![Image](http://www.militaire-evenementen.nl/foto%27s/DAF%20YA%20126/DAF%20YA%20126%20065.jpg)
DAF YA 126
![Image](https://www.trucksplanet.com/photo/daf/ya126/ya126_26727.jpg)
Post WWII the Dutch used old hand-me-down Dodge WC-51 as standard light military truck. However, in the 1950s the Dutch government decided to replace those with indigenous designed and built light trucks, and the YA 126 was the result.
![Image](https://www.trucksplanet.com/photo/daf/ya126/ya126_26729.jpg)
The truck was designed and built by DAF. The model number explains exactly what it is and does:
Y = Military vehicle
A = Common type
1 = 1 ton cargo capacity
2 = Second model
6 = 6 rotating wheels.
6 rotating wheels? It's a 4x4 truck! Yes, but the spare wheels are hung freely rotating (though un-driven) and positioned so that if the truck high-centers over a berm, the spare wheels will keep it from getting stuck.
Several variants were built, including an ambulance version:
![Image](https://www.trucksplanet.com/photo/daf/ya126/ya126_26725.jpg)
A command / radio version:
![Image](http://www.mijndertknoot.nl/vrachtwagens/vr0803-daf-ya-126.jpg)
A firefighting version:
![Image](https://www.trucksplanet.com/photo/daf/ya126/ya126_26723.jpg)
And a UN version:
![Image](https://www.trucksplanet.com/photo/daf/ya126/ya126_26731.jpg)
The chassis is a very interesting one, with a so called "H drive", to allow for greater ground clearance between the wheels:
![Image](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/H_drive_train_DAF_YA_126.png/1920px-H_drive_train_DAF_YA_126.png)
Despite being Dutch designed and built, it used an American engine, a 4.62 liter 6-inline Gasoline engine by Hercules, delivering 102 hp and 285 nm torque, giving the YA 126 a top speed of around 80 kph.
What I'm wondering is, how difficult would it be to scratch build an upper to fit on the HL 4x4 truck chassis, ignoring the H-drive train. I'm a complete noob at these things, wouldn't know how or where to start. I've not even done the math on the chassis, whether the track and wheelbase is close / accurate enough to the real vehicle, but a quick once-over with my Mk i eyeball suggests it's close-ish enough for government work.
![Image](https://drawingdatabase.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/DAF-YA-116.gif)
If someone were to be willing to do some design work on this I might even be willing to pay them ...