We stumbled across this old DAF Variomatic at Piet Hein Eek’s factory. This '70s example of the once-pioneering Dutch car industry was the first car in the world to have a belt-driven version of the continuously variable transmission gearbox. Photo 2 of 26 in Dutch Design Week 2012, Pt. 3 by Maarten Dinger

Dutch Design Week 2012, Pt. 3

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We stumbled across this old DAF Variomatic at Piet Hein Eek’s factory. This '70s example of the once-pioneering Dutch car industry was the first car in the world to have a belt-driven version of the continuously variable transmission gearbox.