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Daf 55 Coupe  

1968-1972, The Netherlands

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
68-72: i4/8V 8.5:1 1108cc.(68ci)

45DIN-hp

@5000rpm

40.6 hp/l 1bbl 58lb-ft. (78Nm)

@2800rpm

71-72: i4/8V 10.0:1 1108cc.(68ci)

55DIN-hp

@6000rpm

49.6 hp/l 1bbl 59lb-ft. (80Nm)

@2800rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
1.1l45hp: 133kph/83mph ?s 23.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

9.5-10.5 l/100km22.4-24.8 mpg
1.1l55hp: 147kph/91mph 13.0s 19.3s ?s ?s

21.8s@?mph/?kph

10.5-11.7 l/100km20.1-22.4 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 135 SR14
transmission/drive wheel: "Variomatic" CVT/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 3880 x 1540 x 1310 mm (152.8 x 60.6 x 51.6 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2250 mm - 1280/1250 mm (88.6 in - 50.4/49.2 in)
some calculations: base aera: 5.98 m² (64.3 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~1.66 m² (~17.9 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 7.83 m³ (276.5 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 785 - 830 kg (1731 - 1830 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 15.1 - 17.4 kg/hp (33.3 - 38.5 lb/hp) 57 - 66 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 6,660 DM (1969) 
production: 153,263 (all Daf 55)

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The Daf 44 was the first new model since the introduction of the Daf 600 in 1959.
It was technically related to the Daf 33, but with a larger body and a larger engine.
The Daf 55 was identical to the Daf 44, but with an engine from Renault. For
the first time a Daf had a 4-cylinder engine.

Pictures taken at the "Technoclassica 2009" in Essen, Germany.
 
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Pictures taken at the "2010 Bremen Classic Motorshow" in Bremen, Germany
 
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