DAF 30

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DAF
DAF 30
DAF 30
Daffodil / 30/31/32/750
Production period: 1961-1963
Class : Small car
Body versions : limousine
Engines: Otto engine :
0.75 liters (19 kW)
Length: 3610 mm
Width: 1440 mm
Height: 1400 mm
Wheelbase : 2050 mm
Empty weight : 675 kg
Previous model DAF 600
successor DAF 33
DAF 2-cylinder boxer engine
Variomatic rear axle drive

The DAF 30 with the sales designation Daffodil was a Dutch small car made by DAF with a standard automatic transmission " Variomatic ". The vehicle appeared in 1961 together with the somewhat less luxurious DAF 750 . Both were the same except for the grille and equipment. They were improved versions of the first DAF from 1959, the DAF 600 , which had a smaller 590 cm³ engine, which DAF continued to offer as the cheapest model. The two-door body had the then modern tail fins .

The DAF 30 had an air-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine with 26 hp (19 kW) that drove the rear wheels via a centrifugal clutch, a reversing gear , a drive shaft and the V-belt automatic. The heavy Variomatic was installed in front of the rear axle under the back seat. Because of the reversing gear, the Daffodil could be driven backwards as fast as it was forwards. New compared to the previous DAF 600 was a modified vacuum system with an additional vacuum tank. In practice, this was reflected in a transmission ratio that remained stable with constant driving resistance, but with the accelerator pedal depressed harder. In addition, the engine revved up to the range of maximum power when the accelerator pedal was fully depressed. The acceleration from 0 to 80 km / h has therefore improved considerably from 35 to 20 seconds compared to the DAF 600, not only because of the larger engine. The daffodil did not have a differential. When cornering, the slip of the V-belt compensated for the different speeds. 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 “Standaard”, “Luxe” and “Luxe Extra”. In 1965 the last Daffodil came, the DAF 32 - again as “Standaard”, “Luxe” and “Luxe Extra”. The Daffodil Series 1966/1967 was replaced by the small car DAF 33 , were added DAF 44 and DAF 55 with a new body, the 55 had to a modified suspension and a water-cooled engine of Renault.

Technical specifications

Parameters Model DAF 30 "Daffodil"
Engine type Two-cylinder boxer, four-stroke air-cooled
Displacement 746 cc
Bore × stroke 85.5 mm × 65 mm
power 26 hp (19 kW) at 4000 rpm
maximum torque 5.8 mkp (57 Nm) at 2800 rpm
compression 7.1: 1
coupling automatic centrifugal clutch in drum design
Variomatic translations 16.4: 1 / 3.9: 1
Front brakes hydraulically operated drum brakes
Rear brakes hydraulically operated drum brakes
Suspension in front Damper struts , wheel-guiding transverse leaf spring,
rack and pinion steering
Rear suspension Semi-pendulum axles with coil springs
body self-supporting
wheelbase 2050 mm
Length × width × height 3610 mm × 1440 mm × 1400 mm
Empty weight 675 kg
maximum weight allowed 990 kg
Electrical system 6 V
tires 5.20 × 12 in
tank 28 l
Top speed: 105 km / h
Acceleration 0-100 km / h 60 s
Body shape limousine
Years of construction 1961 to 1963
Production number 23,045

Web links

Commons : DAF 30  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

References and comments

  1. ↑ The sales name Daffodil was a play on words with the manufacturer name DAF and means narcissus in English.
  2. ↑ Now with a 750 cm 3 motor . In: Motor Vehicle Technology 6/1962, pp. 246–247.