rescued vehicle...

[Pete-MJL]

Yes Flash, it is called the " Vario-Matic " automatic transmission. Same sort of stuff you' ll find on some mopeds.
It was pretty advanced though and DAF competed in serious rally events and races. They even won several !

Anyway, here' s a pic I just made minutes ago, showing the badly corroded floorpan. I' ll have to recreate it completely I guess...

Peter

[Johnas]

Good luck with the floor It's not that bad though I think

[Pete-MJL]

erm... Flash .... the brownish areas don' t even need a screwdriver to fall apart... ops:

Anyway, I created a " roller-press " several years ago, so I could recreate all those profiles in floorpans.
It will work out fine.

Peter

[Johnas]

Oh well that is bad then

That Coupe 66 is quite good looking actually. I wonder if there's prints somewhere or good ref pics. It would be nice to model it too

[NightEye]

Originally Posted by Pete-MJL

Yes Flash, it is called the " Vario-Matic " automatic transmission. Same sort of stuff you' ll find on some mopeds.
It was pretty advanced though and DAF competed in serious rally events and races. They even won several !

They did reverse races, even, because they could go reverse as hard as they could go forward
Damn, we Dutch people are sick :mrgreen:

[Pete-MJL]

Hey guys, I had a closer look at the donor-car today.

I must say I am a bit ashamed to use this car as a donor vehicle...
It is... well errr... PERFECT ! Only the left front wing has a bad " nose " and there' s a small hole in the rear left one.
The floorpan is as good as new, as are the doorsills and the interior! Ohoh ...

But then, the floorpan and inner sills seem identical to the one in the 66YA ( even the boot-floor is almost identical ) ,
so it could be a very, very easy job to switch. Heheh!

Mechanicals are in good condition too, so maybe this thing could be on the road much sooner than I expected.

They did reverse races, even, because they could go reverse as hard as they could go forward
Damn, we Dutch people are sick

Well indeed, Nighteye, and they demolished more of these DAF' s than I ever will ... :twisted:


Peter