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Border crosser - Volvo 66 DL in (historic) test

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Created in 1975

Reading time 8min

Written by:

Paul Simsa

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Volvo 66 DL (1975) – Auf Stahlgürtelreifen

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Volvo 66 DL (1975) – Als Kombilimousine unterwegs

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Volvo 66 DL (1975) – Offenbar geländegängig

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Volvo 66 DL (1975) – Kombi mit 750 Litern Laderaum

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Volvo 66 DL (1975) – Stufenheck

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Volvo 66 (1975) – Integrierte Kopfstützen und Automatikgurte vorne waren serienmässig

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DAF 66 (1975) – Mit Emblem auf dem Lenkrad

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Volvo 66 GL (1975) – Mit dem stärkeren 1.3-Liter-Motor

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Volvo 66 GL (1975) – Verfügbar als Kombi und Stufenheck

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Volvo 66 GL (1975) – Erkennbar an den Doppelscheinwerfern

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Volvo 66 GL (1975) – Typisch Volvo: die bulligen Stossstangen

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Volvo 66 (1975) – Elektrische Standardausrüstung

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Volvo 66 (1975) – Variogramm

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Volvo 66 GL (1975) – Draufsicht Motor

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Volvo 66 (1975) – Luftfilter

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Volvo 66 (1975) – Abmessungen

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Summary

Holland lost its only car brand to Sweden when the DAF 66 became the Volvo 66. Was the Dutch-Swedish small car any good or was the takeover just about the production facility and dealer network? The answer can be found in this test report from 1975.

This article contains the following chapters

Simple operation
Not too lean
Getting on in years
Plus points
Minus points
Overall verdict
Engine/running behavior
Engine/performance behavior
Power transmission
Chassis
Suspension
Technical specifications

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Holland lost its only car brand to Sweden, and the DAF 66 became the Volvo 66 from September 1975. The buyers from the north were more interested in the factory than the model. The dealers could do with a little teaser for the heavyweight upper price range. A large number of DAF dealerships were taken over, and the German Volvo network grew from around 360 to 790 dealerships in one fell swoop. But is the car fit for Volvo after DAF failed to make ends meet? Volvo gave this last DAF 66 massive bumpers, thick and black, the Volvo grille and the new name. The attention to detail is better monitored. Volvo has also worked through the safety structure of the body, and the Renault engine has been routinely improved.

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