Post by nidafs on Mar 21, 2014 22:06:30 GMT
Hi All.
It's only taken four years, but I thought it was time I shared my love of, and collection of Dafs.
I live in Northern Ireland and Dafs are rarer than hens teeth here now.
In 2010 I bought my first one, a 1971 44, although first registered in Liverpool I got her locally, by pure accident and good luck, " Biscuit " as she is called ( creamy beige on the outside, chocolate brown on the inside
) is completely original never being welded or painted and now has a genuine 10997 miles on the clock and I absolutely love her, she also has the privilege of being the only Daf on the road here in NI.
The brown 1969 55 came next in 2011, rescued from a local Rolls Royce restorers yard, she is a local car from new and I am now in the process of restoring her.
Next came the 1970 33 in 2012, again bought locally. It belonged to the aunt of the guy I bought it from, who bought it new in Nottingham, when the lady retired she returned home to NI bringing the 33 with her, unfortunately in 1990 the lady passed away and the 33 got put in a shed until I bought her. She is a bit different to other Dafs in, if you look at the photo of the pedals, they are swapped, this was a mod carried out at the factory ( I have the original sales invoice ) as the lady owner, honestly, had no right leg. Like the 55 I am currently restoring her, but the photos don't do her justice as she is far worse than she looks, many, many, many parts will be purchased or made.![:'(](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cry.png)
In 2013 I bought the 1975 66, again bought and registered from new locally, even though she had stood outside under trees for some years she isn't actually to bad and I'll probably have her on the road before the 33 and 55 ( I've just seen a pig fly past the window
)
According to the DVLNI, there are only five Dafs on their database, one on the road ( my 44 ) three Sorned ( my 33,55 and 66 ) and one other neither taxed or Sorned, but can I find it ? can I heck as like.
Anyway, I've only just applied for membership of your fantastic club, so before I run the risk of boring all you nice people to death, I'll finish by asking if there is anybody out there who owns, or knows somebody who owns, a Daf in Ireland either North or South, or knows of one lying somewhere, please let me know, surely I'm not the only member of the Northern Ireland Daf Owners Club
My wife believes I'm on a quest to own every Daf in Ireland, I keep telling her "nonsense" but the truth is she's correct, so if somebody has one buried away somewhere, I'll save it. Just hope the photos upload !!!
Andy.![](http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r532/72spitfire/rosemountaug20113_zps44cd6a2f.jpg)
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It's only taken four years, but I thought it was time I shared my love of, and collection of Dafs.
I live in Northern Ireland and Dafs are rarer than hens teeth here now.
In 2010 I bought my first one, a 1971 44, although first registered in Liverpool I got her locally, by pure accident and good luck, " Biscuit " as she is called ( creamy beige on the outside, chocolate brown on the inside
![:D](http://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
The brown 1969 55 came next in 2011, rescued from a local Rolls Royce restorers yard, she is a local car from new and I am now in the process of restoring her.
Next came the 1970 33 in 2012, again bought locally. It belonged to the aunt of the guy I bought it from, who bought it new in Nottingham, when the lady retired she returned home to NI bringing the 33 with her, unfortunately in 1990 the lady passed away and the 33 got put in a shed until I bought her. She is a bit different to other Dafs in, if you look at the photo of the pedals, they are swapped, this was a mod carried out at the factory ( I have the original sales invoice ) as the lady owner, honestly, had no right leg. Like the 55 I am currently restoring her, but the photos don't do her justice as she is far worse than she looks, many, many, many parts will be purchased or made.
![:'(](http://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/cry.png)
In 2013 I bought the 1975 66, again bought and registered from new locally, even though she had stood outside under trees for some years she isn't actually to bad and I'll probably have her on the road before the 33 and 55 ( I've just seen a pig fly past the window
![:P](http://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png)
According to the DVLNI, there are only five Dafs on their database, one on the road ( my 44 ) three Sorned ( my 33,55 and 66 ) and one other neither taxed or Sorned, but can I find it ? can I heck as like.
Anyway, I've only just applied for membership of your fantastic club, so before I run the risk of boring all you nice people to death, I'll finish by asking if there is anybody out there who owns, or knows somebody who owns, a Daf in Ireland either North or South, or knows of one lying somewhere, please let me know, surely I'm not the only member of the Northern Ireland Daf Owners Club
![:D](http://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
Andy.
![](http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r532/72spitfire/rosemountaug20113_zps44cd6a2f.jpg)
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