Tuesday, 12 November 2024

1965, Car Spotting: Harderwijk Markt, Gelderland, Netherlands

Front to back

First row, left to right
Volkswagen Transporter T1 (Type 2), Citroën Ami 6, Ford Taunus 17M (P2, Baroque Taunus, Flying carpet), DAF 750/Daffodil, DAF 750/Daffodil, Simca 1300, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1).

Second row, left to right
Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), unidentified car, Opel Kapitän (P2), Ford Anglia (105E), unidentified car, Opel Kadett A Car-A-Van, Peugeot 403, Opel (Olympia) Rekord (P1), Renault 4.

Third row, left to right
Opel Rekord B, Volkswagen 1500/1600 (Type 3 Saloon), Hillman Super Minx, BMW 1500/1800 (Neue Klasse), Fiat 1300/1500, Volkswagen 1600 (Type 3 Variant), Opel Rekord A, Volkswagen 1500 (Type 3 Variant), Opel Kadett A Car-A-Van, Citroën 2CV, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Beetle, Type 1), unidentified car.

Tuesday, 5 November 2024

1964, Film: "Une souris chez les hommes"

The French comedy "Une souris chez les hommes" was released in July 1964. The film was directed by Jacques Poitrenaud with a screenplay by Michel Audiard based on the novel "Les Heures ouvrables" by Francis Ryck. Main stars are Louis de Funès as Marcel Ravelais, Maurice Biraud as Francis Blanchet, Dany Saval as Lucille Baillet and Dany Carrel as Sylvie Blanchet. The music was composed by Guy Béart and Michel Colombier.

"Une souris chez les hommes"
Maurice Biraud as Francis Blanchet and Louis de Funès as Marcel Ravelais
Louis de Funès as Marcel Ravelais, Maurice Biraud as Francis Blanchet and
Dany Carrel as Sylvie Blanchet

Synopsis
Francis (Maurice Biraud) and Marcel (Louis de Funès), small-time burglars, are caught in the act by Lucille (Dany Saval), a young girl from a respectable family. Bored and seeking excitement, she offers to keep their secret in exchange for joining their criminal escapades. Lucille takes charge of planning their heists, but each attempt inevitably ends in disaster, leaving them with nothing to show for their efforts...

Dany Carrel as Sylvie Blanchet
Louis de Funès as Marcel Ravelais and Dora Doll as Catherine
Dany Saval as Lucille Baillet

Main cast

  • Louis de Funès as Marcel Ravelais
  • Maurice Biraud as Francis Blanchet
  • Dany Saval as Lucille Baillet
  • Robert Manuel as Mr Léon Dufour
  • Jean Lefebvre as surveillant T.V.
  • Dany Carrel as Sylvie Blanchet
  • Maria Pacôme as Aunt Emma
  • Dora Doll as Catherine
  • André Badin as night-watch
  • Claude Pieplu as inspector
  • Jacques Legras as inspector
  • Madeleine Clervanne as Mrs Laurent
  • Evelyne Dassas as Mireille
  • Gérard Lartigau as Lucky
  • Tanya Lopert as friend of Lucky
  • Philippe Castelli as secure guard
  • Jacques Dynam as patron du café

Dany Saval as Lucille Baillet, Maurice Biraud as Francis Blanchet and
Louis de Funès as Marcel Ravelais

Dany Saval as Lucille Baillet and Louis de Funès as Marcel Ravelais

Thursday, 31 October 2024

1963, Car Spotting: Houtmarkt, Zutphen, Gelderland, Netherlands

Front row
Four unidentified cars.

Back row, left to right
Unidentified car, Citroën Ami 6, Opel Rekord (P2), Opel (Olympia) Rekord (P1), Citroën 2CV, DKW 3=6, Volkswagen (Type 1, Beetle), Opel (Olympia) Rekord (P1), Opel (Olympia) Rekord (P1), Ford Taunus 17 M Turnier (P3), Ford Anglia (105E), Ford (Consul) Cortina MkI, Volvo Amazon, Triumph Herald, Willys CJ-5, Opel Rekord (P2), Volkswagen (Type 1, Beetle), Volkswagen (Type 1, Beetle).

Saturday, 26 October 2024

1962, Cars: Simca Coupé 1000 / Simca 1200S

French auto maker Simca introduced the Simca Coupé 1000 at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1962. The rear-engined two-door car was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Bertone in Turin, Italy.

Simca Coupé 1000
Simca Coupé 1000

Simca provided the water-cooled 4-cylinder 944 cc engine and the mechanical underpinnings from the Simca 1000 Saloon, while the elegant bodies were built in Turin by Bertone. Final assembly took place at Simca's Poissy plant. The Coupé engine featured a higher compression ratio and provided a maximum power output of 38 kW (against 33 kW in the saloon). A maximum speed of 140 km/h was listed (against 125 km/h for the saloon).

Simca Coupé 1000

In 1967 the car was renamed as the Simca 1200S and fitted with a more powerful 1204 cc engine of 59 kW, allowing a top speed of 175 km/h. The body was upgraded by Bertone with a front grill  now that the radiator was moved to the front of the car while the engine stayed in the back. In 1968 the power increased to 63 kW with a top of 179 km/h. Between 1962 and 1971 approximately 25,000 cars were produced.

Simca 1200S
Simca 1200S
Simca 1200S

Trivia

  • The car bodies were transferred from Turin, Italy, to Simca's Poissy plant on specially configured trains.
  • Because of capacity problems at the Poissy plant, a total of 3114 1200S were assembled at Chrysler Benelux's assembly plant in Rotterdam.

Tuesday, 22 October 2024

1961, Car Spotting: Grote Halstraat / Kerkplein, Grote Kerk / Sint-Jacobskerk, 's-Gravenhage (Den Haag), Netherlands

First row, left to right
Volkswagen 1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Opel Olympia Rekord (1957), Renault 4CV.

Second row, parked in front of the church, front to back
Fiat 500 Giardiniera, Ford Taunus 17 M (P3, Bath-tub Taunus), NSU Prinz III, Plymouth 1957 (Belvedere or Savoy), Borgward P100, Citroën ID/DS, Volkswagen 1200 (Beetle, Type 1), Renault 4CV.

Third row, front to back
Peugeot 404, unidentified car, unidentified van.

Monday, 21 October 2024

1960, Fashion: Glamour incorporating charm (January 1960, USA)

The Best of 1960: Fashions Picked For Staying Power by Diane and Allan Arbus in Glamour. From 1939 to 2019, Glamour was a Woman’s print magazine now it is only online available.

Front page
Contents

Title page
1960 News: Su Per White

1960: Pale Tweeds, Shirts Stripes
1960: Flannel Pastels
1960: The Bare-Back Dress
1960: The Basque Dress
1960: Coating: The Reefer

Sunday, 6 October 2024

1977, Car Spotting: Hofplein, Grave, Netherlands

Left to right

First row, front to back
Opel Kadett C, Ford Taunus TC2 Turnier, Datsun 100A (Nissan Cherry E10), Datsun 100A (Nissan Cherry E10), Peugeot 204, Saab 96, unidentified car probably Citroën.

Second row, left to right
Citroën Ami 8, Austin/Morris Mini Clubman, Ford Taunus L TC1, Renault 12, Simca 1100, unidentified car.

Third row, front to back
Peugeot 304, Volkswagen 1300 (Beetle, Type 1), Ford Taunus TC1 (facelift), unidentified car probably Opel, Simca 1000, NSU 1200 (Type 110), Volkswagen 1300 (Beetle, Type 1), unidentified car, unidentified car probably Pontiac Firebird, unidentified car.

Fourth row, front to back
Renault 16.

Fifth row, front to back
Peugeot 504, four unidentified cars.