DAF is a Dutch automobile company, with its main offices in Eindhoven. An automobile is a wheeled vehicle that carries its own motor. ... Eindhoven is a municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence of the Dommel and Gender brooks. ...

The DAF company was founded in 1932, when a machine construction company led by Hub and Wim van Doorne, changed name to Van Doorne's Aanhangwagen Fabriek (Van Doorne's Trailer Factory), abbreviated DAF. 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...

In 1949, the company started producing trucks and buses, changing its name to Van Doorne's Automobiel Fabriek (Van Doorne's Automobile Factory). In 1958, DAF produced its first passenger car with a continuously variable automatic transmission, the Variomatic. 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The driver of a car transporter truck prepares to offload Skoda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For further uses of the word truck, see Truck (disambiguation). ... TheBus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An automatic transmission is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the car or truck moves, thus freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. ... Variomatic is the stepless, fully automatic transmission of the passenger car manufacturer DAF. The final drive has two pulleys with moveable conical drums. ...

The division of DAF producing passenger cars was sold to the Swedish company Volvo Cars in 1975, leaving DAF to concentrate on its successful line of trucks. Volvo Cars sold the passenger car factory again to Mitsubishi and now its known as NedCar. A Volvo S80 car, model year 2002. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Mitsubishi companies, or the Mitsubishi Group of Companies or the Mitsubishi Group is a large group (keiretsu) of independently operated Japanese companies which share the Mitsubishi brand name. ... NedCar is the only automobile producer in The Netherlands. ...

Cars

All of DAF's early cars were fitted with the company's Variomatic transmission. The first passenger car, assigned the model number 600, created a sensation when a prototype was presented in 1958. The first 600s rolled off the production line in the following year. The next model was the 750, featuring a larger engine. Variomatic is the stepless, fully automatic transmission of the passenger car manufacturer DAF. The final drive has two pulleys with moveable conical drums. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Subsequently, DAF produced a type called the Daffodil, divided into three models assigned the numbers 30, 31 and 32. The latter designation was changed to 33 upon the release of the 44, a middle-class vehicle. Model 55 carried a bigger 1100cc engine made by Renault. The last two passenger cars released by DAF before the division's sale to Volvo were the 46 and 66 (although these continued being sold as Volvo 66). The Volvo 300 series, introduced in 1976 was in fact DAF-based and used the Variomatic transmission. A cubic centimetre (cm3) is an SI derived unit of volume, equal to the volume of a cube with side length of 1 centi metre. ... Renault S.A. is a French vehicle manufacturer producing small to upper-midsize cars, vans, buses and trucks. ... Volvo 66 was a relabelled DAF 66, a compact car that was made after Volvo Cars bought DAF in 1975, before production of the Volvo 340-series began. ... Volvo 340DL, model 1986-1991 The Volvo 300 series consisted of the Volvo 340 (initially badged 345 and 343, the last digit being the number of doors) and Volvo 360. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Prototypes and special cars

For a small company, DAF made a huge amount of protypes. Also, famous coach builders like Michelotti and OSI made cars based on the DAF technique. DAF's last prototype became the Volvo 343, which sold about 1.4 million units. Giovanni Michelotti (1921-1980) was one of the most prolific designers of sports cars in the 20th century. ... OSI is an abbreviation for a number of terms: The Office of Strategic Influence was an United States government agency in the early 2000s. ... The Volvo 300 series consisted of the Volvo 340 (initially badged 345 and 343) and Volvo 360 The Volvo 340 is a rear wheel drive hatchback and from the mid-1980s onwards saloon developed in The Netherlands shortly after Volvo took over the DAF car company. ...

Trucks

DAF Truck

DAF produced their first truck in 1949, the A30. This truck was upgraded in the following years. Their first attempt into the international market was a failure, the 2000DO. Their next truck was the 2600, which became a big seller. They also produced a so-called torpedo-front tractor. In the 1970s a new body style was introduced, which was upgraded into the late 1980s. DAF was also one of the first to introduce a Turbocharged Diesel engine into their trucks, which in these years became very evident with their 3600. In the 1980s, DAF competed in the Paris-Dakar rally, winning with Jan de Rooy in 1982, 1985 and 1987. In 1988, Jan de Rooy's truck was involved in a crash in which his navigator Van Loevezijn died. DAF withdrew. Also in 1988, their successful 95 series was introduced, bringing DAF their first "truck of the year" title. This series of trucks was expanded, with the 85, 75, 65, 45 and later the 55. In 1993 DAF went bankrupt, but could restart and was taken over by PACCAR in 1997. By then they introduced the succeeder to the 95, the 95XF, which became truck of the year. This series was expanded. In 2002 their entire range was renewed, with the LF, CF and XF range. The LF was the truck of the year 2002. British market DAFs were badged as Leyland-DAFs until the late 1990s. Download high resolution version (1972x1345, 404 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1972x1345, 404 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The driver of a car transporter truck prepares to offload Skoda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For further uses of the word truck, see Truck (disambiguation). ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The Paris Dakar Rally (or The Dakar) is an annual, organized, professional off-road race. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A car accident in Yate, near Bristol, England, in July 2004. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... PACCAR Inc. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Sport

DAF cars had the image of being slow. The company tried to change this image with entries in rallies and races, such as their entry in the London-Sydney Marathon. This did not lead to an increase in sales. They also made a F3 car. In 1993, a Williams was not allowed to race, because it had the DAF variomatic. If that car had raced, it would have been the first time a development in a car introduced on a roadcar before a racecar. DAF trucks started in the 1980s with the Paris-Dakar rally, winning in 1982, 85 and 87. In the later years, they had a twin engine, with more than 1000 hp. In 1996 they started competing in the European Truck Race series, first not very successful, but by 1999 almost champion. To everyone's surprise, they withdrew. Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, autosport or motorsport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... Formula Three is a class of auto racing. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Paris Dakar Rally (or The Dakar) is an annual, organized, professional off-road race. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

In 2002, DAF returned to the Paris-Dakar rally. With Jan de Rooy and his son Gerard. It was a learning year. In 2003 they went back, winning numerous stages, but Gerard crashed out and Jan had a lot of problems. In 2004 DAF is back, powering six racetrucks. Jan en Gerard de Rooy, the team Tridec, The team Hans Bekx with 2 teams and the GINAF Rally Power team. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official DAF Website
• Official De Rooy Dakar Website
• DAF cars at RitzSite Classic Cars

See also

• VDL Bus