Avengers in Time: Sunbeam

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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.

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, 24 March 2026

1963, Designs: Cars, furniture, electronics, clothes III

Daihatsu Sport Coupé Vignale
- Designed by Alfredo Zanellato, Italy, 1963
- Built by Vignale, Turin, Italy, 1963
- Based on the Daihatsu Compagno 800, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan, 1963
- Introduced at the 1963 Salone dell'Automobile di Torino, Turin, Italy

Daihatsu Sport Coupé Vignale

Sunbeam Venezia
- Designed and built by Carrozeria Touring, Milan, Italy, 1963
- Based on the Sunbeam Rapier, Rootes Group, UK, 1963
- Introduced in 1963 on a gondola at Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy

Sunbeam Venezia

Elda chair
- Designed by Joe Colombo, Italy, 1963
- Manufactured by Comfort, Italy, 1963

Elda chair

Friden EC-130 Electronic Calculator
- Designed by Robert "Bob" Appleby Ragen, USA, 1963
- Manufactured by Friden Calculating Machine Company, USA, 1963

Friden EC-130 Electronic Calculator

Weltempfänger Station T1000
- LW, SW, FM, Portable Transistor Radio
- Designed by Dieter Rams, West Germany, 1963
- Manufactured by Braun, Frankfurt, West Germany, 1963

Weltempfänger Station T1000

Life International Covers

22 April 1963

3 June 1963

15 July 1963

29 July 1963

12 August 1963

9 September 1963

21 October 1963

4 November 1963

18 November 1963

2 December 1963

16 December 1963

30 December 1963

Saturday, 7 February 2026

1977, Car Spotting: Grote Markt, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands

Parked on the Market Square, left to right

First row, front to back
Škoda 100, Alfa Romeo Alfetta Berlina.

Second row, front to back
Volvo 142 (second facelift), Opel Rekord C Caravan, Alfa Romeo Alfasud, Datsun 1200 (Nissan Sunny B110).

Third row, front to back
Peugeot 304, Peugeot 504, Citroën 2CV, Fiat 127, Volkswagen 1300/1500 (Beetle, Type 1), Citroën 2CV, Vauxhall Viva HC.

Fourth row, front to back
Citroën 2CV van, DAF 44 or 55, Citroën GS, Volkswagen K70, Ford Escort Estate, Renault R4, Toyota Corolla (E20), Peugeot 304.

Fifth row, front to back
Unidentified car, Renault R5, Ford Taunus TC2, Datsun 100A (Nissan Cherry E10/A10), Ford Taunus TC2, Citroën Ami8, Citroën Dyane, Ford Taunus TC2.

Parked in front of the buildings, left to right
Datsun 100A (Nissan Cherry E10/A10), Sunbeam 1300/1600 (Hillman Avenger), Mercedes-Benz W114/W115, Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Beetle, Type 1), Simca 1100, Volvo Amazon, Austin/Morris Mini, Mercedes-Benz W116.

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