The DAF was an elastic band car with infinite ratios as the cones moved. Similar to some small motorbikes & scooters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuously_variable_transmissionOur Scout master in Devon had a DAF. unfortunately we met at the Seminary high above the town up a very steep hill. The car simply couldn't make it up one of the routes to the top.
The other Scout master had a 2 stroke Wartburg . The DAF was more reliable (just)
Yes DAF was acquired by Volvo, today the location builds mini’s.
The variomatic transmission building was split off into VDT, which is now owned by Bosch
https://www.bosch.nl/en/our-company/bosch-in-the-netherlands/tilburg/Various cars had this transmission. In principle this is the best transmission, as one always has max torque, this explains the motorboating type of sound when accelerating.
The DAF went in reverse as fast as forward, in NL we had races driving backwards... hilarious.
