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.

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.

1974, Belgian Comics: Yoko Tsuno - Aventures électroniques

In 1974, “Aventures électroniques”, the fourth album in the Yoko Tsuno comic series, was published. The album brings together six short stories that had previously appeared in the magazine Spirou / Robbedoes, including the first three stories created by artist Roger Leloup in collaboration with writer Maurice Tillieux. The series centres on Yoko Tsuno, a Japanese woman who is an electrical engineer, pilot, and expert in karate, aikido, and kendo, as well as a skilled archer. Supporting characters include her two friends, Vic Video and Pol Pitron.

The Yoko Tsuno series originated in 1968, when Roger Leloup produced an initial sketch of a Japanese woman named Yoko for a story in Jacky et Célestin, a comic by Peyo (Pierre Culliford) and Will (Willy Maltaite). Leloup borrowed the name "Yoko" from the Japanese–French actress Yoko Tani. However, the original story was never completed. Leloup subsequently reworked the concept into a new comic series, replacing Jacky and Célestin with the characters Vic and Pol. Yoko Tsuno was first published on 24 September 1970 in Spirou / Robbedoes no. 1693, with the short story “Hold-up en hi-fi”. Between 1972 and 2024, thirty-one albums in the Yoko Tsuno series were published.

Aventures électroniques
- full colour
- publisher: Dupuis
- Danish title: Eksplosiv højspænding (Forlaget Carlsen A/S, 1999)
- Dutch title: Avonturen met elektronika (Dupuis, 1974)
- German title: Unter Hochspannung (Carlsen Verlag, 1983)
- Spanish title: Aventuras electrónicas (Editorial Juventud, 1993)
- Swedish title: Elektroniska äventyr (Cobolt Förlag, 2018)
- never published in English
- drawings by Roger Leloup
- stories by Roger Leloup and Maurice Tillieux

Dutch Cover

1. Hold-up en hi-fi (Leloup / Tillieux)
Main characters:  Yoko Tsuno, Superintendent Lebrun, Joop and his bank robbers.
Vehicles: NSU 1200, Mercedes-Benz LP 608, Citroën ID/DS, Honda PC50, Renault 4, Citroën Dyane, Ford (Taunus) 15M (P6).
Pre-publication: Spirou / Robbedoes n° 1693 (24 September 1970)
Synopsis: Yoko goes to the bank to transfer a cheque to Japan. At that very moment, the bank is robbed, while the police are lured away next door by a supposedly collapsed supermarket...

Yoko Tsuno on her Honda PC50 and NSU 1200

Superintendent Lebrun

Joop and his bank robbers

Mercedes-Benz LP 608 and Citroën ID/DS

Citroën Dyane, Ford (Taunus) 15M (P6) and Renault 4

2. L'Ange de Noël (Leloup / Tillieux)
Main characters: Yoko Tsuno, Mr. Hoserpower, Annick, Annick’s parents
Vehicles: Simca 1100, Honda PC50, Citroën Dyane, Peugeot 404.
Pre-publication: Spirou / Robbedoes n° 1706 (24 December 1970)
Synopsis: Yoko happens to meet Annick, a little girl dressed as an angel. While helping the wealthy industrialist Mr Hoserpower, she secures a job contract with him for Annick’s father…

Yoko Tsuno on her Honda PC50 and Citroën Dyane

Yoko Tsuno, Annick and Peugeot 404

Mr. Hoserpower and Yoko Tsuno

Annick and her parents

Simca 1100

3. La Belle et la bête (Leloup / Tillieux)
Main characters: Yoko Tsuno, Jean Lemoine, Superintendent Lebrun.
Vehicles: Honda PC50, Citroën Dyane, BMW 02 Series, Volkswagen Beetle.
Pre-publication: Spirou / Robbedoes n° 1709 (14 January 1971)
Synopsis: Yoko finds herself confronting Jean Lemoine, a mad scientist who uses a "force multiplier" to carry out his crimes while disguised as a monkey…

Yoko Tsuno on her Honda PC50 and Citroën Dyane

Yoko Tsuno and Jean Lemoine

Yoko Tsuno, Jean Lemoine and Superintendent Lebrun

Yoko Tsuno, Citroën Dyane and BMW 02 Series

Volkswagen Beetle and Yoko Tsuno

4. Cap 351 (Leloup)
Main characters: Yoko Tsuno, Herbert, rocket technicians.
Vehicles: Faun Z 912/21, Volkswagen Transporter T1, Bell (Agusta) 206A JetRanger, Mercedes-Benz W114/W115
Pre-publication: Spirou / Robbedoes n° 1715 (25 February 1971)
Synopsis: Terrorists seize control of a rocket in order to carry out an attack on a negotiation conference...
References: James Bond

Yoko Tsuno and rocket technicians

Yoko Tsuno and Herbert

James Bond reference

Volkswagen Transporter T1 and Faun Z 912/21

Bell (Agusta) 206A JetRanger

Yoko Tsuno and Mercedes-Benz W114/W115

5. Du miel pour Yoko (Leloup)
Main characters: Yoko Tsuno, Pol Pitron, director of the atomic research centre and his daughter, Karensky, Superintendent Lebrun.
Vehicles: Honda PF50 Amigo, Honda CB125, Ford Mustang, BMW 02 Series, Honda CB500 Four.
Pre-publication: Spirou / Robbedoes n° 1747 (7 October 1971)
Synopsis: Yoko exposes a researcher who uses bees to smuggle microfilm out of his laboratory…

Yoko Tsuno on her Honda PF50 Amigo and Pol Pitron on his Honda CB125

Yoko Tsuno and the director of the atomic research centre and his daughter

Yoko Tsuno, director of the atomic research centre and Karensky

Yoko Tsuno and Superintendent Lebrun

Ford Mustang

BMW 02 Series and Ford Mustang

Honda CB500 Four and Pol Pitron

6. L'Araignée qui volait (Leloup)
Main characters: Yoko Tsuno, Pol Pitron, Mr. Dubois, gangsters.
Vehicles: Honda CB500 Four, Citroën Dyane, Citroën GS, Renault 16,  Mercedes-Benz LP 1418.
Pre-publication: Spirou / Robbedoes n° 1860 - n° 1864 (6 December 1973 - 3 January 1974)
Synopsis: One night, Pol discovers a mechanical spider robbing a jewellery shop. With Yoko’s help, he uncovers the culprits: they have been holding the robot’s designer, Mr Dubois, captive. As the gangsters attempt to flee, using Yoko as a hostage, Mr Dubois turns the spider against them and brings them to a halt...

Pol Pitron on his Honda CB500 Four and Yoko Tsuno

Yoko Tsuno and Mr. Dubois

Gangsters and Yoko Tsuno

Pol Pitron and Citroën Dyane

Citroën GS

Renault 16 and Pol Pitron

Citroën GS and Mercedes-Benz LP 1418

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.

1976, Car Spotting: Herengracht, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Left to right
Alfa Romeo Alfasud, Moskvitch 412, Volkswagen Transporter T2a (Type 2), Citroën GS, Fiat 127, Datsun 120A Cherry coupé, unidentified American car, Toyota Corolla (E20), Volkswagen 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Opel Rekord D, Opel Kadett C, Citroën 2CV, Honda Civic, Volkswagen Transporter T2b (Type 2), Renault R4, DAF 55, Citroën 2CV, Opel Kadett C, Citroën 2CV, Ford Capri Mk I, Simca 1301/1501, Ford Capri Mk I, unidentified car probably Audi 100 C1 (Type F104).

1970, Car Spotting: Markt Maastricht Netherlands

 

Parked on the Market Place, front to back

First row, left to right
Unidentified car, Ford Taunus 12M Coupé (P4, Cardinal Taunus), Ford Taunus 17M (P3, Bathtub Taunus), Mercedes-Benz W111, Fiat 500.

Second row, left to right
Opel Kadett B, Vauxhall Viva HA, Opel Commodore Coupé A, Simca 1301/1501 Break, Volkswagen 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Mercedes-Benz W111, Triumph Herald, Audi F103.

Third row, left to right
Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Vauxhall Viva HA, Simca 1000 Coupé, DAF 44, Austin/Morris 1100/1300 (BMC ADO16), Renault R4, DAF 44, Ford Transit Mark I, unidentified car.

Fourth row, left to right
Peugeot 504, DAF 44, Opel Kadett B, Honda N360, Volvo 144, Volvo 142 or 144, DAF 33,  Ford Transit Mark I.

Fifth row, left to right
Citroën Dyane, Simca 1301/1501, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Simca 1301/1501 Break, Vauxhall Viva HB, unidentified car, Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider Veloce, Opel Kadett B, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified van.

Crossing horizontally into the Nieuwstraat, left to right
Unidentified break probably Opel, unidentified white car, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), BMW 1800/2000 (New Class Sedan), Opel Kadett B, Opel Rekord C.

Parked to the right of the town hall

First row, front to back
Fiat 850, Austin/Morris Mini, Volvo 121/122 (Amazon), Hillman Imp, Toyota Corona (T40), Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), the rest is unrecognisable.

Second row, front to back
Renault R4, BMW 1800/2000 (New Class Sedan), Fiat 850.

In front of “Doeleman” and “Het Haantje” to the end of the street

Parked, front to back
Opel Rekord C, Mercedes-Benz 220 (W111), Mercedes-Benz 220 (W111), Chevrolet Corvair (second generation), unidentified car, Simca 1100, Opel Kadett A Caravan, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Fiat 125.

Driving, front to back
Peugeot 404, Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), Citroën 2CV, Ford (Taunus) 12M or 15M (P6), Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Fiat 600.

1969, Car Spotting: Boerhavestraat Rotterdam, Netherlands

Front to back

First row, left to right
Unidentified car, unidentified car, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Austin/Morris 1100 (BMC ADO16), Renault 16, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Opel Kadett B Caravan, Simca 1000, Moskvitch 408/412, Fiat 600, NSU Prinz 1000, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1).

Second row, left to right
Unidentified car, unidentified car, Opel Kadett B, DKW Junior/DKW F11/DKW F12, Citroën Dyane, Triumph 2000 Mk 2, Trabant 601, DAF 33, Ford Taunus 12M (P4, Cardinal Taunus), Ford Taunus 12M (P1, Side-stripes Taunus), Ford Taunus 12M (P4, Cardinal Taunus), Trabant 601, Opel Kadett B, Ford (Taunus) 12M (P6), Opel Rekord (P2), Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Peugeot 404, Hillman Minx Estate, Renault R8, Renault R4, Simca 1000, Fiat 1500.

Third row, left to right
9 unidentified cars, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), unidentified car, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), 5 unidentified cars, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), unidentified car, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), two unidentified cars, Citroën Dyane, two unidentified cars.

Fourth row, left to right
Fiat 1100, Opel Kadett B, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Austin/Morris 1100 (BMC ADO16), DAF 33, Citroën Dyane, Simca 1000, Volkswagen 1500 (Type 3), Opel Kadett B, Fiat 850, Simca 1000, Ford Taunus 12M (P4, Cardinal Taunus), Renault R10, Honda N360, Ford Cortina Mk II, Simca 1100, unidentified car probably Fiat, Citroën 2CV, Simca 1000, Simca 1100, Opel Kadett B, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Hillman/Sunbeam Imp, unidentified car probably Fiat 850, Volkswagen 1500/1600 Variant (Type 3), Renault R4, Opel Kadett A.

The rest is very vague...

1975, Car Spotting: Lier, Grote Markt, Belgium

First row, left to right

Opel Manta B, unidentified car, Citroën Dyane, unidentified car, unidentified car probably Fiat, Volkswagen 1300 (Beetle), unidentified car.

Second row, left to right

Volkswagen 1200 (Beetle), unidentified car probably Opel, Peugeot 504, unidentified car probably Honda Civic, Ford Taunus L (TC1), Simca Horizon, unidentified car, unidentified car probably Opel Kadett, Opel Manta B.

Third row, left to right

Ford Taunus (TC1).

Fourth row, left to right

Unidentified car, Citroën 2CV, unidentified car, Citroën Dyane, Volkswagen K70, Ford Consul/Granada Mk I, unidentified car probably DAF, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Beetle), unidentified car, Citroën CX, Fiat 850.

Fifth row, left to right

Volkswagen Golf (Mk1/Type 17), Austin 1100/1300 (BMC ADO16), Ford Taunus L (TC1), Volkswagen 1200 (Beetle), Volvo 142, Austin/Morris/BL Mini, Ford Taunus Turnier (TC1), Mitsubishi Celeste, unidentified car, unidentified car.

Sixth row, left to right

Ford Capri II, Austin/Morris/BL Mini, Ford (Taunus) P7, DAF 66, unidentified car probably Japanese, Citroën CX, Volkswagen 1300 (Beetle), Fiat 126, unidentified car, Ford Consul/Granada Mk I.

Seventh row, left to right

Peugeot 504, Austin/Morris/BL Mini, Toyota Crown (S50), Citroën 2CV, Citroën DS, DAF 66, Fiat 127, Opel Kadett C Coupé, Citroën GS station wagon, unidentified car, unidentified car, Volvo 240, unidentified car, unidentified car probably Toyota or Datsun.

Eight row, left to right

Peugeot 204 cabriolet, Peugeot 504.

Ninth row, left to right

Opel Rekord (D)/Commodore (B), Volkswagen 1300 (Beetle), unidentified car, Mercedes-Benz W114/W115, Fiat 128 Coupé, Peugeot 504, Audi 50, unidentified car, Volkswagen Golf (Mk1/Type 17), Fiat 850, Honda Civic, unidentified car, Peugeot 304, Ford Consul/Granada Mk I, Simca 1100.

Tenth row, left to right

Fiat 132, Toyota Celica (A20/A30), Peugeot 504, Volkswagen T2a, Volkswagen 1302/1303 (Beetle), Volvo 144, unidentified car, unidentified car probably Volvo, DAF 66, Opel Rekord C, Renault 4, unidentified car.

Eleventh row, left to right
Honda Civic, Datsun Cherry Coupé (E10).

Further in the photo you can see at least one Simca 1000.

1970, Car spotting: intersection Haarlemmerplein and Marnixstraat, Amsterdam, Netherlands

On the road, bottom to top, left to right

First row:

Opel Rekord P2, Volkswagen 1600 Fastback (Type 3), Fiat 1100 R.

Second row:

Austin A60 Cambridge or Morris Oxford Series VI, Renault 8, Volkswagen Transporter T2a (Type 2), Fiat 238, Ford Capri.

Parked on the square in front of the NSU dealer, bottom to top, left to right

First row:

Plymouth Valiant.

Second row:

Unidentified van, thee unidentified cars, Opel 1200 van (Rekord P1), NSU Prinz 4, two unidentified cars, Opel Kapitän P2, Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), Renault 8, Simca 1000, unidentified covered car, NSU Prinz 4, Opel Rekord P2, Vauxhall Viva HB Estate.

Third row:

Unidentified estate, Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), NSU Prinz 4, Fiat 1100 D, Chevrolet Impala (third generation), NSU Prinz 4, Fiat 124.

Fourth row:

Fiat 850 Coupé, Volkswagen 1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Volkswagen Transporter T2a (Type 2), Simca 1000, NSU Prinz 4.

Parked in front of the Fiat 850 Coupé, left to right

Unidentified car probably Peugeot 404, Honda S600 (or S800) Coupé, around the corner Fiat 600 D and an unidentified American car.

Next to the trams, left to right

First row:

Ford Taunus Transit.

Second row:

Peugeot 504.

Third row:

Fiat 1800/2100, Ford Taunus P5 Turnier.

Parked in front of the “North State” billboard, bottom to top, left to right

First row:

DAF 750 or DAF Daffodil, Austin / Morris Mini (BMC ADO015).

Second row:

Unidentified car probably Austin / Morris Mini (BMC ADO015), unidentified white car, Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), Renault Caravelle.