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Torn at the straps - DAF Daffodil in a historic test

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Created on February 5, 1964

Reading time 14min

Written by:

Jürgen Stockmar

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DAF Daffodil (1962) - bereit für die Testfahrt in Zandvoort (?)

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DAF Daffodil (1964) - mit ruhigerem Motorlauf, mehr Kopffreiheit über den hinteren Sitzen und tieferem Verbrauch als Ergebnisse der Modellverbesserungen - Genfer Automobilsalon 1964

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Daf 750 Daffodil (1962) - die revolutionäre Antriebsmechanik

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Daf Daffodil de Luxe Extra (1964)

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DAF 750 (1963) - Werbung - sie fährt am liebsten

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DAF 750 (1962) am Genfer Automobilsalon - mit stärkerem 750 cm3 Motor

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Daf 750 Daffodil (1961) - in der Schweizer Passstrassen-Welt

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DAF 750 (1963) - Werbung - wie startet man rasant bei Grün

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DAF 750 (1963) - Werbung - wie kommt man schnell nach oben

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DAF 750 (1963) - Werbung - für Leute, die rechnen können

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DAF 600 (1960) - Blick in den Motorraum

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DAF 600 (1959) – Konstruktiv dem Daffodil sehr ähnlich

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DAF 600 (1959) – Diese schematische Darstellung gibt Aufschluss über die Funktionsweise des Variomatic-Getriebes.

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Summary

The truck manufacturer from Eindhoven had not yet hit the bull's eye with the DAF 600 in 1959. Although the idea of the Variomatic was good, its implementation in the passenger car was not yet fully developed. This changed in 1961 when the revised successor, the Daffodil, was launched. With its continuously variable belt transmission, the 26 hp little car offered the driving comfort of a large American, at least in city traffic. This historical test report explains how the Variomatic works and identifies the strengths and weaknesses of the DAF Daffodil.

This article contains the following chapters

Multi-cylinder running culture
From pulleys and belts
Goblin with a timer
50 percent payload
Heating for alcoholics
The future belongs to the automatic
Technical data & measured values

Estimated reading time: 14min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Red - yellow - green - and off goes Lützow's wild and daring chase, at least in most cases. Young hotshots in particular enjoy the traffic light starts and the subsequent 100 m races - "I'll leave any Mercedes standing with my souped-up Goggo". The majority of drivers, on the other hand, regard these forced stops at red lights as extremely annoying and then behave in the same way as one would towards a constantly recurring evil: grumpy, irritable, nervous. The car immediately adapts to its master's mood and sometimes reacts in a sneaky way: despite the use of brute force, first gear can only be engaged when the green phase has just ended. A quick attempt to start off is nipped in the bud by the handbrake, which has not been released in the excitement, and the car jumps in an offended manner, thus clearly showing all road users: stalled.

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