| DAF 750 / DAF Daffodil | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | DAF |
| Also called | DAF 30 / 31 / 32 |
| Production | 1961–1963 (750) 16,767 produced 1961–1967 (Daffodil) 132,919 produced |
| Assembly | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| Designer | Johan van der Brugghen |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Small family car |
| Body style | Saloon Panel van with or without side windows |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 746 cc Flat twin |
| Transmission | Variomatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,050 mm (80.7 in) |
| Length | 3,610 mm (142.1 in) |
| Height | 1,440 mm (56.7 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | DAF 600 |
| Successor | DAF 33 |
The DAF Daffodil is an economy small family car that was manufactured by DAF from 1961 until 1967.[1] Together with the DAF 750, launched at the same time, it replaced the DAF 600. DAFs 750 was essentially the same car but with even fewer luxurious fittings and less chrome trim on the outside. Both the Daffodil and the 750 retained the Variomatic automatic transmission system as standard, which distinguished them from most other small and cheap cars on the market.
The Daffodil was conceived as an export version of the 750; market response dictated that the 750 ceased production in 1963 while the Daffodil, benefitting from a succession of mild face lifts, remained in production until 1967. The Daffodil was replaced by the very similar but slightly more powerful DAF 33.
- ^ Michael Sedgwick and Mark Gillies (1986). A-Z of CARS 1945-1970. Temple Press. ISBN 0-600-33391-4.