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DAF Daffodil 30/750

Manufacturer	DAF
Production	1961 to 1963
Class	Motor Car
Doors	2 doors
Engine	0.75 litre petrol
Transmission	Variomatic
Wheel base:	80.71 in, 2050 mm
Length:	142.13 in, 3610 mm
Width:	56.74 in, 1440 mm
Dry weight:	1455 1b, 660 kg

The DAF Daffodil also as the "30" and "750" was a small car from the Dutch of the manufacturer DAF with unusual automatic transmission " Variomatic "built from 1961 to 1963. 

History 

The DAF 30 with the sales name Daffodil was a Dutch small car of the manufacturer DAF with standard automatic transmission " Variomatic ". The vehicle appeared in 1961 along with the slightly less luxurious DAF 750. Both were the same except for the grille and equipment. They were improved versions of the first DAF of 1959, the DAF 600, which had a smaller engine with 590 cc, which DAF continued to offer as the cheapest model. The two-door body had the then modern tail fins. Production number 23045.

The DAF 30 had an air-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine with 26 hp (19 kW) with one 28 BCI downdraft carburettor, the rear wheels driven by a centrifugal clutch, a gearbox, a drive shaft and the V-belt automatic transmission. The heavy Variomatic was installed in front of the rear axle under the back seat. Because of the reversing gear you could drive backwards with the Daffodil as fast as forward. With front suspension as independent, transverse lower leaf spring, vertical sliding pillars and co-axial telescopic dampers, to the rear was independent, swinging semi-axles, semi trailing links, coil springs and telescopic dampers. New compared to the previous DAF 600 was a modified vacuum system with an additional vacuum reservoir. In the driving experience, this had a stable transmission ratio with constant driving resistance, but accelerated accelerator off. In addition, the engine now turned up in the range of maximum power when the accelerator pedal was fully depressed. The acceleration from 0 to 80 km / h improved compared to the DAF 600 not only because of the larger engine quite considerably from 35 to 20 seconds. The Daffodil had no differential. When cornering, the slippage of the V-belts compensated for the different speeds.

Performance:

• Engine Capacity: 45.62 cu in, 746 cu cm
• Fuel Consumption: 42.1 m imp gal, 35.1
• Max Speed: 65.2 mph, 105 km h;
• max power (SAE): 30 hp at 4000 rpm
• max torque (SAE)42 1b ft, 5.8 kg. at 2800 rpm
• specific power: 40.2 hp / l
• power-weight ratio: 48.5 1b Ahp, 22 kg/ hp
• acceleration: 0 80 km h) 20 sec

 In 1963, the Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti revised the 600-750-30 series and designed the DAF 31, which was now available in the equipment variants "Standard", "Luxe" and "Luxe Extra". In 1965 came the last Daffodil, the DAF 32 - again as "Standard", "Luxe" and "Luxe Extra". The Daffodil series was replaced in 1966/1967 by the small car DAF 33, in addition came DAF 44 and DAF 55 with new body, the 55 had to a modified chassis and a water-cooled engine from Renault. 

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DAF YA-314/324 Military Truck

Manufacturer	DAF
Production	1955 to 1965
Class	military
Layout	truck
Engine	Cylinder
Transmission	Four-speed manual

The DAF YA-314 / YA 324 was a military truck, that DAF produced for the Dutch army from 1955 to 1965

History 

In the 1950s, the Royal Dutch Army consisted mainly of vehicles of the Allies from the Second World War. The maintenance and supply of spare parts for the off-production original British and American vehicles has become increasingly a problem. In, 1951 DAF received a first order from the government for the amount of 175 million guilders. Total orders between 1951 and 1956 totalled 393,583,005 guilders for the delivery of three different types of military trucks, in addition to the YA-314 also the DAF YA-328 and the DAF YA-126.

The truck was basic the YA-314 had no power steering and no heating. In order to warm the cab, the bonnet placed between the seats had to be opened, so that the engine heat, but also noise and oil vapor could spread. The value of a vehicle was 25,000 guilders. 

The Series 1 DAF YA-314 was built from 1955 to 1960 and the second series YA-324 from 1961 to 1965. The YA-324, the chassis was slightly expanded, stronger leaf springs installed on the rear axle with modified shock absorbers front and rear. In addition, the YA-324 next to the speedometer and the level indicators next to the speedometer was illuminated and in addition to the tarpaulin structure, it was now also available with a closed metal structure.

Unlike the DAF YA-328 and the DAF YA-126, the DAF YA-314 and YA-324 barely got into private hands when it was retired from the Dutch army, which began in the 1980s. Probably due to the higher usability, the majority of the specimens landed in foreign armies. Many YAS 314 were scrapped and their front and rear axles used in the construction of containers. In the Dutch army, the DAF YA 4440/4442 was the successor model.

In total 4406 copies built. Later In the 1980s, the model series was replaced by the DAF YA 4440/4442.

Type designation

The type designations YA, YK, YF-314/324 were composed in the following manner:

• Y = military vehicle
• A = General,
• F = (fuel) tank vehicle,
• K = dump truck,
• 3 = payload in tons,
• 1 or 2 = series 1 or 2.
• 4 = number of wheels

Model Variants 

• General service, tarpaulin construction for transportation of soldiers or goods
• Toolset, box body with office equipment
• Radio service or reconnaissance vehicle with box body
• Workshop trolley with box body and winch
• Field kitchen vehicle with box body
• Tanker YF-324
• dump truck YK-314 tipper. With the advent of the YA-616 dump truck, the YA-314 dump trucks became obsolete. As a result, they were converted and instead of the tipper body, they received a tarpaulin structure of the YA-324 standard model with the advantage of higher payload now 4.5 tons.
• DAF YA-414 4-tonne version of the 314 which was only developed as a prototype of DAF, but was built under license from Pegaso.

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DAF YA-414 truck

Manufacturer:	DAF
Type:	military
Production period:	1968
Body:	Truck
Engines:	DAF 475BB, 6-cylinder petrol engine
Power:	114 kW
Payload:	4 t

The DAF YA-414 was a military truck prototype of DAF which the DAF YA-314/324 was derived for the Dutch produced army. 

History

The YA-414 had in contrast to the YA-314 a payload of four tons and four-wheel drive . The YA-414 was ultimately built under license from Pegaso as Pegaso 3020-3050 .The DAF works also presented their army vehicles several times in NATO partner countries. They aroused the interest of the Spanish army, which was confirmed by working visits by Spanish officers . The interest was in the DAF YA-314, but with a payload of four tonnes. In 1968 it was decided to build a prototype, which was finally presented by DAF as YA-414 and was largely equipped with components of the YA-314.

After extensive testing, the production of the DAF YA-414 under license in Spain was decided by Pegaso . The type designations of the production models at Pegaso were:

• Pegaso 3020 Todo Terrano, corresponded to the prototype DAF YA-414 and was produced until 1970.
• Pegaso 3045 D, equipped with a Pegaso under license from Leyland Motors built 6-cylinder diesel engine with 125 hp and 6-speed manual transmission . Also models with rear dual tires were produced.

For the Spanish Navy , a special version of the 3045 D with a wading capacity of 2 meters was produced. The intake and exhaust valves of the engine were raised.

• Pegaso 3046 D, version of the Leyland diesel engine with 170 hp
• Pegaso 3050, proprietary development of Pegaso with 6 × 6 drive formula variant (2 instead of a driven rear axle) and 6-cylinder gasoline engine with 220 hp

Pegaso delivered these models in addition to the Spanish army to the armies of Burkina Faso , Chile and Nicaragua .

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DAF Pony

Manufacturer	DAF
Production	1968 to 1969
Class	commercial vehicle
Layout	flat bed pick up
Transmission	Variomatic

The DAF Pony was a small pickup truck of the Dutch manufacturer DAF , from which 700 were built between 1968 and 1969.

The pony was the result of a development for the America in 1964 army some prototypes built of an all-terrain 4x4 vehicle with an automatic drive.an unsuccessful tender of the US Army. 

The project was eventually awarded to an American company,the plans were for a more commercial vehicle,the DAF Pony. It was equipped with a modified 2-cylinder boxer engine and the Variomatic of the DAF 44 . Were built flatbed and as a larger tractor unit .

The DAF-PONY was a very versatile vehicle and yet very simple in construction. In this uniquevehicle are the DAF-44 engine and its versatilepartner applied the Variomatic.The engine is located directly behind the cab in the chassis the window hung right at front, resulting in a spacious cabin,good weight distribution and a compact.The maximum speed and cruising speed is 70 km/h.Gearbox  the Variomatic. This stepless automatic transmission consists of two pairs of disks, each connected byan endless V-belt, which drives themotor independently of each other, to the two rear transfer wheels. Thanks to the Variomatic switches fast and precise with the accelerator. 

 The pony could not meet the high expectations and was stopped because of the disappointing sales figures.