1977, Designs: cars, furniture, electronics, clothes

Jaguar Ascot concept

Design by Stile Bertone, Turin, Italy, 1977.

Built by Carrozzeria Bertone, Turin, Italy 1977.

Unveiled at the Turin Motor Show, 1977.

Based on the Jaguar XJ-S.

Jaguar Ascot by Bertone (front)

Jaguar Ascot by Bertone (front)

Jaguar Ascot by Bertone (side)

Jaguar Ascot by Bertone (interior)

Jaguar Ascot by Bertone (back)

Toyota F110 concept

Design by unknown / Toyota

Built by Toyota, Japan.

Unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show, Harumi 28 October – 7 November 1977.

Toyota F110 (front)

Toyota F110 (interior)

Toyota F110 at the Tokyo Motor Show

Danish Coupe Sofa

Design by Børge Mogensen for Fredericia Stolefabrik, Fredericia, Denmark 1977.

Danish Coupe Sofa

Hewlett-Packard HP-01

Designed and built by Hewlett-Packard, California, USA, 1977.

Digital wristwatch with calculator, alarm clock, stopwatch, timer and a 200-year calendar.

Hewlett-Packard HP-01

Hewlett-Packard HP-01

Casio MQ-1 (Micro Quartz)

Designed and built by Casio, Tokio, Japan, 1977.

Digital necklace calculator with date/time/alarm clock functions

Casio MQ-1

Casio MQ-1

Casio MQ-1 advert (Japan)

Table lamp Atollo

Design by Vico Magistretti for Oluce, Milan, Italy, 1977.

Table lamp Atollo

British Leyland adverts 1977

Triumph Spitfire (Germany)

Leyland Mini (with Twiggy) (UK)

MG B (USA)

Rover 3500 (SD1) (UK)

Fashion 1977

Kays catalogue (UK)

JC Penney catalogue (USA)

1973, Car Spotting: Korenlei/Graslei, Ghent

Right (Korenlei), front to back:

Citroën 2CV, Citroën DS, Mercedes-Benz W110, Fiat 124 or Lada 1200, Ford Taunus L (TC1), unidentified dark coloured car probably Daf 66, Ford Taunus 12 M (P4), BMC ADO16 (Austin/Morris/MG), Ford Taunus L Coupé (TC1), Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), Fiat 124 or 125, unidentified car probably Volkswagen 1600 Fastback (Type 3), unidentified car, Ford Cortina Mk II, Ford (Taunus) 17M/20M/26M (P7b), after the P7b it's getting very blurry but still recognisable are a Ford Taunus 17M/20M (P5), Volkswagen T2a (Type 2), Fiat 850, Ford Taunus XL or GXL (TC1), and Citroën DS.

Left (Graslei) parked riverside, front to back:

Unidentified car probably Ford Cortina Mk II, Citroën 2CV, Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified dark coloured car, Citroën DS, Citroën 2CV, unidentified dark coloured car, Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle), the rest is very blurry one more Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle) is visible.

Left (Graslei) parked in front of the buildings, front to back:

Ford Capri Mk I, unidentified light coloured car probably Fiat, Renault 4, the rest is very blurry.

On the bridge (Sint-Michielsbrug):

Most cars are unidentifiable, you can see one Opel Rekord P2 and a Citroën DS.

1965, Best selling cars: United Kingdom

Top 10 of the best sold car models in the UK. There are no foreign models in the top 10, as imports accounted for only five per cent of sales. (source: Auto Express, UK)

N° 10: Ford Zephyr/Zodiac Mk III

(Ford Zephyr 4, Ford Zephyr 6, Ford Zodiac) 43,204 units sold

Ford Zephyr 6 Estate (Mk III)

Ford Zodiac (Mk III)

N° 9: BMC Morris Minor 1000

(2-door saloon, 4-door saloon, 2-door convertible, 2-door estate) 44,905 units sold

Morris Minor 1000

N° 8: Ford Consul Corsair / Ford Corsair V4

(4-door saloon, 2-door saloon, 2-door cabriolet, 5-door estate) 44,943 units sold

Ford Corsair V4

N° 7: BMC Farina

(Austin A60 Cambridge, MG Magnette Mark IV, Morris Oxford series VI, Riley 4 / Seventy Two, Wolseley 16/60) 52,503 units sold

Austin A60 Cambridge

Riley 4 / Seventy Two

N° 6: Vauxhall Viva HA

58,884 units sold

Vauxhall Viva HA

N° 5: Vauxhall Victor FC

(4-door saloon, 5-door estate) 69,854 units sold

Vauxhall Victor FC

N° 4: Ford Anglia 105E/123E

(2-door saloon, 3-door estate, 3-door van) 84,589 units sold

Ford Anglia (123E)

N° 3: BMC Mini (Mk I)

(Austin 850, Austin Mini, Morris 850, Morris Mini, Riley Elf, Wolseley Hornet) 104,477 units sold

Austin Mini

N° 2: Ford Cortina Mk I

(2-door saloon, 4-door saloon, 5-door estate) 116,637 units sold

Ford Cortina (Mk I)

N° 1: BMC ADO16

(Austin 1100, MG 1100, Morris 1100, Riley Kestrel, Vanden Plas Princess 1100, Wolseley 1100) 157,679 units sold

MG 1100

Morris 1100

1977, Car Spotting: Arnhem, Gele Rijdersplein

From left to right

First row (parked), front to back:

MGB, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Citroën Ami 6, Citroën Type H Van, wrongly parked car probably Simca 1100 Fourgonnette FV2

Second row (traffic), front to back:

Mazda 323 (Familia FA4), Datsun Sunny (B110), Simca 1100, Opel Kadett B, Citroën 2CV, Fiat 124 or Lada 1200/1300 (VAZ-2101), Alfa Romeo Alfasud, Opel Kadett C, unidentified dark coloured car, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified light coloured car probably Opel or Vauxhall, unidentified car, Ford Escort Mk II, unknown bus probably Daf or Leyland, Citroën Dyane...

Third row (traffic), front to back:

Volkswagen Golf I (Type 17), Renault R4, BMW 3-series (E21), unidentified truck probably DAF 2600, Fiat 126, Volkswagen T1 or T2a, unidentified light coloured car, Ford Escort Mk I, Fiat 128, Peugeot 304, unidentified car probably Ford,...

Fourth row (traffic), front to back:

Citroën GS Break, Opel Kadett B, Simca 1100, Honda Civic, Volkswagen T2b,...

Fifth row (parked), front to back:

Opel Kadett Caravan B (behind is a Opel Record C), Citroën Ami 8 Break, Simca 1307 (in front is a Ford Zephyr/Zodiac Mk IV), unidentified van probably Daf 33 estate, unidentified bus, Mercedes-Benz W114 or W116, unidentified light coloured car, Citroën Dyane, Fiat 127

Sixth row (parked, right of the Citroën GS Break):

Citroën 2CV, Simca 1100, Simca 1100 Break, Peugeot 504

Seventh row (parked, right of the Opel Kadett B Caravan):

Volkswagen 1200 (Type 1, Beetle), Volvo Amazon (series 120), after that it's getting very blurry, there is one light coloured Mercedes-Benz W116,...

Eight row:

Only the first car is identifiable: Opel Kadett C City

Ninth row (in front of the Opel Kadett C City):

Renault R4

1971, Car Spotting: Plymouth, Derry's clock

From front to back:

• First group of cars at the bottom of the photo with six cars, three of them are recognisable. There is a Wolseley 16/60 (or Austin A60 Cambridge / MG Magnette Mark IV / Morris Oxford VI / Riley 4/72), a Austin / Morris 1100/1300 (BMC ADO16) and a Singer Vogue Estate.
• Second row: Ford Escort Mk I and Austin/Morris Mini (BMC ADO15), Hillman Minx (Rootes Arrow series), Austin Maxi (BMC ADO14), Ford Escort Mk I, unidentified car.
• Third row: unidentified car probably Rover P4 series and Singer Vogue Estate, Vauxhall Viva HC, Rover P4 series, Triumph Herald Estate, unidentified dark coloured car, unidentified light coloured car.
• Fourth row: Ford Cortina XL or GXL Mk III (TC1) and Renault 16, Austin A40 Farina, Vauxhall Viva HC, Wolseley 16/60, Ford Anglia Van, unidentified car (probably Rootes), Ford Cortina L or XL Mk III (TC1), unidentified car probably Daimler or Rolls-Royce.
• Fifth row: Renault 10, Ford Anglia Van, Simca 1000, Austin / Morris 1100/1300 (BMC ADO16), Morris A30, Renault 12, Triumph Herald Estate, Morris Minor, Renault 12.
• Sixth row: Austin / Morris 1100/1300 (BMC ADO16), unidentified car probably Hillman Minx (Rootes Arrow series), Ford Cortina Mk II, Fiat 125, Austin/Morris Mini (BMC ADO15), Hillman Imp.
• Seventh row: Vauxhall Victor F, unidentified car probably Morris A30, Austin Maxi (BMC ADO14), Simca 1300/1500, Ford Cortina Mk I, Austin / Morris 1100/1300 (BMC ADO16), unidentified car probably Ford Cortina L or XL Mk III (TC1).
• Eight row: Austin / Morris 1100/1300 (BMC ADO16), Austin Maxi (BMC ADO14), Morris Minor.
• Ninth row: Morris J4, Morris Minor, unidentified car probably Hillman Minx (Rootes Arrow series), unidentified car, Ford Anglia (105E/123E).
• Tenth row: Ford Transit Mk I, Morris Minor, Volvo 121 Amazon, Ford (Consul) Corsair, Ford Anglia (105E/123E).
• Eleventh row: Morris J4, unidentified car, unidentified car, Ford Escort Mk I, Vauxhall Viva HC, Ford Cortina XL or GXL Mk III (TC1), unidentified car probably Ford Cortina Mk II, unidentified car probably Triumph Herald, unidentified car probably Austin / Morris 1100/1300 (BMC ADO16).
• Twelfth row: Austin / Morris 1100/1300 (BMC ADO16), unidentified car probably Vauxhall, unidentified car, Ford Anglia (105E/123E), Ford Cortina Mk II, four unidentified cars.
• Thirteenth row: two unidentified cars, Austin / Morris 1100/1300 (BMC ADO16), Ford Anglia Van, Ford (Consul) Corsair, Land Rover Series IIA, four unidentified cars.
• Fourteenth row: there are eight cars, recognisable are the Volkswagen T1, Ford Anglia (105E/123E) and Triumph Herald.
• Fifteenth row: unidentified car probably Austin Maxi (BMC ADO14), Ford Cortina L or XL Mk III (TC1), unidentified car probably Ford Cortina Mk II.
• Side parking (right row) front to back: Ford Cortina Mk I, Austin / Morris 1100/1300 (BMC ADO16), Ford Escort Mk I, Austin 1800 (BMC ADO17), unidentified car probably Austin/Morris, Ford escort Mk I, Ford (Consul) Corsair, unidentified car probably Rootes, Hillman Imp, Vauxhall Viva HC, unknown car probably Austin/Morris, unknown car probably Simca 1300/1500 Break, Ford Cortina Mk II Estate.

1963, Belgian Comics: “Rik Ringers”

In 1963 the first "Rik Ringers" (French: "Ric Hochet") album, "De ontvoering" (Original title: "Traquenard au Havre") is published by Le Lombard. This first album includes the short story “Wie is Kameleon” (“Signé Caméléon”). The series was created by Frenchman Tibet (Gilbert Gascard) (drawings) and Belgian André-Paul Duchâteau (scripts). The first short stories were published in 1955 in the Belgian comics magazine Tintin / Kuifje.

The series features the adventures of Rik Ringers (Ric Hochet), a reporter for the newspaper La Rafale in Paris. He is assisted by Commissioner Baardemakers (Commissaire Bourdon) and his assistant, inspector Kempers (Inspecteur Ledru). Several albums feature Nadine, the niece of Baardemakers and Rik's girlfriend. The series was also published in Germany (Rick Master), Finland (Riku Oksa), Sweden (Alan Falk / Rick Hart) and South India in Tamil (Reporter Johnny).

Cover No 1 "De ontvoering"

No 1 "De ontvoering"

• full-colour
• never published in English
• story by André-Paul Duchâteau and drawings by Tibet (Gilbert Gascard)
• Original French title: "Traquenard au Havre"

Synopsis "Wie is Kameleon" ("Signé Caméléon")

Commissioner Baardemakers is the victim of a hit and run accident by a car. When Baardemakers returns home with Rik Ringers they discover that someone broke in and the burglar took a top-secret file from the safe...

Main characters in this story are Rik Ringers (Ric Hochet), Commissioner Baardemakers (Commissaire Bourdon), Inspector Kempers (Inspecteur Ledru) and Inspector Muller (Inspecteur Manière).

Rik Ringers (Ric Hochet) and Commissioner Baardemakers (Commissaire Bourdon)

Commissioner Baardemakers (Commissaire Bourdon) and
Inspector Kempers (Inspecteur Ledru)

Inspector Muller (Inspecteur Manière) and Rik Ringers (Ric Hochet)

Cars

• MGA
• Citroën ID19
• Renault Goélette
• Peugeot 203

MGA

Citroën ID 19

MGA and Renault Goélette

Peugeot 203

Synopsis “De ontvoering” ("Traquenard au Havre")

In Le Havre Riks MG is hit by the Corvette of shipowner Paul Deruyter (Paul Chevallier). Deruyters son has been kidnapped. Deruyter doesn't want to alert his depressed wife so he refuses to contact the police...

Main characters in this story are Rik Ringers (Ric Hochet), Commissioner Baardemakers (Commissaire Bourdon), Inspector Kempers (Inspecteur Ledru), Paul Deruyter (Paul Chevallier), his three year old son Frank Deruyter (Marc Chevalier), Trenkman (Doyen) Deruyters partner and brother in law.

Frank Deruyter (Marc Chevalier) and Rik Ringers (Ric Hochet)

Commissioner Baardemakers (Commissaire Bourdon) and
Inspector Kempers (Inspecteur Ledru)

Rik Ringers (Ric Hochet), Paul Deruyter (Paul Chevallier) and
Trenkman (Doyen)

Trenkman (Doyen), Rik Ringers (Ric Hochet) and
Paul Deruyter (Paul Chevallier)

Cars

• MGA
• Chevrolet Corvette C1
• Ford Fairlane (1955)
• Citroën Traction Avant

MGA and Ford Fairlane (1955)

Chevrolet Corvette C1

Citroën Traction Avant