Author Topic: JC new year's puzzle - Solved by DynaMike - Junior 1956, a DAF 600 prototype (Read 5146 times)

DeAutogids · « **on:** December 31, 2010, 06:36:34 AM »

I found the picture of this car and did not find a great deal of it.
What I need is the full name of the car and the actual builder. I also would like to know the purpose of the car.

DeAutogids · « **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2011, 08:44:14 AM »

Moved to experts, sure they will know

Carnut · « **Reply #2 on:** January 04, 2011, 10:16:20 AM »

Looks a bit Mini-based?

DeAutogids · « **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2011, 11:29:26 AM »

Not Mini-based...

microcars · « **Reply #4 on:** January 04, 2011, 11:38:06 AM »

Australian?

DeAutogids · « **Reply #5 on:** January 04, 2011, 11:39:17 AM »

Not Australian either...

Carnut · « **Reply #6 on:** January 04, 2011, 12:13:15 PM »

French wheels?

DeAutogids · « **Reply #7 on:** January 04, 2011, 01:09:17 PM »

Might be, but the car is definitely not...

Amsterdam · « **Reply #8 on:** January 04, 2011, 01:14:55 PM »

From Germany?

DeAutogids · « **Reply #9 on:** January 04, 2011, 01:16:26 PM »

The car is not German either...

microcars · « **Reply #10 on:** January 04, 2011, 01:34:14 PM »

would it have been a "service car" used by a manufacturer or dealer?

DeAutogids · « **Reply #11 on:** January 04, 2011, 01:44:47 PM »

Not a service car...

pguillem · « **Reply #12 on:** January 04, 2011, 01:48:17 PM »

Maybe the 1963 Autocars Sussita ?

DeAutogids · « **Reply #13 on:** January 04, 2011, 02:00:02 PM »

The year is wrong, the make is wrong and the country is wrong as well.

Oguerrerob · « **Reply #14 on:** January 04, 2011, 07:10:46 PM »

Eastern Europe?

DeAutogids · « **Reply #15 on:** January 05, 2011, 04:01:22 AM »

No, not Eastern Europe either...

Carnut · « **Reply #16 on:** January 05, 2011, 10:29:18 AM »

Is it Dutch?

DeAutogids · « **Reply #17 on:** January 05, 2011, 10:37:47 AM »

It is!

Carnut · « **Reply #18 on:** January 05, 2011, 12:10:33 PM »

OK, first obvious question: Anything to do with DAF?

DeAutogids · « **Reply #19 on:** January 06, 2011, 04:06:50 AM »

The question is obvious, but also it is so. It is related to DAF.

Carnut · « **Reply #20 on:** January 06, 2011, 07:57:20 AM »

Is it 4WD?

DeAutogids · « **Reply #21 on:** January 06, 2011, 08:22:15 AM »

It is not 4wd.

D-type · « **Reply #22 on:** January 08, 2011, 05:02:51 AM »

Just speculating:
Was the purpose of the car to investigate the possibility of using the DAF 'Variomatic' transmission in a front-wheel-drive configuration?

DeAutogids · « **Reply #23 on:** January 09, 2011, 09:43:58 AM »

Not it was not.
I will give you this hint: It was to investigate something and it did feature the variomatic. But being a Daf, I suppose that goes without saying.

whcgt · « **Reply #24 on:** January 10, 2011, 02:15:16 AM »

Is it a Trabant station wagon, from eastern europe?

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