Cars nobody here has driven (except me)

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
05/07/2016 at 10:00 • Filed to: Volvo, 66

Volvo 66. Bright yellow, just like this.

DISCUSSION (20)

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Cé hé sin
05/07/2016 at 10:01

I've never even seen one.

Cé hé sin > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
05/07/2016 at 10:02

Never sold in North America, if you’re there.

I haven’t seen one for many years.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Cé hé sin
05/07/2016 at 10:04

Not even pictures.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Cé hé sin
05/07/2016 at 10:13

Wish i had driven one, I’m sort of a Daf fan(I know this is a Volvo but cut me some slack), since it is the only car we every properly produced here in the Netherlands. Which engine did the one you drove have?

S65 > Cé hé sin
05/07/2016 at 10:24

I Think It Looks Nice

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Cé hé sin
05/07/2016 at 10:27

Did the Volvo 66 ever have Variomatic or whatever it was called?

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
05/07/2016 at 10:31

Yes, it did. Since it was the first Dutch designed car Volvo built, it was just a Daf 66 with a different grill, bumpers and interior, the rest remained the same, so a Renault engine with Variomatic. Funnily enough Volvo continued designing their smaller cars and later FWD platforms here in the Netherlands, only 30 kms from me, until the early 2000's.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
05/07/2016 at 10:36

Nedcar right? Afaik they built several cars there such as the Ford Focus and Volvo S40. I think the plant belongs to BMW now.

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
05/07/2016 at 10:45

Yep that’s it! They built the Volvo S40 and the Mitsubishi Carisma, which shared a platform, after which Mitsubishi took the factory over and built things like the Colt, Outlander and the Smart ForFour. The plant isn’t owned by BMW now however. Mitsubishi sold it to VDL, a production company mostly known for its busses, for €1,-. Now they build the Minis under a contract, similar to how Magna Steyr used to build the Countryman.

Flavien Vidal > Cé hé sin
05/07/2016 at 10:47

Come on man, I was expecting a list!! I’ve driven a fair amount of cars none no one here has ever driven too haha

Amoore100 > Cé hé sin
05/07/2016 at 11:11

What about a DAF 66? ;)

Kinja'd!!!

Jonee > Cé hé sin
05/07/2016 at 11:24

I’ve driven a DAF badged one. Wasn’t yellow, though.

Jobjoris > Cé hé sin
05/07/2016 at 11:52

Watch your language. Alright, it was dark green.

gmctavish needs more space > Cé hé sin
05/07/2016 at 12:30

There’s someone on a local forum who was trying to get one of these for ages. He almost got one from Seattle, but it turned out to be critically rusty. I think he wound up getting an AMC Matador instead....or maybe it was one of his Skodas. Or the AMX. I can’t really keep up with his cars lol

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Cé hé sin
05/07/2016 at 13:20

1935 V12 Packard Phaeton Sedan. 4MT, non-syncro. No power steering. No seat belts. Drum brakes. All awesome.

Cé hé sin > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
05/07/2016 at 15:30

1289cc Renault.

My mother had the estate version as well.

Cé hé sin > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
05/07/2016 at 15:32

Yes, it was a rebadged DAF. Twin rubber belts, a system used on the Volvo 343 later. Volvo then designed a manual box for the 343 as demand for the automatic was low.

Cé hé sin > gmctavish needs more space
05/07/2016 at 15:34

Yes, rust was a thing with them. Our one was rusty a long time ago and they won’t have improved since.

Cé hé sin > Flavien Vidal
05/07/2016 at 15:36

I’ve posted two so far.. .like this

Cé hé sin > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
05/07/2016 at 15:36

Yup, you’d be alone in that too.