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FRONT DRIVEA USTRALIA ’ S N ATIONAL M AGAZINE F OR C ITROËN O WNERS A ND E NTHUSIASTS CITROËN CLASSIC OWNERS CLUB OF AUSTRALIA Australia’s National Citroën Car Club MAY / JUNE ’09 VOL 33 NO 1 44 A USTRALIA’ S N ATIONAL M AGAZINE F OR C ITROËN O WNERS A ND E NTHUSIASTS 1 POSTAL ADDRESS MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE SUPPORT CITROËN CLASSIC OWNERS Annual Membership is $45. For PRESIDENT — Edward Cross WEB WALLAH — Jeff Pamplin CLUB of AUSTRALIA Inc. overseas membership add $12. [03] 9819 2208 [H] [03] 9523 0210 [H] The address of the Club and MEETINGS [email protected] [email protected] this magazine is: Club meetings are held on the fourth SECRETARY — Clare Hadaway MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY — PO Box 52, Balwyn, Victoria, 3103. Wednesday of every month [except [03] 9598 6888 [H] Jeff Pamplin Th e Club’s website is: December] at 8pm. Th e venue is the [email protected] [03] 9523 0210 [H] www.citroenclassic.org.au Canterbury Sports Ground Pavilion, TREASURER — Ruth Pilens [email protected] Citroën Classic Owners Club of cnr Chatham and Guildford Rds, [email protected] AOMC LIAISON OFFICERS — Australia Inc. is a member of the Canterbury, Victoria. Melway Ref Ted Cross [03] 9819 2208 [H] 46, F10. ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR — Association of Motoring Clubs. Annette Molesworth Russell Wade [03] 9570 3486 [H] Th e views expressed in this publication LIFE MEMBERS [email protected] CLUB PERMIT & SAFETY OFFICERS — are not necessarily those of CCOCA Th e committee awards life membership SPARE PARTS OFFICER — Rob Little Russell Wade [03] 9570 3486 [H] or its Committee. Neither CCOCA, to Club members in recognition of [03] 5823 1397 [H] Peter Boyle [03] 9470 8080 [H] nor its Committee can accept any their contribution to, and support of, [email protected] Mel Carey [03] 9419 4537 [H&B] responsibility for any mechanical the Club. Life members are: LIBRARIAN — Michael Molesworth advice printed in, or adopted from this PUBLICATION EDITOR — Leigh Miles Peter Boyle 2003 [email protected] publication. Jack Weaver 1991 [03] 9888 7506 [H] [email protected] CLUB SHOP — Peter James The Club cannot accept any Nance Clark 1984 [email protected] responsibility for, or involvement in, CONTRIBUTORS COMMITTEE PERSONS — Bernie Hadaway ICCCR REPRESENTATIVE — any business relationship that may Contributors to this edition of ‘Front [03] 9598 6888 [H] Ted Cross [03] 9819 2208 [H] occur between an advertiser and a Drive’ include: Sue & Yellowy Bryant, [email protected] member of the Club. Ted Cross, Ian McDermott, James STATE ACTIVITY CO-ORDINATORS — Brian Wade COVER IMAGE Simkins and Brian Wade ACT Mike Neil [email protected] [02] 6254 1040 [H] 04 1821 1278 [M] Th e cover image is taken from Traxion NSW Bert Houtepen volume 27 #12, the magazine of DEADLINE [02] 9746 9920 Traction Avant Nederland Club Th e deadline for the next edition of calendar and depicts a Traction PUBLIC OFFICER — Peter Boyle ‘Front Drive’ is Friday, May 15, 2009. competing in the 1938 Harz Rally in [03] 9470 8080 Germany and is from the archives of ruff [email protected] the ANWB. CITROËNING CH Plates About to Arrange a Classic/Historic Permit for your For Spare Parts & Tools Club Shop Other Clubs Send your annual CH renewal Citroën? Contact Rob Little. Phone: For Citroën models, VIC: www.citcarclubvic.org.au form to PO Box 52, Balwyn, CH permit applications must be accompanied by a RWC. Th e [03] 5823 1397 or spareparts@ memorabilia and other NSW: www.citroencarclub.org.au/ 3103. Please do the right onus is on owners to demonstrate that their cars are safe. Feel free citroenclassic.org.au [If you items contact Ted Cross WA: www.citroenwa.com.au thing and enclose a stamped, to consult our Permit Offi cers for advice regarding getting your car phone, please do it at a on [03] 9819 2208 or QLD: www.citroenclub.org addressed envelope. on the road, and keeping it going. reasonable hour.] [email protected]. www.doublechevrons.aunz. au com 2 A USTRALIA’ S N ATIONAL M AGAZINE F OR C ITROËN O WNERS A ND E NTHUSIASTS 3 Volume 33, Number 1 – the start Simkins. James hails from South ith this issue we are for the coming year received renewal of another CCOCA year. And, I Africa, has lived in Sydney and now heading into winter. forms. We apologise for this. If there hope, the start of another round calls the USA home. WRecently we have had a is a renewal form with this edition of of great Citroën articles to keep Th e fi rst apeared fi rst in ‘Classic huge number of activities involving ‘Front Drive’, then you can be pretty you all happy. and Sportscar’ and the second was CCOCA members, which is a good certain we have not received your At the AGM I reported that dur- originally written for the South sign of an active club membership. If payment. If you are un-sure just ing 2008/09 two major publica- African Citroën Club. you are not restoring your Citroën contact the Membership Secretary tions had given Finally, Ian Mcdermott’s long- you should be ED SED us permission promised article on weighing your driving it ! At the French PREZ SEZ to re-print articles. Th is gives us Traction has surfaced. Discover access to the ‘Daily Telegraph’ in new uses for your bathroom scales Car Festival, in London [for whom the like of on page 32. Melbourne, our member, John for guidance. ‘Top Gear’s’ James May writes] Sue and Yellowy Bryant tell me Buckley had his beautiful 1949 Recent cost increases [includ- and to ‘Auto&Design’ magazine, that bookings for OzTraction as Traction Avant on display for the ing printing, postage and insur- published in Italy. Th is, I believe progressing really well. Remember fi rst time [after a 30years owner- ance] have forced us to increase the makes us unique in the Citroën- that spaces this year are strictly ship] and won the prize for the best membership fee this year – for the club world – unfetered access to limited and if you do not register Citroën. Congratulations John, I am fi rst time in many years. We hope some the best automotive journal- soon, the spaces may all be gone. extremely pleased you received this you will agree that membership of ism in the world. It would be a real shame for you award for all of your eff orts over the CCOCA remains great value for Having said that, there is nothing to miss Wheatland Wandering past few years. money. from either of those publications OzTraction. Th is year’s CitIn was a fantastic Th e other important event for this issue. Enjoy, event for those who attended and you to join is the annual Traction We do however, have two excel- Leigh F Miles the local committee deserves every- June Long Week End – this year lent Traction articles from James one’s gratitude for a job well done. I OzTraction will be run in Horsham. know my good friends Liz Pike and This is a great town to visit and John Henderson personally spent Leigh and Sue are bound to have a untold hours honing the event and list of great things to do. So do not Les Tapping and the entire com- wait until the last moment – sign CONTENTS mittee are to be congratulated. We up now while there is still space. We met many old friends and quite a Ed Sed Page Tough Lough Page hope to see you there. few new ones and this is what these Th e fi nal important ‘once in a Prez Sez Page Tech Talk – Weighing In events provide. A great selection of life time’ event is the 75th Anniver- Page Citroëns was on display and they sary Traction run which Brian and A-Tractions Page even resurrected the Motorkhana, Esther Wade have organised for Club Permit Update [Vic] which was expertly run by Chris us all. I think there may still be a OzTraction – Wheatland Page Bennett. fi nal few spaces available before the Wandering Page Now we can look forward to entries are permanently closed. If Heures, Ans Page the next CitIn, which will be held you remember the DS anniversary Years of Tractioning in Tasmania. event Brian organised so well, you Page Fleet Follies Page Your membership fee for will want to join this special event 2009/10 is now due. Renewal forms Prodigal Son Page Classified Ads Page – but be very, very quick. were sent with the last edition of Enjoy your Citroën every day. Uruguay Traction Page ‘Front Drive’, however inadvertently Ted Cross – President some of you who have already paid 4 A USTRALIA’ S N ATIONAL M AGAZINE F OR C ITROËN O WNERS A ND E NTHUSIASTS 5 CONTACT: Helen Cross OK, it’s not 100% Citroën, but Please note: if no bookings have been received for an Event, by the [email protected] goodness, it sounds like fun! Hot supper, as well booking deadline, the Event will be automatically cancelled. Churchill Island is a conserva- tion park, and the place where • JUNE Victoria’s fi rst crops were grown. A-TRACTIONS Linked by causeway to Phillip OOZTRACTIONZ T R A C T I O N ‘‘090 9 Island, the island combines his- – WWHEATLANDH E A T L A N D superb opportunity to publicise the toric buildings, fragrant heritage WWANDERINGA N D E R I N G • MAY Club, in this the 75th Anniversary gardens, ancient Moonah trees WHEN: Friday, June 5 RRACVA C V CCLASSICL A S S I C of the Traction Avant.