Pretty decent 1974 DAF 33 – 20mph drift cool – £500

[Sam Glover]

 

My ongoing automotive purge has reached the DAF 33. 

 

I fear that it has a long period of festering ahead of it – so I might as well move it on to a better owner and simply buy a really good one when I (inevitably) feel the need for air-cooled Variomatic motoring in the future.

 

It's rough round the edges, but solid. It's mechanically decent and in a good state of fettle. I've fitted a complete new exhaust and spent quite a long time touching, bothering and finessing it mechanically.

 

It's not MoT'd – but it ought to sail though. I got it MoT-ready about a year ago, then never bothered. I've taken it for spins – sometime literally – around the airfield from time-to-time to keep it limber.

 

Problems: the drive-belts could do with replacing and there's no heater. Changing and adjusting the belts is child's play, but they're about £120 a set.

 

I have the front bumper. 

 

It's an absolutely hoot to drive – really very nippy. There's no diff, so it's fully retro drift cool.

 

It's near Chippenham – SN14 6GU.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Inspector Morose]

Price?

[vulgalour]

£500 as per title

[Inspector Morose]

Sorry, eyes have followed brain in not working!

[purplebargeken]

A 33 is a lovely thing. Wings are rarer than rocking horse poo, rear lenses are fugging pricey too. They are lovely though. I have a 33 brochure that can go to the new owner if from on here. £500..... utter bargain.

[320touring]

That is sweeeet!good luck avec le punt

[Jim Bell]

Can I be the first to point out that they go backwards as fast as they go forwards and that Princess Anne never had one.

[purplebargeken]

No.

[purplebargeken]

Have put this on the Essex Daf thread for you Sam. 

 

If only it were £250, I'd have it then. I miss my 33, sigh.

[Sam Glover]

 

Observe its capability: 

[purplebargeken]

Oh Sam, you just had to didn't you. 

[vulgalour]

One day I'd love a drive of one of these, I imagine they're woeful and packed to overfull with charm and character-building attitude.

[purplebargeken]

You'd love it V, the brakes can be a bit woeful as they are drums but that means you adjust your driving technique. Left foot braking is the way forward with these. They are comfy and fun to drive, not that woeful at all really. The boot is quite decent. Getting your wheels balanced is a challenge but some places can cope if they have the old tech stuff. You can get parts from my mates in Essex or from a chap called Danny in Holland. 

[wuvvum]

I have to say I really enjoyed driving mine.  Not a motorway car, but great fun round town, and not unpleasant to drive at all.

[dollywobbler]

I also confirm the lack of woefulness. They sound like a 2CV with a slipping clutch and go well enough really. Good club too.

[trigger]

I'd love a go in one of these, I bet they are great fun!

[Partridge]

I'm tempted...  

[purplebargeken]

Go for it. They really are quirky, fun and very endearing. As I said, I know peeps who have spares, etc for these. Lots of support around. It is a cheap 33!!! Trust me on that one. 

[Jim Bell]

Vario 340s are great fun. I'm guessing the fun doubles with Dafs.

[purplebargeken]

They are pretty well put together and the metal is of a reasonable gauge. They are just so easy to drive but you have to make sure you are at a standstill when changing from forwards to reverse otherwise there is lots of grinding noise and unhappiness. It's easy really. For such a small car they are spacious inside. It takes about 5 mins to move the seat backwards as they have to be unbolted. I could tell you loads. I'd have it too if I didn't have the Rover 75. Hmm, didn't have the Rover 75............

 

Sam's car is pretty tidy. 

[purplebargeken]

Here is my 33.... VUF!

 

 

 

The only difference between this one and Sam's is that VUF had the parcel shelf.

 

She was recently on ebay, whereabouts currently unknown.

[Partridge]

Are they painful over long (ish) distances?

[HillmanImp]

Are they painful over long (ish) distances?

 

I enjoyed bringing mine back from Edinburgh

http://autoshite.com/topic/6747-dafpney-and-celeste-daf-sold/

 

ACTION SHOT!!!!

 

[capsuleboy]

Hi Sam any chance I could come and see it on Monday? Please pm me for contact details....Thanks Stuart

[purplebargeken]

That looks like a Bergina 44/46 to my tired eyes. Iz I correct?

[Sigmund Fraud]

This is a proper bargain ! I am very tempted, but already have three broken DAFs to sort out and no space for a fourth one...

[HillmanImp]

That looks like a Bergina 44/46 to my tired eyes. Iz I correct?

 

Whats Beringa? Google says its unserviced ladybits? Am I missing something here?

 

Yeah, mine was a 44 (if you click on the thread there are more photos). Found the Variomatic odd at first but kind of miss it now. Would get another.

[Alexg]

£500!? That seems mega for the money. Lucky it doesn't have a ticket or Mrs AlexG will be kicking me out,

[capsuleboy]

I appear to have bought a new car... Got so carried away on the test drive that Sam had to remind me that I was driving on the French side of the road!

Collection thread will be uneventful as its going to be on a trailer, but towed by the Avantime, so still plenty of things could go wrong.

[Timewaster]

The old lady who lived 2 doors down from my childhood home had a 33 in a disgusting ear wax colour.

That was about 1977 and I don't recall seeing one since.

"Auntie Gertie" has long since passed on and I don't doubt her Daf has too.

 

GLWTS etc.