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For the ETAPS dinner, we had the opportunity to visit the impressive DAF museum in Eindhoven. I was not the only one who learned that the “D” of DAF does not stand for “Deutsch” … as I believed all my live …
The museum holds plenty of trucks and cars of all generations and other curiosities. I love a lot the workshop, I mean a real workshop full of (historical) tools and machinery …

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DAF : van Doornes AutomobielFabriek
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Overlooking the main museum's hall
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... plenty of trucks
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Truck motors of different generations
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The heart of Variomatic, VDT, van Doornes continuously variable transmission, first commercialised in 58 (more here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variomatic)
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Pick-ups: the description ...
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... and here a real one (nicely repainted)
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Interesting engine ...
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... and here the real one
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A witness of quality ... the real thing is also in the museum but I found no way to take a meaningful photo
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Police car
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Just one example from the series of passenger cars
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DAF stretcher support bike : the description ...
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... and the object itself
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... also from above
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A collection of fire trucks ...
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... here as "decorative" background
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... here as "decorative" background
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The workshop
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This tool is for rolling metal sheets ...
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.. I was not sure to understand this one ...
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Selection of the works of Charles Burki
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Selection of the works of Charles Burki
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Selection of the works of Charles Burki
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Ambiance of the retaurant
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ETAPS dinner
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ETAPS dinner
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