Quirk Database1950sNetherlandsNormal-looking, weird inside
DAF 600
The DAF 600 is a small family car made by DAF in the Netherlands from 1959 to 1963. Its weirdest quirk: It has no gears. Its Variomatic is a belt-driven continuously variable transmission that 'shifts' using centrifugal weights and engine vacuum, the first in a production car since the 1920s Clyno.
The first production passenger car from the Dutch company DAF, a tiny two-cylinder sedan that hid something very modern underneath.
Weird features:Gears & reverse
Quick facts
- Maker: DAF
- Years: 1959–1963
- Country of origin: Netherlands
- Body type: Small family car
- Engine: 590cc air-cooled flat-twin
- Weirdest quirk: It has no gears. Its Variomatic is a belt-driven continuously variable transmission that 'shifts' using centrifugal weights and engine vacuum, the first in a production car since the 1920s Clyno.
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