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Australia’s National Internet Magazinee for Citroën Owners and Enthusiasts 1 démarreur CITROËN CLASSIC OWNERS’ CLUB OF AUSTRALIA Australia’s National Citroën Car Club for Citroën Owners and Enthusiasts for Citroën Owners and Enthusiasts Citroën Australia’s National Internet Magazine Owners National andInternet Enthusiasts Magazine CITROËN CLASSIC OWNERS’ CLUB OF AUSTRALIA Australia’s National Citroën Car Club May 2021 Vol 2 No 1 Citroën CX: A Better DS? 2 AAustralia’su s t r a l i a ’ s NNationala t i o n a l InternetI n t e r n e t MagazineM a g a z i n e forf o r CitroënC i t r o ë n OwnersO w n e r s anda n d EnthusiastsE n t h u s i a s t s 3 PPostalostal AddressAddress CCommitteeommittee SSupportupport CContentsontents CITROËN CLASSIC OWNERS’ President ~ Ted Cross Web Site Manager ~ Bruce Stringer ED SED PAGE 4 CLUB of AUSTRALIA Inc. [03] 98I9 2208 [H] 04I2 342 706 [M] PREZ SEZ PAGE 5 The address of the Club and this [email protected] [email protected] magazine is: Secretary ~ Tim Cottrell Membership Secretary ~ A-TRACTIONS PAGE 6 PO Box 52, Balwyn, Victoria, 3I03. 04I6 009 297 [M] Ian Macdermott 04I9 362 375 [M] READ ALL ABOUT IT: The Club’s website is: [email protected] [email protected] BOOK REVIEW BX PAGE 11 Treasurer ~ Ian Macdermott Asset Custodians ~ Ted Cross www.citroenclassic.org.au THE OLDEST GSA? PAGE I4 Citroën Classic Owners’ Club of 04I9 362 375 [M] Max Lewis Australia Inc. is a member of the [email protected] AOMC Liaison Offi cers~ INSTANT CAR OF THE YEAR Association of Motoring Clubs. Activity Coordinator ~ Lee Dennes Max Lewis [03] 9372 092I [H] PAGE 27 The views expressed in this 0438 286 I8I [M] Russell Wade [03] 9570 3486 [H] YOU SED PAGE 35 publication are not necessarily [email protected] Club Permit & Safety Offi cers~ those of CCOCA or its Committee. Spare Parts Offi cer~ Lance Wearne Russell Wade [03] 9570 3486 [H] MISSED OPPORTUNITIES? Neither CCOCA nor its Committee 0424 054 724 [M] Philip Rogers [03] 5944 309I [H] PAGE 36 can accept any responsibility for [email protected] Ted Cross [03] 98I9 2208 [H] NONCONFORITY? any mechanical advice printed in, or Publication Editor ~ Leigh Miles Librarian ~ Max Lewis IT’S DE RIGEUR PAGE 42 adopted from this publication. [03] 9888 7506 [H] [03] 9372 092I [H] SCULPTED IN STEEL PAGE 58 The Club cannot accept any [email protected] [email protected] responsibility for, or involvement in, Committee Persons ~ Club Shop ~ Vacant THE BEST, BETTERED PAGE 62 any business relationship that may Max Lewis [03] 9372 092I [H] [email protected] VALE ROBERT OPRON occur between an advertiser and a Russell Wade 040I 859 704 [M] ICCCR Representative ~ PAGE 72 member of the Club. Bruce Stringer 04I2 342 706 [M] Ted Cross [03] 98I9 2208 [H] PHOTOTHÈQUE 1 & 2 PAGE 76 FOUR OF THE BEST PAGE 84 LLifeife MMembersembers MMembershipembership CCoverover ImageImage The committee awards life Annual Membership is $35 and The cover image is taken from I924 5CV FOR SALE PAGE 98 membership to Club members in printed editions of ‘Front Drive’ are The Citroën Magazine, Number CLASSIFIED ADS PAGE I0I recognition of their contribution posted to Australian addresses for an I7, published in November, I985 by to, and support of, the Club. Life additional $45 per year. Citroën Cars Ltd., Slough, UK. The memberships have been awarded to: photo was taken by Nigel Arter CContributorsontributors Sue Bryant 20I7 Contributors to this edition of Brian Wade 20I7 ‘démarreur’ include Nigel Arter, Rob Little 20I2 MMeetingseetings Tess Burfurd Daniel Denis, Richard Ted Cross 20I2 Club meetings are held on the fourth DDeadlineeadline Fewster, Ronan Glon, Malcolm Peter Boyle 2003 Wednesday of every month [except The deadline for the next edition of Greenway, Craig Keller, Max Lewis, Jack Weaver I99I December] at 7:30pm. The venue ‘Front Drive’ is Wednesday, I9 May, Julian Lombard, Julian Marsh, Frédéric Nance Clark I984 is the Frog Hollow Reserve Rooms, and for ’démarreur’ it is Monday, 2I Maury, Aarnout Pluijgers, LJK Setright, Fordham Ave., Camberwell. June and Graham Wilson CCitroëningitroëning Club Permit applications the club including fi nancial Club permit renewals can be SPARE PARTS & TOOLS CLUB SHOP OTHER CLUBS to VicRoads must be validation. sent to PO Box 52 Balwyn, Contact Lance Wearne. Club Shop is presently Vic www.citcarclubvic.org.au accompanied by a RWC [pre New Permit holders must Victoria. 3I03 with a stamped Phone: 0424 054 724 [if not operating. For further NSW www.citroencarclub.org.au I949 cars can be inspected supply the Club with return envelope or signed you do phone, please do information please contact QLD www.citroenclubqld.org by a Club Safety Offi cer], approved photos, club permit at club meetings/events if so at a reasonable hour] or the Club’s President. SA www.clubcitroensa.com ownership validation and number and expiry date. the appropriate offi cers are [email protected]. WA www.citroenwa.org.au VicRoads forms endorsed by present. au Tas www.citroentas.org 4 AAustralia’su s t r a l i a ’ s NNationala t i o n a l InternetI n t e r n e t MagazineM a g a z i n e forf o r CitroënC i t r o ë n OwnersO w n e r s anda n d EnthusiastsE n t h u s i a s t s 5 EEdd SSeded PPrezrez SSezez the mooted six-cylinder engine then undertook the post Cit-In fi rst fl agged to the Com- was neither developed nor fi t- ur CCOCA AGM was run, which was also a time to mittee the idea of focussing ted. Indeed it was never fi t- conducted by Zoom with unwind after the hectic Cit-In Ithis edition of our magazine on ted. Of course, neither was the Oproxy voting. We had a quorum, activities. the CX well over a year ago. As much vaunted triple-rotary mo- and most of our existing com- It is now time for members to the owner of both a GS and CX, tor: that was a good thing, as it mittee members were re-elect- turn their attention towards our two designs created by the ge- happened. ed. We wish to welcome Marg June Long Weekend/OzTraction nius of Robert Opron I must ex- Ronan Gloan’s interesting ar- Towt to our 202I committee. event in the Bairnsdale area. press a personal view that the ticle, written on the occasion of Marg also worked on the recent June can be cold in Gippsland, CX is more beautiful of the two. the model’s 40th Anniversary, Cit-In joint committee and will but the welcome will be warm I know many will declaim that gives more insight on the car’s be a valuable addition to our and the run being organised by the SM has to be the zenith of development. group. Lee Dennes will be well worth his work, but my vote goes to The fi rst Australian review of After many years of faith- the effort. We personally hope the CX. the CX, based on the launch ful committee work, Kay and to see you there. Little was I to know last year undertaken north of the Arctic Robert Belcourt did not wish to Welcome to our newest that the death of Robert Opron Circle, appeared in ‘Wheels’ in continue their positions in 202I. members, Grahame Maddeford would cast a shadow over this May of I974 and this is accom- So, a special thank you to them and Glenys Watt from New edition. Various motoring jour- panied by a I977 review of the both for jobs well done. The po- South Wales, Bauke Meijer from nalists have written obituar- Prestige from the UK magazine, sition of Club Shop is now va- Tasmania. Peter Moore from ies for Opron, but I think that ‘What Car?’ cant. Western Australia, and not for- penned by Julian Marsh has to The car was given a make-over Max Lewis has fully taken over getting our good friends Ray and be the best. Julian has kindly giv- in I985 at the hands of Geoff the reins of the Library and it Julie Potts and Dave Rogers and en his approval for it to re-print- Matthews, who was Chief De- is being re-vamped. A couple Mary Noonan from Victoria. ed here in full. signer for Exteriors, under the of valuable library books have We have heard recently that But, the CX did have its short- watchful eye of Carl Olsen. In been previously borrowed but Robert Opron died on March comings, especially at its launch. common with the update of the not returned ~ we would like 29. He had a long and produc- But these should be laid at the GS which had been launched them back. If you have a CCO- tive life, and was responsible for feet of Opron. The fact that Cit- fi ve years previously the sleek CA library book in your pos- many fi ne Citroën designs, in- roën was so cash-strapped that stainless steel bumpers were re- session, please get in touch with CContinuedontinued oonn pagepage 6 placed by composite bumpers. Max about its timely return. [li- While welcomed at the time, [email protected]] many now feel both cars lost Helen and I have just returned some of Opron’s original design from the joint CCCV/CCOCA fi nesse in doing so.