Truck and trailer makers at Eindhoven, DAF introduced a twin-cylinder 600cc car-the 'Daffodil' with 'Variomatic' belt drive at the 1958 Amsterdam Show. A 750cc development, the `33', appeared in 1962, followed in l967 by the Michelotti-styled 850cc `44'. A four-cylinder 1l00cc Renault engine was used on the '55' of 1968; a sports version appeared in I969. Volvo of Sweden took a share in-and eventually control of --DAF after a 1974 reorganization. DAF's largest model, the 1300cc Marathon, formed the basis of a new model built as a Volvo. ©VEA
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