DAF Variations

DAF Owners Club

DAF Formula 3 Racing Car - with Variomatic

Variations on Variomatics

To help improve the unfair
image of DAFs and the
Variomatic, the company went
to considerable lengths to show
what could be done!

As well as this Formula 3 racing
car, DAF entered numerous
rallys and were very successful
in Rallycross, using 4-wheel-
drive DAF 555 coupes.

DAF also took part in the 1968
London-Sydney Marathon using
55's. This event was repeated
in 1993 and the original 1968
entrant completed the re-run.

OSI/DAF City Car. This was a design study by DAF and the OSI
Design company of Italy in 1966. Foreseeing city traffic congestion
in the future, the plan was to design a car that although small, had
plenty of room inside and was practical. Naturally it had Variomatic
transmission.

This was the result. Unfortunately it did not go into production,
although surprisingly, Corgi Toys produced a very detailed model.
This prototype is on show at the DAF Museum in Eindhoven.

DAF Kini - a bit of fun for
the Royal Family!

OSI DAF City Car

DAF Project P900, which should have been the
DAF 77, but of course, became the Volvo
343/345/340 (pic taken from "40 Years of DAF and
Variomatic cars" the Memoirs of J van der Brugghen)