Showing posts with label Fiat. Show all posts
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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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