On December 11 2011 the Volvo Klassieker Vereniging (a classic Volvo-club in the Netherlands) held a meeting at the DAF Museum in Eindhoven (the Netherlands). It was in my residence and since I never visited the DAF Museum it was a great opportunity to visit this museum!
The museum is very nice and it’s about the same size as the Volvo Museum in Gothenburg (Sweden), but there was more space between the cars than in Sweden. And just like the Volvo Museum there are a lot of trucks (since DAF produces more trucks than cars). Even if you’re not a truck-fan it’s great to visit the museum! Want to see pictures of the Volvo Museum? You can check them out here.
If you want to visit the DAF Museum, here’s the address:
DAF Museum
Tongelresestraat 27
5613 DA Eindhoven (NL)
Tel. (+31) 040 – 24 44 364
Pictures of the DAF Museum
Here are some pictures of the DAF Museum which were taken during the Volvo KV meeting. Enjoy!
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 The Volvolvo-cars at the parking lot |  DAF 33 pick-up |
 DAF 33 commercial van |  DAF 44 |
 DAF rallycar |  DAF 55 Coupe |
 DAF 55 rally |  Another DAF 55 rallycar with stoneguard |
 DAF 66 Coupé |  DAF 66 Marathon Coupé |
 DAF 66 Marathon |  DAF 66 Marathon Coupé |
 DAF 77 prototypes. The DAF 77 became the Volvo 340 |  The front of the DAF 77 prototype |
 DAF 600 |  Two-tone paintjobs were very popular at the end of the 50’s |
 DAF 600 |  DAF A-1902 |
 DAF A117 pick-up truck |  DAF Coupe prototype |
 The DAF Havas by Hans van As. When Volvo took over DAF Van As was forbidden to produce the Havas-cars, but he continued his business by buying used DAFs and transform it into the Havas cabrio |  The DAF Kalmar, designed for the Swedish postal services |
 The DAF Kini beachcar, which was a gift to the Dutch royal family |  DAF mini racer |
 The DAF Moretti prototype, which was found at a junkyard |  Some nice old trucks and engines |
 DAF P300 prototype |  DAF P500 prototype |
 Again the DAF P500 prototype |  DAF P500C prototype as a scalemodel |
 DAF pick-up |  A 50’s DAF A10 police vehicle |
 DAF Porter prototype |  DAF P500 and P900 prototypes |
 DAF racing and Paris-Dakar trucks |  DAF Regenjas |
 DAF Siluro |  DAF truck chassis |
 Variomatic |  Volvo 66 |
 Volvo 66 |  Volvo 340 Cabrio prototype |
 Volvo 340 Cabrio prototype |  The Volvo 340 Anniversary car, for 1 million Volvos being produced. It was a gift from Volvo to DAF |
 The Volvo 340 was decorated and painted by artist Mark Röling in 1988 |  Front of the DAF 77 claymodel prototype (the car that became the Volvo 340) |
 The DAF 77 clay model and Volvo 340 Cabrio prototype |  Another clay model |
 The first DAF workshop |  DAF YA 66 army car (and a DAF Pony behind it) |
 Interior and dashboard of the DAF YA 66 |  Also available as non-army car |
 The Formula 3 car with Cosworth-engine and Variomatic transmission |  The Osi DAF City concept car |
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Want to know more about DAF, and the take-over by Volvo? Check the history of DAF and the Volvo 340 here!
The website of the DAF Museum can be found here.
Many thanks to the DAF Museum and the VolvoKV classic Volvo club!