Summary Lists
Thursday, 20 August 2026
1964, Car Spotting: Kapelstraat, Bredene, Camping Devos, Belgium
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
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.
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
1965, Designs: Cars, furniture, electronics, clothes IV
OSI Quattroruote Secura
- Designed by Quattroruote, Rozzano, Milano, Italy, 1965
- Built by Officine Stampaggi Industriali (OSI), Torino, Italy, 1965
- Introduced at the 1965 Salone dell'Automobile di Torino, Turin, Italy
- Based on the Fiat 1500C
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| OSI Quattroruote Secura |
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| OSI Quattroruote Secura |
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| OSI Quattroruote Secura |
Ford Mustang Station Wagon
- Built by Intermeccanica, Torino, Italy, 1965
- Based on the Ford Mustang
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| Ford Mustang Station Wagon |
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| Ford Mustang Station Wagon |
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| Ford Mustang Station Wagon |
Brionvega RR126
- Designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Italy, 1965
- Manufactured by Brionvega, Pordenone, Italy, 1965
- Radio / Record Player
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| Brionvega RR126 |
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| Brionvega RR126 |
Capri Sofa
- Designed by Johannes Andersen, Denmark, 1965
- Manufactured by Trensums Fatöljfabrik, Sweden, 1965
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| Capri Sofa |
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| Capri Sofa |
Sony-O-Matic TC-123
- Tape Recorder
- Manufactured by Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, 1965
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| Sony-O-Matic TC-123 |
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| Sony-O-Matic TC-123 |
Glas 2600 V8 flyer (Hans Glas GmbH, Dingolfing, West Germany)
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| Glas 2600 V8 flyer |
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| Glas 2600 V8 flyer |
Friday, 10 July 2026
1963, Car Spotting: 's-Gravenhage Groenmarkt (Den Haag Rond de Grote Kerk), Netherlands
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
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.
Sunday, 28 June 2026
1975, Belgian Comics: Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber - Polarisatie-preparaat XX
In 1975, the 31st "Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber" album, "Polarisatie-preparaat XX", was published by De Vlijt. The comic series "Piet Pienter en Bert Bibber" was created in 1950 by Jozef Van Hove, better known by his pen name Pom, for the Belgian newspaper Het Handelsblad. The first story, "Het Vredeswapen" ("The Peace Weapon"), was published on 16 April 1951. After completing nine stories for Het Handelsblad, Pom moved to Gazet van Antwerpen, where he continued the adventures of Piet Pienter and Bert Bibber.
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| "Polarisatie-preparaat XX" Cover |
No 31 "Polarisatie-preparaat XX"
- blue and brown
- publisher: De Vlijt
- never published in English
- story and drawings by Pom (Jozef Van Hove)
- pre-publication in "Gazet van Antwerpen"
The story was serialised in the newspaper Gazet van Antwerpen from 19 August 1975 to 5 December 1975. The principal characters are Piet Pienter, Bert Bibber, Susan Darling, Professor Kumulus, Kommissaris Knobbel, Stanske, Theo Flitser, agents of the Volkseigene Republiek, and Jakobus Slurf.
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| Piet Pienter, Bert Bibber and Susan |
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| Professor Kumulus |
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| Theo Flitser |
Synopsis
Professor Kumulus has invented a revolutionary substance that allows people to pass through solid walls. When Theo Flitser publishes an article about the invention in the newspaper, the formula is stolen by Professor Zweistein, alias Jakobus Slurf...
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| Professor Kumulus and Stanske |
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| Kommissaris Knobbel |
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| Jakobus Slurf |
Cars
- Ford 17M (P7b)
- Ford Taunus Transit
- Mercedes-Benz Ponton (W120 / W121)
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| Ford 17M (P7b) |
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| Ford Taunus Transit |
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| Mercedes-Benz Ponton (W120 / W121) |
Trivia
A reference to Jules Maigret, the French police inspector created by the Belgian writer Georges Simenon.
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| Reference to Maigret |
Monday, 22 June 2026
1972, Designs: Cars, furniture, electronics, clothes IV
Lancia 2000 IE FL1
- Designed / Built by Carrozzeria Francis Lombardi, Vercelli, Italy, 1972
- Introduced at the 1972 Salone dell'Automobile di Torino, Turin, Italy
- Based on the Lancia 2000 IE
- Lancia 2000 IE or a Ford 3.0 L V6 engine
- Planned production volume of 150 to 200 cars per year, never went in production
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| Lancia 2000 IE FL1 |
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| Lancia 2000 IE FL1 |
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| Lancia 2000 IE FL1 |
Ford Pinto Sportiva
- Designed / Built by the Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, USA, 1972
- Based on the Ford Pinto
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| Ford Pinto Sportiva |
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| Ford Pinto Sportiva |
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| Ford Pinto Sportiva |
ICE Columbia Aluminum Chessmen
- Designed by Scott Wolfe, USA, 1972
- Manufactured by The Columbia Aluminum Extrusion Group, USA, 1972
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| ICE Columbia Aluminum Chessmen |
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| ICE Columbia Aluminum Chessmen |
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| ICE Columbia Aluminum Chessmen |
Greta table lamp
- Designed by Giusto Toso, Italy, 1972
- Manufactured by Leucos, Romano d'Ezzelino, Italy, 1972
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| Greta table lamp |
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| Greta table lamp |
Grundig Mini-Boy 300
- MW/FM (UKW) Portable Transistor Radio
- Manufactured by Grundig (Radio-Vertrieb, RVF, Radiowerke), Fürth, West Germany, 1972
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| Grundig Mini-Boy 300 |
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| Grundig Mini-Boy 300 |
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| Grundig Mini-Boy 300 |
1972 West German Ford Adverts
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| 17M / 20M |
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| Capri |
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| Consul |
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| Consul |
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| Escort |
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| Escort |
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| Escort |
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| Escort |
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| Taunus (TC) |
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| Taunus (TC) |

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