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Daf Porter (prototype 1964)
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This vehicle was developed for the US army.
Only one was ever made and the production staff called it the porter mobile.
and sometimes the Fintstone mobile. :)
It was a failure that is an understatement.
but why ?
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It has the controls in the right places.
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It has a water jet with a rudder.
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But it also had friction drive.
And on top of that friction steering through friction breaks.
Al that gave a lot of friction. :-)
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It has a 500 cc boxer engine 15 hp at 3400 rpm
a variomatic gearbox (tread less gear changes) with one belt.
A PTO for the water jet.
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This vehicle looked great on the drawing board.
So the lesson to be learned is;
Take a good look before you build your own :-)
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The colour pictures where made at the DAF Museum Tongelsestr 27 Eindhoven, Nederland.
The B&W pictures came from the archives of the DAF Museum.
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Just a picture to show that is realy moves :-)
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