"DAF, originally founded by brothers Huub and Wim van Doorne (DAF = van Doorne Automobiel Fabrieken) started before WWII as a heavy trailer manufacturer, and later for many years was producing heavy duty commercial and military vehicles. Their factory was not far from the home in which I was born in the Netherlands, and as a kid I used to hang over the fence to watch them run all sorts of vehicles on their test track.
In 1959 DAF introduced the first passenger vehicle, the 600. The car pictured…"
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