1970 HURON 4A 2L Sports Prototype

History of CHASSIS 01

DAF sold this car (never converted to variomatic) to J.Calvert in 1972.

The car was subsequently sold in 1976 to Dean Dietrich in theUS.

Harry Bekkela bought the car, including all spare parts and molds, in 1978.

The car was sold to Colin Pool in an engine exchange in 1994. The engine was removed, and the chassis was sold to Steve Watkins, who completed the car and raced in Supersports in 1997.

Chassis 01 finally was bought by Simon Hadfield and Lee Chapman.

The car was restored and tested until it was sold in 2009 to Paul Van Doorne, grandson of Hub Van Doorne, inventor of the Variomatic and founder of DAF.

One of the only 3 Huron Type 4As built

Ex Camel Filters-sponsored racing car

Fitted with a FVC Cosworth Ford engine

Restored and liveried in 1999 to its original race-prepped configuration

FIA-eligible racer + Eligible to CER