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Saturday, 3 October 2026

1967, Belgian Comics: Les Aventures de Dan Cooper, Fantôme 3 ne répond plus!

In 1967, the album "Fantôme 3 ne répond plus !" was published by Le Lombard as part of the comic series "Les Aventures de Dan Cooper". Dan Cooper was created by Albert Weinberg for the youth magazine Tintin/Kuifje in 1954, as an answer to the popular Buck Danny series published in Spirou/Robbedoes. The main character is Captain Cooper, a Canadian pilot serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), who began his career flying a Hurricane with the 261th Squadron in Malta during the Second World War.

Fantôme 3 ne répond plus !
- full colour
- publisher: Le Lombard
- Dutch title: De avonturen van Dan Cooper, Spook 3 antwoordt niet meer ! (Le Lombard, 1967)
- never published in English
- drawings by Albert Weinberg
- story by Albert Weinberg

Dan Cooper

Pierrot and Dan Cooper

The main characters in this album are Dan Cooper, J.J. Walker, Powell, the dog Schavuit and Pierrot.

Synopsis
After a demonstration flight in Finland involving a new radar-guided missile, Dan Cooper is approached at a cocktail party by the enigmatic J. J. Walker, president and managing director of "Moonlight Pictures"…

J.J. Walker

Schavuit

Dan Cooper, J.J. Walker and Powell

Vehicles

FV214 Conqueror Tank
unidentified armoured fighting vehicle
Dassault Mirage III
Ford Galaxie 500 (1964)
Chevrolet Impala (1962)
Arado Ar 196
BAV 485 (ZiS-485 or ZiL-485)
Yakovlev Yak-12
Mikojan-Goerevitsj MiG-19
T-34 Tank
Mil Mi-1
Soechoj Soe-9
CF-5 Freedom Fighter
Volvo Amazon (Volvo 120 Series)

Arado Ar 196

BAV 485 (ZiS-485 or ZiL-485)

CF-5 Freedom Fighter

Chevrolet Impala (1962)

Dassault Mirage III

Ford Galaxie 500 (1964)

FV214 Conqueror Tank

Mikojan-Goerevitsj MiG-19

Mil Mi-1

Soechoj Soe-9

T-34 Tank

unidentified armoured fighting vehicle

Volvo Amazon (Volvo 120 Series)

Yakovlev Yak-12

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.

Sunday, 4 January 2026

1960, Designs: cars, furniture, electronics, clothes III

Chevrolet Corvair Coupé Speciale
- Designed and build by Pininfarina, Turin, Italy, 1960
- Based on the Chevrolet Corvair
- Introduced at the 1960 Mondial de l'Automobile, Paris, France

Chevrolet Corvair Coupé Speciale

Fiat 1800 Coupé Gran Lusso
- Designed by Pietro Frua, Italy, 1960
- Build by Carrozzeria Viotti, Turin, Italy, 1960
- Based on the Fiat 1800/2100
- Introduced at the 1960 Salone dell'Automobile di Torino, Italy

Fiat 1800 Coupé Gran Lusso

Olivetti Summa Prima 20
- Mechanical calculator
- Designed by Natale Capellaro and Marcello Nizzoli, Italy, 1960
- Build by Olivetti S.p.A., Ivrea, Italy, 1960