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Daf hybrid

Post by mac » 01 Apr 2014 10:46 am

Morning Girls.

On of the odd prototypes that used to float around the factory (old Daf design studio in Helmond) was a very early Daf77/340 shell fitted with a 1600cc "boxer" from a VW. I had always assumed it was just a mule to test alternative engines and it seemed natural with Dafs history of air cooling.
Back "in the day" is was regarded as an "apprentice piece" and laughed off (it was scrapped around 1980).

However I was doing some trans channel catching up with an old (now very old) colleague from the old days who used to work in the development workshop at Born - (obviously Dutch) Voor de gek Houden who related too me a slightly different tale.

Yes the car was an engine mule, and yes it was all about continuing with air cooling - but it was a test bed for a new engine. A Daf designed flat four of around 1500cc. Apparently it was based loosely around "two 44 engines" but obviously a new crank and crankcase. It seemed to have reached the running test stage but time to production was too long for Volvo who went with the (already developed) Cleons.

I'd love to see the spec - or a photo but Gek reckons all the kit was scrapped a long time ago.

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Re: Daf hybrid

Post by S10NPH » 01 Apr 2014 02:03 pm

I don't like to be the spoil sport but it is now after 12pm, so:
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Re: Daf hybrid

Post by mac » 01 Apr 2014 02:42 pm

Rotter!

(Got at least one that I know of though)

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Post by S10NPH » 01 Apr 2014 02:43 pm

If it's any consolation, I think you got Oliver who originally sent it to me, and also me for a good half hour until I twigged the date!
1977 Volvo 343 DL 1.4 Vario TUJ 247R
1980 Volvo 345 DL 1.4 PGH 590V
1981 Volvo 345 DL 1.4 ECR 312W
1985 Volvo 340 DL 1.4 Vario B168 DTU
1982 Volvo 245 GLT 2.3 Auto VKN 137X
1997 Saab 900 Convertible P290 DDF and 2018 VW Tiguan S10 NPH

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Post by Chris_C » 01 Apr 2014 03:08 pm

mac wrote:(Got at least one that I know of though)
No idea who that could be :oops:
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Post by mac » 01 Apr 2014 03:17 pm

:roll: can't imagine.

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Post by classicswede » 01 Apr 2014 05:32 pm

You had me on the first paragraph but I did notice the date and your history of information on April 1st :lol:
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Re: Daf hybrid

Post by SteveP » 01 Apr 2014 09:35 pm

Brilliant!
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