… to use a continuously variable transmission in an automobile was the British Clyno Engineering in 1923, the concept only got popular in 1958, after DAF introduced the 600 with the wonderful Variomatic which made a small car act very funny. … Most of us think trucks when it comes to DAF, but company founder Hub van Doorne turned to cars pretty quickly after he got successful by making trucks and buses that could satisfy the high demand of post-war Europe. …

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