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Showing posts with label Toyota. Show all posts

Tuesday, 15 September 2026

1976, Car Spotting: Leidsegracht, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Front to back

First row, left to right
BMW 320 (3 Series, E21), DAF 46.

Second row, left to right
Citroën 2CV Fourgonnette, Ford Escort Mk I, Mercedes-Benz W114 / W115, Toyota 1000 (KP30), Volkswagen 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), DAF 44, Opel Rekord D, Renault R5, Citroën ID / DS, Simca 1100, Toyota Crown (S50), Ford Escort Mk I, Ford Capri Mk I, Peugeot 304, Citroën Dyane, Volkswagen 1200 / 1300 (Type 1, Beetle).

Third row, left to right
Volkswagen 1200 / 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car, Volkswagen 1200 / 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car probably Ford Taunus (TC2), Volkswagen Transporter (Type T2b).

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, 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.

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.

Monday, 15 December 2025

1970, Designs: cars, furniture, electronics, clothes III

Toyota EX-7
- Designed and build by Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan, 1970
- Based on the Toyota 7 race car
- Engine: V8, 5000 cc
- Introduced at the 1970 Tokyo Motor Show, Japan

Toyota EX-7
Toyota EX-7
Toyota EX-7

Evinrude Rooney Lakester
- Designed by Brooks Stevens, USA, 1970
- Build by Evinrude, Sturtevant, Wisconsin, USA, 1970
- Volkswagen running gear
- Engine: Evinrude 50 bhp outboard motor
- Introduced at the 1970 San Francisco Boat show, USA

Evinrude Rooney Lakester
Evinrude Rooney Lakester
Evinrude Rooney Lakester

Mactan stone coffee table
- Designed and manufactured by Magnussen Ponte, Belgium, 1970

Mactan stone coffee table
Mactan stone coffee table

Rhubarb table lamp
- Designed by Tommaso Barbi, Italy, 1970
- Manufactured by Bottega Gadda, Italy, 1970

Rhubarb table lamp
Rhubarb table lamp

ITT Schaub-Lorenz Touring 101
- Manufactured by ITT Schaub-Lorenz, West Germany, 1970

ITT Schaub-Lorenz Touring 101
ITT Schaub-Lorenz Touring 101

Vogue 1970 Covers

1 January (Jane Birkin)
15 January
1 February
15 February
1 March (Ali MacGraw)
15 March (Lauren Hutton)
1 April (Jean Shrimpton)
15 April
1 May
1 June
1 July (Jean Shrimpton)
1 August
15 August
1 September (Lauren Hutton)
15 September
1 October
15 October
1 November
15 November
1 December (Sophia Loren)

Wednesday, 1 October 2025

1976, Car Spotting: Nieuwmarkt - Kloveniersburgwal, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Left to right

First row, front to back
Volkswagen Golf MkI.

Second row, front to back
BMW 2800 CS/2,5 CS/3.0 CS (E9), Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), unidentified van.

Third row, front to back
Peugeot 404, Chrysler 160/180/2 litre, Datsun 1200 Coupé (Nissan B110), Volkswagen 1300/1500 (Type 1, Beetle), Simca 1301/1501.

Fourth row, front to back
Renault R6, DAF 44/55, Renault R12, unidentified car, Audi 100 (F104, C1), unidentified car, unidentified car, Ford (Taunus) 15M (P6), the rest is unidentifiable.

Fifth row, front to back
Opel Kadett B, DAF 44/55, Ford Capri MkI, Chevrolet Vega, BMW 1502/1602/1802/2002 (02 Series), Bedford CF, Volkswagen 411 Variant (Type 4), Citroën 2CV, unidentified car, Peugeot 404, unidentified car, Volkswagen 411, Toyota Crown (S50), unidentified car, unidentified car, Mercedes-Benz W111.

Sixth row, front to back
Fiat 128 and Volkswagen 1200/1300 (Type 1, Beetle), Citroën 2CV Fourgonnette, Citroën ID/DS.

Seventh row, front to back
Opel Rekord C Coupé Sprint, Škoda 100/110, Volkswagen 1600 TL (Type 3), Citroën GS, Opel Rekord C, Fiat 127, Simca 1000, DAF 44/55, Vauxhall Viva HC, Renault R16, unidentified car, unidentified car, Opel Ascona A, Mitsubishi Galant Sigma, Volkswagen Transporter T2a (Type 2), NSU 1200 (Typ 110), Opel Rekord C Coupé or Opel Commodore A Coupé, Volkswagen Transporter T2a (Type 2).

Eighth row, front to back
DAF 33 van, Audi 100 (F104, C1), unidentified Japanese car probably Datsun.

Ninth row, front to back
Sunbeam 1300/1500 Estate (Hillman Avenger), Volkswagen Transporter T2a (Type 2), Ford (Taunus) 12M (P6), Mercedes-Benz W114/W115, unidentified American car, Volkswagen 411 Variant (Type 4), Saab 99, BMW 2800 CS/2,5 CS/3.0 CS (E9), unidentified estate car, Citroën ID/DS, Ford Taunus Coupé (TC1, “Barock 2 Taunus”, “Knudsen Taunus”), Volkswagen Transporter T2a (Type 2), unidentified estate car.

Tenth row, front to back
Citroën ID/DS, Fiat 131 Mirafiori, Simca 1301/1501, Datsun 100A Cherry (Nissan E10), Ford Taunus Turnier (TC1, “Barock 2 Taunus”, “Knudsen Taunus”).

Eleventh row, front to back
Volvo 144, Volkswagen 1300 (Type 1, Beetle).

Sunday, 27 April 2025

1961, Designs: cars, furniture, electronics, clothes III

Toyota Toyopet X concept
- Based on a 1960 Pininfarina concept (Turin, Italy, 1961)
- Based on the Toyota Crown S30 with the 1,897 cc L4 engine
- Build by Toyota, Tokio, Japan
- Presented at the 1961 Tokyo Motor Show

Toyota Toyopet X concept
Toyota Toyopet X concept

Dodge Flitewing concept
- Designed by Virgil Exner, Chrysler styling studio, USA, 1961
- Build by Carrozzeria Ghia of Turin, Italy, 1961
- Based on a Dodge chassis with a 118-in wheelbase with a 383 cubic-inch V8

Dodge Flitewing concept
Dodge Flitewing concept
Dodge Flitewing concept

Ghidini Table Lamp
- Designed by the Campana Brothers (Humberto Campana, Fernando Campana), Brazil, 1961
- Manufactured by Ghidini, Italy

Ghidini Table Lamp
Ghidini Table Lamp

Teak & chromed round coffee table
- Designed by Pierre Guariche, France, 1961
- Manufactered by Les Huchers-Minvielle, France, 1961

Teak & chromed round coffee table
Teak & chromed round coffee table

Solo Boy 201 Micro-radio
- Manufactured by Grundig, Nürnberg, West Germany, 1961

Solo Boy 201 Micro-radio

1961 Glas Car Ads

Glas Isar
Glas 1004