how many left??

[oltarmac]

Hi,
do we have any idea how many daf 66s are still on the roads? ours id the 1.1 superlux saloon.

[andrejuan]

It is not easy to find out, the DVLA merged a lot DAF cars together rather than splitting into models. I have a 66SL on the road
and from what I can guess I think there are around another dozen taxed. Probably the same sorned? So quite rare. The DOC know how many members have 66s, but frequently a never seen before 66 appears on the various sale sites, so who knows how many are out there.
Hopefully, as time goes on, the DVLA will separate the cars as people re tax them.

[oltarmac]

The attention they get is unreal.. evaeybody laughs, wants to talk, or has a memory. very quirky little car.

[andrew]

Yours looks a beautiful one; any more pictures?

[oltarmac]

yes... bare with me.

[banda]

Hello - I live in France and am new to this forum. Although always a car enthusiast I have never owned a DAF although I have been well aware of them and their quirky appeal.
Just by chance there are now two for sale quite near to where I live. The choice is:

1) A 1975 daf46 with 28,000 kms on it with apparently no rust and an interior like new.
2) A 1973 daf 66 marathon coupe with 94,000 kms on it with original paintwork.

I can find out more about the 66 on the internet but the 46 seems to almost not exist. Any clues as to which to perhaps go for would be greatly appreciated.

The 66 looks a bit more sporty and I think is the more powerful but the 46 (if as rare as it seems to be) might be the better buy in top condition as claimed?

Both are asking for 2,200 euros (about 1,900 pounds).

Any clues, pointers or tips appreciated please.

thanks, banda

[starider]

Hi, the Daf 46 emerged just before the Volvo takeover and the fact it has only one belt may have pointed to the forthcoming takeover. It was suggested that the companies decided not to produce the 44 transmissions as Volvo would discontinue the 44 and 33 models.The 46 had a cut down version of the 66 transmission[namely one belt and one set of pulleys] Our thoughts at the time was that this was done to keep down costs and that the 850 air cooled engine wasn't powerfull enough to drive a full 66 transmission[only a guess]. It was all very hazy around that time with all sorts of rumours,I don't believe anyone in this country really knew the real story.
There were not many 46s sold as customers were very concerned that if the only belt broke they would be stranded.From memory we only sold 1 in Mostana.
If anyone knows different I would love to know!...............starider

[Nick the man with a daf....]

think you are spot on about the 46. i keep a belt in the boot these days just in case. . much easier to push on the flat than a 66.. but the air cooled motor drives 2 belts in a 44 easily enough. . maybe the gearing is different

[gromsound]

Hi french daffriend, you know there is an active owners club for dafs in your country?

forget about the 46, its trouble waiting to happen. yes you can put a ''stereo'' 66 vario in it (you will need TWO 46 primary drum sets because of the different shift characteristics) and it will run fine (many dutchmen did this to overcome the one belt trouble).

But 46es are worthless in the market while coupes are expensive! go for it, that is not much money for a complete car. rust can always be repaired.

The inside story is that it was cheaper and more efficient in production to use one type of transmission (with differential) for all remaining dafs, and one belt was considered enough for the 850cc power. Also it was an old dream of the chief engineer (J vd Brugghen) to build a car with only one belt.
the top speed and acceleration went a bit down compared to the 44 but this was also due to anti pollution mods after 1974. the reliability of the 46 is however significantly lower, after just 20kkm the vario could already go wrong where the 44 is practically trouble free.

good luck with your project and keep us posted!

Salutations,

Andre (from Daf land)

[dafix]

May 29, 2018 5:09:45 GMT banda said:

Hello - I live in France and am new to this forum. Although always a car enthusiast I have never owned a DAF although I have been well aware of them and their quirky appeal.
Just by chance there are now two for sale quite near to where I live. The choice is:

1) A 1975 daf46 with 28,000 kms on it with apparently no rust and an interior like new.
2) A 1973 daf 66 marathon coupe with 94,000 kms on it with original paintwork.

I can find out more about the 66 on the internet but the 46 seems to almost not exist. Any clues as to which to perhaps go for would be greatly appreciated.

The 66 looks a bit more sporty and I think is the more powerful but the 46 (if as rare as it seems to be) might be the better buy in top condition as claimed?

Both are asking for 2,200 euros (about 1,900 pounds).

Any clues, pointers or tips appreciated please.

thanks, banda

Just discovering this thread now. This DAF 46 is perhaps the one I bought last October (if it was green and the classified was posted on leboncoin.fr mentioning Morbihan, Brittany as the location  ).

I have no idea about how many DAFs are still on the roads in France (I don't mention the ones rusting in barns and backyards). There is no DAF model mentioned by utac-otc.com (the database on the CT, "contrôle technique", equivalent of the MOT). Near the very bottom of the list, there is for example the Citroën GS/GSA, with 208 units inspected in 2018. Considering the CT is every 2 years or every 5 years if the car is registered with a CGC (special title for historic car), this would mean roughly 300 to 400 GS/GSAs on the french roads. Consequently, there are probably less DAFs than that.