Netherlands · founded 1928

DAF Model History

Eindhoven's pioneering Dutch automaker (1928–1975) — inventor of the belt-driven Variomatic CVT, absorbed by Volvo in 1975 after producing six generations of clutch-free family cars.

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DAF 600
DAF's debut passenger car and the world's first production automobile with a continuously variable transmission — the belt-driven Variomatic.
Microcar · 1959–1963
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DAF Daffodil
DAF's export-market Variomatic family car (1961–1967), sold in three successive sub-types — the 30, 31, and 32 — with Michelotti styling and a unique ability to reverse as fast as it went forward.
Economy car · 1961–1967
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DAF 33
The affordable, air-cooled two-door that replaced the Daffodil name (1967–1974) — 131,618 built, widely used by Dutch government fleets and postal services.
Economy car · 1967–1974
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DAF 44
DAF's first Michelotti-styled step upmarket (1966–1974), built at a new Born plant with an enlarged 844 cc twin — 167,902 produced.
Economy car · 1966–1974
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DAF 55
DAF's first water-cooled car (1968–1972) — Renault's 1108 cc Cléon engine in a sharp Michelotti body, crowned by the rally-bred 55 Marathon.
Economy car · 1968–1972
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DAF 66
DAF's last original model (1972–1975) — an evolved 55 with a larger 1.1 l Renault engine and an optional 1.3 l Marathon; production continued as the Volvo 66 until 1980.
Economy car · 1972–1975
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DAF models

DAF 600

DAF Daffodil

DAF 33

DAF 44

DAF 55

DAF 66