, Mercedes-Benz W108 / W109, Audi F103, BMW 02 Series, Austin Morris Mini, Volkswagen 1600 Variant (Type 3), Volkswagen 1200 / 1300 (Beetle, Type 1), unidentified car, unidentified car, Opel Rekord C Coupé or Opel Commodore A Coupé.

Third row, front to back
Unidentified car, Ford (Taunus) 15M (P6), Opel Kadett B.

Fourth row, front to back
Opel Kadett B, Opel Rekord C Caravan, Citroën 2CV, unidentified car, unidentified car.

Thursday, 26 March 2026

1964, Car Spotting: Van Oldenbarneveltplaats, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Front to back

First row, left to right
Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), unidentified panel van, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Rekord P2, Opel Olympia Rekord, Opel Rekord P2, unidentified car, Opel Kapitän P2.

Second row, left to right
Dodge Polara, Vauxhall Victor F.

Third row, left to right
Unidentified truck, Oldsmobile Cutlass F-85 (1962), Ford Taunus 17M (P3, Bathtub Taunus), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Olympia Rekord, Fiat 500, Renault Dauphine, Renault Dauphine, Citroën 2CV, unidentified car, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle).

Fourth row, left to right
Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Citroën Ami 6, Opel Olympia Rekord, Ford Thames 300E, DAF 600 / 750, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Simca Aronde (P60), Ford Taunus 12M (P4, Cardinal Taunus), Opel Kapitän (1956 / 1957), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified American car.

Fifth row, left to right
Unidentified car, Simca Aronde (P60), Opel Blitz A, DAF 600 / 750, Škoda Octavia, Ford Taunus 17M (P3, Bathtub Taunus), Opel (Olympia) Rekord P1, Volvo PV444, Volkswagen 1500 / 1600 L (Type 3), Opel (Olympia) Rekord Caravan P1.

Sixth row, left to right
Unidentified panel van, unidentified car, Wartburg 311, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Kadett A, Opel (Olympia) Rekord Caravan P1, unidentified American car, unidentified truck, Opel Kapitän P2, Citroën Ami 6, Fiat 1100, Citroën 2CV, unidentified car, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Citroën ID / DS, unidentified car could be Volvo Amazon or Peugeot 403, Renault Dauphine, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car, DAF 600 / 750, Austin / Morris Mini, unidentified car, unidentified car.

Seventh row, left to right
Mercury Meteor (1963), Renault Dauphine, Opel (Olympia) Rekord P1, Opel Rekord P2, Mercedes-Benz W110, unidentified car, unidentified car, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Citroën ID / DS, unidentified American car, Saab 96, DAF 600 / 750, Opel Rekord A, Volvo PV444 / PV544, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), DAF 600 / 750, unidentified American car, unidentified car, unidentified car, Ford Taunus 17M (P3, Bathtub Taunus), Opel Rekord P2, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle).

Eighth row, left to right
Unidentified car, unidentified car, Ford Zephyr (206E), DAF 600 / 750, Citroën ID / DS, unidentified car, unidentified car, Ford Taunus 17M (P2, Baroque Taunus, Flying carpet), Renault Dauphine, the rest is unidentifiable except for the Citroën ID / DS.

Ninth row, left to right
Opel Rekord A, unidentified American car, unidentified car, Ford Taunus 12M (P4, Cardinal Taunus), NSU Prinz 4, NSU Prinz 4, unidentified car, unidentified car, Ford Taunus 17M (P3, Bathtub Taunus), Opel (Olympia) Rekord P1, Opel Kapitän P2, DAF 600 / 750, Renault Dauphine, Simca Vedette, Peugeot 404, Opel Rekord Caravan P2, Opel (Olympia) Rekord P1, unidentified car could be Fiat 500 / 600, unidentified American car, Volkswagen 1500 / 1600 L (Type 3), Volkswagen 1500 / 1600 L (Type 3), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle).

Tenth row, left to right
Unidentified car, unidentified car, unidentified car, Ford Zephyr 6 (214E), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Ford Anglia (105E), the rest is unidentifiable.

Eleventh row, left to right
DKW 3=6, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Rekord P2, Opel (Olympia) Rekord P1, Fiat 1500, Fiat 600, Vauxhall Victor FB, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car, Fiat 500, DAF 600 / 750, Peugeot 404, DAF 600 / 750, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car could be BMW 700 Coupé, Renault Dauphine, Simca Vedette, DAF 600 / 750, the rest is unidentifiable.

Twelfth row, left to right
Unidentified car, DKW 3=6 or Auto Union 1000, unidentified car, unidentified car, Citroën ID / DS, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Chevrolet Corvair, unidentified car, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car, unidentified car, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Rekord P2, the rest is unidentifiable.

Thirteenth row, left to right
Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), DAF 600 / 750, unidentified car, Citroën 2CV, Auto Union 1000, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel (Olympia) Rekord P1, Ford Taunus 17M (P3, Bathtub Taunus), Opel Kadett A, Citroën 2CV, Volkswagen 1500 / 1600 L (Type 3), unidentified car, Peugeot 404, unidentified car could be Ford Taunus 12M, Plymouth Valiant, Citroën Ami 6, DAF 600 / 750, unidentified American car, Renault Dauphine, Fiat 600, Renault Dauphine, unidentified car, unidentified car.

Fourteenth row, left to right
Four unidentified cars, Renault Dauphine, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Fiat 1100, the rest is unidentifiable.

Fifteenth row, left to right
Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Simca 1000, Ford Taunus 17M (P2, Baroque Taunus, Flying carpet), Ford Taunus 17M Turnier (P3, Bathtub Taunus), Fiat 500 Giardiniera, Citroën 2CV, the rest is unidentifiable.

Monday, 16 March 2026

1977, Car Spotting: Oudenrijn, Utrecht, Netherlands

Left to right

First row, front to back
Unidentified truck, DAF AS DO-series, unidentified car, Bedford CF, Renault R4, DAF 44, Mercedes-Benz Truck, Volvo 200-series, unidentified estate, DAF F218, Mercedes-Benz W123, unidentified van probably Ford Transit MkI, Mercedes-Benz T2.

Second row, front to back
Renault R4, Volkswagen Passat (B1, Type 32), Volvo 66, Opel Kadett B, DAF FA2600, Renault R4, Peugeot 504, Simca 1100, unidentified truck, unidentified car, Peugeot 504,  unidentified truck.

Third row, front to back
Renault R16, Simca 1100 VF2, DAF F218, Opel Kadett C, Mercedes-Benz W123, Simca 1307, Volkswagen Passat Variant (B1, Type 33), Renault R16, Mercedes-Benz Truck, unidentified car, Volkswagen Transporter T2b (Type 2), Ford Taunus TC2, Renault R16, Peugeot 504, the rest is unidentifiable except the DAF F128.

Fourth row, front to back
Unidentified car, Volkswagen Passat (B1, Type 32), Volkswagen Polo Mk1, Ford Taunus Turnier TC1 (facelift), DAF 66 Marathon, Ford Taunus XL or GXL TC1, Mercedes-Benz W123, Opel Kadett B, unidentified car, Fiat 128, unidentified car, Ford Taunus TC2, unidentified car, Hanomag-Henschel F25, unidentified car, Morris Marina Van, the rest is unidentifiable.

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).