The last 2017 museum days tour starts with an expedition vehicle. Originally a 1989 DAF YA 4442 4×4 military truck with the truck maker’s 180 hp 6.2 liter DNT engine.
Euro-style windows, I assume…
1991 DAF YA 4442 wearing the white UN outfit. The same model as the expedition vehicle; this is how they left the factory, with dual rear wheels.
1956 DAF YA 314, powered by a six-cylinder Hercules gasoline engine.
In 1977 Terberg Techniek built this half-track, based on a 1964 DAF V1600 4×4 truck…
…and an M3 Half-track.
1975 DAF YA 66 as used by the Koninklijke Marechaussee. That’s the Royal Military Police.
The DAF YP 408 armored personnel carrier was introduced in 1963. It has an 8×6 H-Drive drivetrain and a 165 hp turbo diesel engine.
1973 DAF 33 pickup. DAF’s smallest civilian truck ever.
2017 DAF XF 480 FT tractor with the Super Space Cab. All current truck models (the LF, CF and XF) got a refresh earlier this year.
Because PACCAR, a 1996 Peterbilt 379 tractor with a 455 hp Caterpillar engine.
A craftswoman at work.
2006 DAF XF 95.530 with a 12.6 liter engine. This power unit was superseded by the current 12.9 liter DAF-PACCAR MX-13 engine.
Small hauling companies and owner operators often drive tractor units with a fully covered frame. Next to the DAF a 2001 Subaru Legacy Outback.
This VIPRE semi-trailer bus, towed by a 1967 DAF 1600, was restored by the museum’s volunteers.
2017 DAF XF 480 FT tractor, this one has the lower Space Cab.
It’s towing a 2017 D-TEC Portmaster semi-trailer for hauling shipping containers.
Every year classic buses and coaches transport the visitors from the DAF factory to the museum and vice versa. This public transport bus of yore is a 1962 DAF TB102DD520, that’s a rolling bus chassis, with a Den Oudsten body.
2016 DAF CF 400 FAT 6×4 dump truck, powered by a 10.8 liter MX-11 engine. This truck’s legal maximum GVM is 28,000 kg (61,700 lbs).
It’s also equipped with a chassis-mounted crane.
The necessary tools are all aboard.
And that was that for this year’s edition of the DAF Museum Days, my only Must Absolutely Visit yearly car and truck show.
Related reading:
Museum Classics: DAF Museum Eindhoven – The Military Vehicles
Was the DAF’s Hercules engine the same type used in Studebaker’s US6?
The M3 (or M2, since it seems to be SWB) looks like it’s not only missing its armor, but has been converted to cabover. This must’ve made it a practical off-road hauler. In theory, Lend-Lease materiel was supposed to be returned to the States after hostilities ended, but that was unrealistic (as Sen. Taft pointed out). This must’ve helped postwar local economies.
DAF used the 4.62 liter Hercules JXC in the YA 126 and YA 314, while the 5.55 liter Hercules JXLD was used in the YA 328 artillery tractor.
Only the track-part is from an M3, the rest was a DAF 4×4 truck. Lots of pictures here:
http://www.alexmiedema.nl/2017/10/07/daf-v1600-half-track-bommenberger/
Johannes, you did it again for me! Thanks for these pictures and explanations of DAF trucks and buses, including a truck tractor hauling a bus trailer. You keep me happy. Tom
Much obliged!
Did that Daf YA66 Military Police vehicle still have the Variomatic belt-drive?
That Daf 33 pickup is adorable!
Happy Motoring, Mark
Well of course, its nickname back then was the “garter belt jeep”.
Actually, they did quite well on unpaved tracks. The YA 66 was used by the army (most of them) and the military police.
On that self loader, what is the story of that heat exchanger sticking up all by itself? Does it have its own power unit, rather than being run off of a PTO pump?
An oil cooler. It’s an Atlas 172.3E crane, US specs here:
http://www.atlasgmbh.com/prod/datafiles/172.3E_6187124_US_1016.pdf
Thanks, when I had the roof done on my house (just too steep and too big for old me) the roof top delivery truck had a boom with the fork lift attachment. Very cool watching the operator at work with his remote control walking around for the best and safest view all the while keeping it very smooth. Though I suspect on a modern set up like this it the controls are set up to help that programmatically.
I like the Type 33 pickup. Looks like a good vehicle for a road trip to Alaska.
Heres a couple of DAFs Johannes both eight wheeler rigids towing trailers one a full trailer the other a semi, the one on the left
is my tanker warming up for its daily run, its a 510hp with 18 speed roadranger manual crash box the other is a 460hp auto configured as a car transporter it doesnt need the extra hp as cars dont weigh much the truck and towed vehicle speed limit here is max 90kmh so extra hp is only evident on hills and the inland highway I go over has several of those
You drive the CF85, the biggest CF model, available with the same engines as the XF top model. The blue rig seems to be the lighter CF75, see picture below. Same cab, yet lower.
Yeah there were meant to be 600hp DAFs coming out this year but theyve been delayed nice trucks to drive comfortable and well laid out inside. Blue truck was badged 8.5 460, but yeah ours are 510s.
A 600 hp DAF? Then it will either have a brand new DAF-PACCAR engine or a Cummins.
PACCAR’s biggest own engine these days is the MX-13. And 600 hp from that 12.9 liter engine, I don’t see it happening. Currently the most powerful version is 530 hp, meeting the latest Euro 6 emission-standards.
As an aside, DAF never, ever gave a damn about the whole hp-race…530 hp is still a long way from a 730 hp Scania or 750 hp Volvo.
I dont know any details but my truck has to go to the DAF agent in Blenheim next week for a new windscreen so I’ll ask those people on the know while I’m there
Yes, please do, I’m curious.
European trucks stand out with only having one drive axle for fuel economy, we run tandem drive here for up hill traction, fortunately trucks worldwide are all the same width as we have some quite narrow roads two trucks can pass without hitting mirrors but in some places thats all the room you have, this is a traffic light controlled one lane bridge near Springs Junction the other eight on my daily trip dont have traffic lights.
Reminds me of this.
http://www.tfltruck.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bae-military-rv-overland-expedition-vehicle.jpg
A 4×4 military truck is of course an excellent starting point for an expedition vehicle conversion. The one in the link you posted says Steyr 12M18 military truck to me.
Cool. That VIPRE bus and YA 66 for me please
Great selection of trucks and buses Johannes – I can see why its on your must attend list. Jim.