DAF Daffodil
(1961 - 1974)
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Netherlands
DAF Daffodil: All 6 models
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When the Dutch company DAF presented its small car in 1958, the experts were skeptical. The technical concept was too unusual, the manufacturer too inexperienced. However, comfort-oriented car buyers in particular found the DAF 600 very appealing and with its successor, the DAF 750, the performance and comfort requirements of Central Europeans were also met and the small car was able to continue its triumphal march in our latitudes. This vehicle report portrays an extensively restored DAF 750 Daffodil and tells its story in detail, including original test reports.
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.
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