AUTUMN ISSUE t9
DRIYE VOLUME .L4 No' I'
The Magazine of the CIIR.OIIN CT,ASSIC OWNERS CLUB OF AUSTRALIA Inc.
THE CAR THAT CR,OSSED THE SAHARA
The 7.5 h.p. Z-seoter fl 95 !-'-""""" ' ""'."""""""i 3 Engincers haoe rcarduccd, i Thc Cilr*n i rhe design ond i rn tir'r 7'5 h.p. Mdel, i t? i',""::'' ;,'l;! 1",:r :o'.^'rT:il;*!^: i uscd crossintg the Sohora. ,--ii ,rn lor i i...... Built on the lines of c bigsgf
4 CVI i nders, Water- @oled . Back Axle with differentiql. Electric Lighting & Sto,rting. 5 Michelin Wheels &Tyres. Mogneto lgnition. TaxfSperqnnum.
Registered by AUSTRALIA POST tubI ication IrIo : VBH2 L27 ffirilA$Hilp ccocAsHoP is preased to announce that arl-new T-shirts and sroppy Joes are now available. Most old designs, as previousry featureil-6n this page wiII no longer be availabie. s6, take tlris last opportunity to order these designs, before they are replaced, by contacting me elther by ,phone or in writing. The two (with more to come in due course) designs available are shown berow. The TRACTToN design is printed ln deep blue and the 2c\r design ln red. Both are availabre on pristine white, puRE corroN loose fit T-shirts, long sleeved tops or sroppy Joes. you can order. these great new tops slmply by filring in the- order form incruded with this magazine and sending it, with palzment, direct to me. How nuch, for these great PURE COTTON fashion items, essential for the welI dressed Cltroenist? T-Shirts $1 5. 00, plus p+p Long-sleeved tops $20.00, plus p+p Sloppy Joes $30. 00, plus p+p AND Dontt forget at every meeting, ccocAsHop has a range of moders that is continualry changing. so come along and see if we can help with that ellusive model that has been missing from your collection. ccocAsHoP also now has glass alil3r".", suitable for beer, mixed drinks or cordial, decorated with the TRACTION design. (Unfortunately, these are not available by mall ordeit ) AND CCOCASHOP also has for supply by post, high guality photocopies of 4 and 5-cylinder Traction workshop Manuars and spare pirts catarogues. $lorkshop Manuals - 4 Cylinder $25.00, plus p+p - - 5-Cy1inder $25.00, plus p+p Spare Parts Catalogues - 4 Cyllnder $25.00, plus p+p - 6-Cylinder $25.00, plus p+p
This adrrert frcm tlre I920's features Citroenrs B2 rncdel . A team of these CCOCA Inc. is a membr of the cars set up with Cibroen-Kegresse ASSOCIATION OF I\O{TORI}G CLUBS ffiSI{ 0810 862s haff track rear drives had jrrst be- corrE ttre first cars to cross tlre G. P.O. Box 237 4V , Me Ib. 3001 . Sahara in L922/L923. FRONT DRIVE
CCOCA POSTAL ADDRESS ccocA collllITTEE 1990 P0 Box 52 PRESIDEilT DRIYE BALYN YIC 3TO3 David Giddings 3 Cross Street Canterbury Vic 3126 The Magazine of the 6038 Phone: (03) 836 crrno iix CIAssIc owNERs aL-LIB oF AUSTRALIA Inc' SECR,ETARY
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Ted Cross 16 Buvel of llynd Greetings ! ! Doncaster Vi c 3109 fast Well ttre inpossible has Phone: (03) 842 4845 happened. Bitl Graham is giving SPARE PARTS OFFICER up the editorship of tlre rnagazi.ne Peter Boyl e and f have the honor:r of fol lcnr- 35 N*tnan Street ing. Thornbury Vic 3071 Phone: (03) 480 3560 Being a nrernber of only three years f decided to read al I ttre past ACTIYITIES OFFICER L I BRARIAN issues of ttre rnagazine and hras a Lawrence Robi n Sni th Ron bit staggered to learn of tlre o The magazine of the Citroen Clessic Owners Club of Australia Incorporaled t FRONT DRIVE CCOCA CALENDER 1990 FRI JUN 8-1 1 Austraction g0 WED JUN 27 Open nioht WED JUL 25 Gbneralheetino SUN JUL 29 Day run to Coolirt,Somers WED AUG22 Open nioht SUN AUG 26 Technic5! day WED SEP 26 General meeiino SUN SEP 30 CIub auctio n/BB"O WED ocT 24 Open night SUN OCT 28 Joint concourse with CCCV SUN NOV 18 Qay run to Werribee park WED NOV 28 General meetino SAT DEC 8 Break-up dinner" CtUB REPORT -dvas t l.iuch neecieC [.;e ve beeneo I];Ced ! r.reticulcr:s erfort A rnajor trir:r.Ph cf recent ti-iPs in crcer to l:ring tire ciiange into fr.:- on r,embers ivho is that CCOCA has beccr-re C@CA Inc. ition a fact. noc lost ano spontane- t,htve been "Inced" incorporated ! atcencec the lay ir,eeting Yes, the Cit-rq=n CLassic Otmers ous Ii' applaucied the announcenent - CIub of Australia Incrcrporated j-s nol our proPer nanein a legal sense Alcng the t^/dY '.t€ have :-.anageci to ancj r*e'll all have to get used to upgrac,e the uording cf the C@CA Inc it ano remer.iber to use this in refer- constitution io be identical with Urat rinE to the club in anl' qcrl:esponience of tlre "DoeJirent of Incorpcration". as percliancre have noticecl with the }'ou A requirenrent has been to aPPoint c'urrent r-.:ag'asine ani stationarY. a ''Proper Officer" , anC club stal- iiaturally, in casual usage the wart John tbuche has taken on the role. olo raLriliar CCOCA (cocker) is scill t'hese changes hpve been crcnsioereo ano perfec'cly acceptable. lrayi:e in the ratifiec by ;reriibers at the regular futr-ire CGlCi\ Inc rlill beccl're asi r-ar'- i:eetings a^nd at, '"he AGill.A l,ore oetail- ous (but for ii-fferent reasons ! ) as eo outline will ap-cear in a later ecli- T,JA INC t tion of the naEazine. Creoit for org'anising tire ch':nge Incorporation is highly reccrtrEn- .rust go Prez. Davici Giciiings ano Peter oed for all clubs ano the like. Ttte Slrrr,enauer , aiieo bi/that "LEEAL AD\trS- i:njor actvarrtage being in fiririting Lre CR." with the oulcet tones, Jon Faine ' llability falling on Ccnr,rittee and Ttlart](s r,ust also Eo to tlre staff of the general rnericers should tlre club be victorian ccr_ccrate Affairs office for sueo over scrrE nisirap etc. their heIPfuI assistance . 2 The magazine of the Cilrocn Classic Ownert Club of Australia Incorporeled FRONT DRIVE PRESIDENT,S REPORT $BNIED PrefferablY alive. (vfuo else would do tlre job?) Wkrat else set these rnugs MARK VICKERY apart in threse mug shots? Apart frcnt 'threir obvious good looks , these CCOCA nrenrbers ( sorry CEGA Inc) have drawn t}te short straw for L990/I99I- DA\TTD GIDDI]iGS These Poor unfortunates are the ones utro arrange the events and rallys, 9et the goodies for the club shop, look after the club lib- rary and nagazine, fr:nds, rec'ords and things legal and rePresent tlre club. Such a dedication to things CITROBiIIAN alnrost brings on a mild cardiac arrest. lED CROSS Ttris Year we have again have a mix of old and new. Sdre of them I,ASIRBICE rrkry want change bY next Year is it your turn to "volllnteer" ? Thanl Grakram (Editor) . ROBIN SMITTI Tharks to tkrose rafro have tvolunteered" DYIAN WEEB PEFUTB rcYLE I,EIGH I{ILES The magazine of the Cilroen Classic Owners Club of Auslralia Incorporated 3 FRONT DRIVE fest vvef@A THE,TRACTIOTIIS AtrIH?BD It ttould be easy to overlook thre rrcnical Iy , the venerable f ir.r,r of rear drive Citroens retrospectively Panharo et Levassor -/vas eventual ly tenned ttre t traction .arriere' . After srvdl lorr'eo up by Citroen in the I950's aII , frcnr any perspective later than Citroen agEressively took on tlre ru-id 30's, the Citroen iiEr::que has the r,orld ;shen he turned frori ::unitions beeen associated with the 'traction prcouction for France dr:ring= the First avant' concept. In fact Citroen has 'rbrlc !,rar. He set out to IiIEts procuce been credited withr the swi-ng to front cars for a trarrsport stanied L\:rope ratreel drive (alrrcst an avalanche) and f.roiir a base at O;ai de .javal wlttr as rrr€nrbers will l L The magazine oI the Citroen Classic Owners CIub of Australia Incorporated FRONT DRIVE An ldeal "Ladyts Car", often in "Cit- roen yelloh/" paint, it has beccnre irl- nrrrtalised as tlre 5CI/. lbst signific- 82 Caddy sporr _ antly , in Ar:stralia, it becanre tlre first car to be driven right arcund ttre continent in L922. Amazingly ttre car still o ShptypeC-7922 The magazine of lhe cilroen classic owners club of Auslralia Incorporaled 5 / FRONT DRIVE Rosalie (Little 82 halftrack (Sahara) _ III Rosalie) 7924 was a newly released gA of 1933. f t covered 3001000 km in I34 days.at an average speed of 93 kph Thre first six ryIinder engine and in doing so broke 105 world was introduced in L928. Tttis hlas thre records and I93 internationar figures. C-6. In 1931 , L932 threre continued rn cerebration the nanE the series of haff track "raids". "Fk)sali-e" was applied to all new 8 and l0 series Ttre nrcst spectacttlar being the Yellotr.r cars. Raid frcrn Beimt to Peking ratren tfiey By the early I930's rear drive crossed thre Hirmlayas and then thre Citroens featured alt the essential Cobi desert in Citrcen C-4's and n*rn features he have crcrrE to expe- C-5's using ttre Citroen-Kegresse half ct in such cars. B/en independant track systenr.Thle story of that adtren- front sustrEnsion hras fitted to scrre ture is sbggering and r,rrcI I r,lorth the rear drives ix 1934 using the torsj.on read. bars to be seen on the front drives More pfiIicity caIIE Citroen's for tlre noct 23 years. Very econcm- way witlr ttre "Rosalie" series of end- ical diesels eventually appeared urance nns sponsored by *rc Yacco in 1935 the IIUD. OiI Ccnpany in 1931 to 1933.Rosalie ft would appear by no$/ that I hras a tr:ned and streamUxed C-6 Andre Citroen believed that the rear uitrich set 15 international records drive had been developed as as wars in an 11 day period on tlre Montlhery practical tlrough sqrrc would dis- track in october /novernber I93I. Exlte that viery ncr^r . Clearly to him Rosalie II (a C-6G) was driven day the tinE had ccrre for the next big and night by five driver to cover developnental step into front rlfieel I00,000km in 40 days. EventuallY it drive. Hq,vever , to hedge ttre ccnp- covered 1311000 lxn averaging I04kPh. any's bets and to sen/e ttre mcre GrIy anticipated consr-unnables !€re conser:vative rnctoring faction, rear lorred and ttre rrcrld long distance al drive lrrculd crcntinue parat lel to record was shattered! ! Andre was front drives r:ntil 1938 with thre delighted wittr thre result and off- tlpes 7UA, I0CV, IICV and IIUA ered take on al l corlErs. to tlrese shared nrctors wittr the cprresponding front drive versj.ons. 'interior 81{ saloon - 7927 10A S-seat drive' - 1934 6 The magazine of the Cilroen Classic Owners Club of Auslralia Incorporaled FRONT DRIVE VOITU FIES DE TOUR. ISM E G[TROE Other nranufacturers also lalr,orrrru hedged their betsin this Period of transition. Lj.corne bought Traction Avant bodies and Pcr^Ier r:nits frqn Citroen but turned threm out as rear drive cars. Delage adaPted Traction Avant bodies to fit onto threir crvn rear drive chassis. This is enough to confuse anyone! ! ! ! In conclusion we must say that rear drives have a resPected and essential role in the history of ttre Citroen llldrgue. Scf,ne were relative ccnnDn in Australia usually fitted with local timber and netal."bodies on the inported rolling chassis. C@CA members sr)i' are thre proud cwners and restor- Lo Cbllrtr ..f Lllra Cooplltcooat tqrrlpf ot Cerrur6 : ers of several suPerb exanPles. Bi I 1 Graham Tbe magazine of lhe Cilroen Classic Owners Club of Ausiralia Incorporated FRONT DRIVE LEIGH ANd AI{NEIIE MASONI S two 5CV'S ! ! TREFLE _ THE Il'{ItORTAL CLOVERLEAF crrnoEN This venerible sprite. the SCV Trdfle is now more than 5O years young and still to be mel all over the French countryside: and verY likely all over the world loo PETB. MYLE'S L923 B2 At CrcMO UE,BOTJRNE) Bur le radiateur. The magezlne of lhe Citroen Classic Owners Club of Auslralia Incorporaled FRONT DRIVE Ttre following artj-cle appeared in "The Autcnrobile" Brian Barry's Citroen C6F by David Hawtin r14 D!vmrr-1,, Ilr /llh<., ,*!rff; :'../LY." iJrlE-L' r Er {$ The magazine of the Cilroen Classic Owners Club of Auslralia Incorporated FRONT DRIVE Above: The restorotion is a oedit to owncr Bian Booy. Below eople had been telling Citroen left: For a rnass-produced car the Cittoenhas consiitnable style. in the Below: From the rear scrapyard for fore he the ci*oot could easily be mistakm foi an finally Amrican car found the time i it. At - Andri citroen would not hioe been offended. wheel drive ,There - something even rarer,,, said Brian. are not very many rear-wheer drive Citroens left, and a lot of people today don't realise that Citroen even made rear-wheel- drive cars"! continued on page 50 The magazine of the Cilroen Classic Owners Club of Australia Incorporeted FRONT DRIVE THE AUTOMOBILE, DECEMBER 1989 Above: The mgine cornpartment is desigttcd for functiott, not elegance, Lefh Sad Citroen - as discooqed in a scrapyard. The C5R for that was what it was, had Brian was able to obtain most of what five coats of ICI polprrethane reached transport an advanced state of decay. The he paint, with the customary flatting bottom eight inches of the body and le- down between coats. "It's the prior doors had rotted away, and the entire in preparation work that counts", Brian roof had collapsed. "I eventually bought Berkeley's extreme rarity meant that told me. 'The flatting down, and then it in 1980. It cost me €1,000 in that stite, Brian could find no other example to the bringng the colour back. And I so the chap obviously knew that he,d got use as a something that was worth a few bob,,, this was the time The Berkeley should have a sliding got an old car, it's nice to have real sun-roof, but as the original had depth in the colour". completely rotted away, Brian had no The Berkeley's interior was re- pattern to work from. Of the car's upholstered in leather by one of Brian,s of a bad state, everything else was there, major components, the roof is the only customers, Terry Sterlin g of Clacton, and once you've got something, you can one which is non-original. The car was using two complete hides. The seat always have a pattern made frorr it.,, dismantled in Brian's garage at home, bases' wooden frames 'were riddled Brian researched the history of the CdF and the components were then with woodworm, and these were re- at Beaulieu, and discovered that it was trailered to Anglian Rust-Guard , dt constmcted out of ash and horsehair, manufactured as two models; the Brightlingsea, for sand-blasting. Brian with neur springs, 'where needed. 'Berkeley', and the 'Buckingham,. The earns his living by servicing and Restoration of the interior.:cost f7OO, Berkeley model (which is what Brian's maintaining modern Citroens, and re- despite Brian saving money by lining car proved to be) came with a leather assembly was carried out in his the doors with vinyl rathe'f interior, and chrome ,,than bumpers and hub- workshop at Great Oakley, Essex. The leather. (A rhird hide for the'dbors caps. The Buckingham was the tyres were all flat and badly perished, would have cost another €150). The cheaper version, with cloth uphols ter!, but when pumped up they stayed up, Berkeley has a tumbler-type speedo- . and no chrome. Brian is a member of and served to keep the car mobile for meter just like the CX, qnd ttds and the the Cinoen Car Club, and believes his the next three years. The rot-affected- wind-up clock wene cleaned and rebuilt C5F to be the only surviving model in areas of the doors and body were cut by retired watctrmaker in the village of the country. He knows of just one out, and steel sheet welded in. A high- " other car in Britain, Great Oakley: the only new part requird and that is a build cellulose filler was used to fill the being a face for French-built left-hand-drive the clock version remaining indentations, and then the The Berkeley's engine brought over from ,,Weren't is a six- ]ersey. body panels were brush-painted with cylinder side-valve of 2,442cc, the they all French-built then?,,, I hear you dramatic say. demise of which was the Well no they weren't, for Brian's likely reason for car first saw the light the car's abandon- of d"y at ment. The motor had thrown a rod Citroen's factory at Slough. The which had punched an enormous hole massive factory on the Slough Trading in the crankcase. Brian reckons that Estate was established in 1gZG, ar,d the cooling water had frozen one winter, cracking the block, and distortint the liner of number one cylinder. On re-start, the piston had come up against the broken liner, jamrned, and snapped the rod. The able to send Brian information car about had then been abandoned to its fate. ol engine numbers, which established never that his found the gudgeon pin!,, car was manufactured in late remarked Brian 1929. Local research revealed that the Because of the gaping hole in the car once belonged to a local farmer, crankcase, the weather had got at the reputedly used it to transport tho his engine's internals, which aJ a result pigs to market ! were a mass of rust. Brian first gly, spare parts Shock absotb*t ate Delco-Remy, mafu .Not-gurprisin are removed the sump, then turned the virtually non-existent in Britain, but by Inoejoy in the United States. motor upside doum and filled it with a The magazine of the Cilroen Classic Owners Club of Australia Incorporated 11 FRONT DRIVE THE AUTOMOBILE, DECEMBER 1989 The intqior looks opulent a tna,ss- mixture of oil and parafiry to act as an when you're workint on old stuff, you for produced cAr. easing agent. After a fotrr-month soak, can't throw things awdlr you've got to the motor came apart easily. Repair of re-Eranufacture". The Citroen's motor a five gramme variation in con-rod the substantial damage was uses plain bearings throughout its weight permitted. However, the accomplished by the ingenious bottom end, with the bearing surfaces combination of old and new pistons combination of some unlikely being built up by whitemetaling, and has not proved entirely satisfactory, materials. "The liner of number one then line-bored. For this prrocess Brian with perceptible vibration setting in cylinder consists partly of a 4" cast-iron again sought the help o] a previous above 30mph, and Brian acknowledges drainpipe", Brian confessed. "We had generation of engineers. "l didn't that more work will be needed on the to bore out the block and then sleeve it fancy taking the risk of sending the engine. Seven of the valves were badly with the drainpip", plus two 2CV parts awd!, but there's not many worn, and were replaced with new cylinder barrels with the fins machined people around this neck of the woods spares from France, and Brian re-used off! It was the only way out the who can do that process ", Brian - the old springs. Some of the cam original liner was very thick, and the explained. "T'he chap that linebored surfaces were slightly pitted, but the block had to be bored out greatly and white-metaled the bearings for me, camshaft was basically sound. He also oversize to remove all the damage." is an ex-garage owner who's now acquired a French gasket set for the The 2CV barrels were inserted one re6red. Drring the course of the strip engine, but French-built motors must above the other in order to achieve a down, one of the main-bearing caps have been slightly smaller than the bore of the required depth, and then had been lost. Although I got a Slough ones, as every gasket turned bored to the correct diameter. The replacement from France, it turned out out to be too small! The only gasket join between them remains below the to be too small, and so this chap which fitted, was the copper sheet rings when the piston is at bottom- machined a new bearing cap out of a cylinder-head gasket. dead-centre. block of solid bronze for me. Finding The Berkeley was priced at f,289 in The machining work was carried out replacement pistons of the corect size 7929, when a basic car, such as the by the late Les Green of Greensped, was very difficult. I managed to locate Model T Ford, cost around €150. As an engineer who was experienced in four Hepolites that were virhrally the befiB a car aimed at the hucury end of pre-war engine technolory. '"With an same, through one of the factors I the market, the Berkeley's engine is old engine, it's a good idea to find llse, and I was able to utilise two of the extensively rubber-mounted, and someone who's an old hand at the old ones which weren't badly employs a Lanchester balancer, keyed game," said Brian. '1(ou can't take it to dama Bed" , said Brian. When the onto the bottom pulley on the front a modern engineering firm because engine was first assembled at the end of the crankshaft, to dampen they may not know how to get around Citroen factory, the crankshaft would torsional vibration. The braking the problem. Today it's a throw-away have been balanced, and the system too, was considered advanced world, when if an engine goes bang, connecting-rods and pistons carefully for its time, being an early example of you just take it out and fit another. But matched for weight, with no more than the Westinghouse vacuum servo 1? The magtzine of lhe Citroen Classic Owners Club of Ausiralia Incorporeled FRONT DBIVE THE AIJTOMOBILE, DECEMBER 7989 design. Brian reckons the servo to be them. The original linings would have part of certain suPPliers. 'nVhen I rartg essential. "When you think of it been softer, and composed mainly of up to enguire about the cost of re- you've got just under two tons of asbestos. Modern linings are asbestos- chroming the bumpers and hub-caPs, motor car, rnaybe doing fifty miles an free, and consequently much harder, they asked for which car, and when I hour..." The threespeed gearbox was and I think they make problems said a 7929 Citroen C6, their immediate not dismantled, but has so-far has worse". New tyres were purchased reaction convinced me that a hnndred given no trouble. Brian simplY from the Fifties Tyre Company, and pounds had iust been Put on the bill. removed the topplate, washed out the cost iust under fr40f,_ for the set. People have this false impression that interior, and soaked the gear-cluster in The radiator has an armoured core of because you own an old car, you must oil and paraffin for three days. The 'honeycomb' constnrctiorr, which Brian have stacks of money, but You don't clutch was re-lined with a new fricHon sent away to be rebuilt by radiator have because an old car takes all your disc obtained from Depanauto, but the specialists'Serck'.'Unforhrnately, they money awayl" pressure-plate and release-bearing are couldn't do anything with it because it So, what does he feel about the originals. "Ttte glory of these old cars had deteriorated so much. All they Berkeley, now it's (almost) finished? is that everything is maintainable", could salvage was the top and bottom "Its not perfect, but I think when remarked Brian. "You can actually tanks. I could have had a radiator you've got an old car like this, You want perfection, because lubricate the clutch release-bearing ,Erird€ of modern materials - but when don't really through a little oil-tube. Today, on a you appreciate that the radiator is you can make it look too new. I've modern car, if your release-bearing exposed at the front of the car with no enjoyed doing it, but I did get to a squeals, there's nothing you can do grille to protect it, and if you're doing stage after about four years when I i.rst about it, the whole lot has to come out forly miles an hour and a stone hits the gave up, and I didn't touch it for about and be replaced. Today's cars aren't radiator . Well, if it's a modern eighteen months. I couldn't see that I made to last. I think in the twenties radiator, it would go straight through was making any headway, but once I they were. For example, the wheel it!" The radiator surround was very got the engine running about two yearc bearings were O.K., but when you see badly corroded at the bottom, and the d1o, my whole attihrde changed, as the the size of them, it's doubtful whether centre spoke was missing. Serck made car seemed to come to life. I'm glad they'd ever wear out, they're a hell of a up a new centre spoke, and the entire that I did the body first, because so big beari.g". The differential received radiator was re-built by hand before re- many people do the engine and even less attention than the gearbox, chroming, at a cost of 8460. mechanics first which is the easiest - then lose interest. and was iust flushed out and refilled The total number of hours which thing to do - and with oil. Brian spent in the course of the nine You see so many advertisements for The brakes were re-lined, and year restoration must remain part-restored cars which just need the although they functioned properly at incalculable, but the cost of materials body doing to complete the iob. first, have since become very noisy. and services comes to over €6,000. Whereas I took the engine out and left Brian attributes this to a combination Brian feels that this figure is inflated it in the corner for three years! It's of thin brake drums and hard modern because of a mistaken attihrde on the been a great experience. I've brake linings. "The brake drums are thorougNy enioyed it, but whether I very thin and prone to distortion, and I Below: would do another one which was so think the linings are chattering against A sAartan ilashboard severely corroded, I doubt." I I The magazine of lhe Citroen Ctessic Owners CIub of Auslralia Incorporaled 13 FRONT DRIVE LETTERS Dear BiII, Questionnary. FoI lcr^ring my preceding books, I Elm ncrv working on thre rcDY : subject of tlre Citroen D.S. a.nd I.D. Was it built in PARIS or SLOTJGH Did it arrived assernbled or was This next book wilt try to it assembled in your countrlr. sum up nost of tlre knor^rledge around Finished or not. this world fanrcus car. Was it painted or prepared. Apart from thre historical Were tlrere special colours rnatter, the precise evolution of for your cor:ntry and rltrat t}te different nodets and all their were they for years of iterns is taken up. production nrcdels. But a large chapter con- cerns teh production over the rryorld EIiGINE 3 especially ni Australia and }lew Did it arrive aI I rpunted Zealand. frqn PARIS (or SIOIGHI ) So, f would like very much Did it have all accessories to assocj-ate your contributions to radiator, carbuurettor etc. this work. Therefore, I enclose a hlere tlrere special accessorj-es questionnarfr r,r*rose ans\,vers wiII be for your cor:ntr1r/custcm / taw of ttre greatest inportance. Did the engine have special Fina1 Iy, f rryould need your tuning proper for your help tgo for tlre ilh.rstratiorrs. so country (climate etc. ) if you have scnre pictures or catal- ogues I would te rncst grateful to ACCESSORIES: you to lend a few of tlrem for thre ,l rartree I s /brrpe rs /head I ights / edition (of- course every docr-unent \__ flashers etc. witl bre-retu:ried in ttre condition lrtrere tlrey PARIS / SI0JGII/ or I received it) rnade in your country t\trc[^I, wit]r If so , ratrat were tlre narrEs am looking fonuard of the makers. neuxs frcnr you and f UPTXCI,STBY Si-ncerely yours, Was it PARIS/SrcIEH/ or crrn country rnade. OL ivier de Serres 3, allee Caude Debussy Whrat materials were used and rrhere corrE 78670 \ILLENNES ST.'R SEINE did they frqn. FRANrcE Ur The magazine of lhe Citroen Classic Owners Club of Australia Incorporrled FRONT DRIVE The Edi tor John Couche To the C i troen zCU Cl ub l,lemberS , Front Dri ve Dear John, Dear DiIIon, I am wr! ng_ on behal group !i n f of a of I read wi th i nterest the I etter fans of the "great ?CV smal I c-ar. publ i shed i n the Summer Edi ti on of Front Dri ve wri tten by Rod Greschke }le are planning to start a club here in from ACT about Gerry Carson and hi s Italy,. one of the few European Li ght I 5. countri es st i I I wi thout one . For ttr t s I woul d now a] so I i ke to "put the boots i nto" Gerry ! I have not had the pleasure of viewing Gemy's car since it has been finish€d, but have seen it on several occassions AI so, i f you have i nformati on about dgri ng i ts restorati on. The workmanshi p meeti ngs and gatheri ngs, rre woul d that I saw on those occassions u{as greatly appreciate the dites and places noth i ng short of bri I t i ant ! so w€, too, can participate. Gerry has gone to the extent of having we hope to return thi s favour i n the many parts cadmi um pl ated before near future and thank you for your pai nti ng whi ch means that those parts assistance. not only have no signs of rust now they probably never wi I I have. The Cordi aI Iy, detai I i n body preparati on, ffi€chani cal work, paint etc has to be seen to be Al berto Crasta properly appreci ated. Via della Grada U/z 401?2 BoI ogna, Italy. Edi tori aI note John couche has repl i ed to Al berto on behal f of ccOcA, ruith an ouil ine of the club and ?CU membership. Mgvbe some of you two pot owners out vgar. there may I i ke to wri te to Al berto direct about your and his ZCV,s. John Couche. Dt.l Tbe mrgezine of lhe Cilroen Classic Owners Club of Auslralia Incorporaled 5 FRONT DRIVE To whom i t may concern, Dear Marc 'l I am the ong t i me owner of a t 934 Ci troen type 8A, chass i s number 516665 Thanks for your I etter about CCOCA and engine number C01930. membership and your Type 8A. The car i s now i n an advanced stage of ['le woul d, of course, be very p] eased to restorat i on . have you and your car as members of CC0CA once aga i n (Marc u,as a member I am most interested in obtaining several years ago, Ed). I have enclosed i nformati on on the type 8A and of an application form and the latest copy others of the same type i n Austral i a. of Front Dri ve for you. To this end I would be interested in joi ni ng your cl ub. I have enclosed some information on the Type 8A which may be of use to you. I al so suggest that you contact the cI ub Hopingthatyoucanassistme in this I i brari an as I thi nk that there are I matter. or 2 books on the model i n the cl ub I i brary. Regards, How about an article for the magazine Marc Fel Iman, 583 Brookton Highway, about you and your car? It woul d be a Karragul 1en, blA 5l I I . good way of letting other rear drive owners know about your car and maybe p. s. The car has a boat tai I 2 seater hel pi ng you wi th your needs. roadster body ( non - ori g i na1 ) however the running gear is a'l I original . I hope to hear from you soon. Regards John Couche. The megazine of the Citroen Classic Owners Club of Auslralia Incorporaled FRONT DRIVE Dear Dil I on, Rod Greschke recently wrote a letter to Bi I t Graham commenti ng that he must be a Bugatti fan - because of the number of menti ons and photographs of the marque that appear i n Front Dri ve from time to time. lrli th that I etter Rod i ncl uded a road test of the Bugatti Royal e Type 4l . Some i nteresti ng poi nts were menti oned i n the arti cl e. For i nstance, di d you know that the Royal es did not have a fl y wheel ? Accord i ng to the art i cI e, the crankshaft, it wel I over 200 I b rlas weight enough and no extra was needed. o Di d you al so know that the beauti ful mach i ned al umi n i um eng i ne that you have al I probably seen (at I east) photos of { was a phoney? Apparently, form was just as i mportant to Ettore Bugatti as ulas funct i on and who wants to I ook at an ugl y cast i ron bl ock So, Ettore 1 deci ded to cover the whol e I of i n a good I ooki ng machi ned al umi ni um ski n ! ! The most amazi ng thi ng of al I though, o concerns the wel I known fact that , ori g i nal l y,' the onl y peopl e who were goi al I owed purchase a t: ng to be to Bugatti Royal e were peopl e of royal bl ood. Aga i n , accord i ng to the art i cl e, Ettore was prepared to make one excepti on to h i s rul e of royal ty and th i s t.las to none other than Andre Ci troen ! Maybe i f Andre had returned the offer, you woul d sti I I be abl e to buy a netr Bugatt i . Reg ard s John Couche The magazine of the Cilroen Classic Owners CIub of Auslralia Incorporaled 1 1 FRONT DRIVE The Edi tor FRONT DRIVE Dear Bill, I've just recei ved recei ved the I atest edi ti on of Front Dri ve and was i nterested to see that Di ck Fewster's Bi g 6 has recently moved to Geel ong under new management. I aI so noted your G[iTR@EINI comments i Concours wi nni ng on ts BIG 6 potenti al and thought you might be i nterested i n my ourn i mpress i ons of i t when I made its acquaintance back in June 1978. That was CCOCA's second Austraction event ( al though i t hadn't gai ned that ti tl e yet) , hel d at Angaston i n the Barossa Val I ey and organi zed i n wi th thf s theory i n ni nd, I bel i eve that conjuncti on wi th the S.A. Tracti on Avant Dick's car nust have once been owned by CI ub. The event was the fi rst publ i c Abrahan Li ncol n. To ne i t gave tie appearance of Dick's Big 6 and, i f my i !,lplgss r'on of bei ng a sta Iel y and memory serves me correctly, it was like {f r ti ng,ui .she! gentl enan , i npdccabl y many other maiden voyages i n that the dressed i n r't 's su f t of bl ack iri tn re? paint was stiIl drying the night before. I eather acces sories. you entered i t wi th Chris Bennett's Big 6 was there also but reverence and you went where i t dei ned wasn't taki ng any cauti ous fi rst steps to take you . A conpl ete contrast ryas I i ke Di ck's was. chris Bennett's Big o of srmilar vi ntage. I can thi nk of no better Later for our I ocal Ci troen CI ub {esc1i pti on f or i t than to say'kept that i t magazi r€, I wrote an account of our tri p r's I I ke ? savage beast. you your from Canberra to Adel aide i n our eyes on i t al I the ti ne as you wa1 ked recently acqui red Light l5 and of the past i t ?nd^ i.f you yere i nprudent enough Si xes I wrote; to stand wi th your back tb i t , i t woui d probabl y bi t your I eg off . " . .. . . Di ck Fewster who nade thl s the f i rst outi ng f or hr's beautif ul I y chr r's, who I an tol d bui I t the car f ron restored '49 Bi g 6. Ardent readers of a box of p r'eces, obvi ou sl y understands I an bl arden' s col unn wi I I recal I that i n it and drives it like the-Deast it r's, a recent edi ti on of the Canberca f rmes ti ng i t i nto subniss f on and t gth. lqt etti ng (Sa turday, Jul y ) he spoke of the i t unl eash it 's pent up hosti I r t l'es i; theory that drivers exchange nol ecules pl aces that f w o-thers dare to go .', wi th thei r nounts so that vehl cles eventual I y assu,,,e the characters of I've heard that the Bennett car i s now thei r owners whi I e the owner, dt the i n Perth and, of course, Jack Hawke has sarne ti ne, s I owl y becones nore I i ke hl's taken the other one to Geel ong. your nachi ne. (I an cl tes the case of a comments i n Front Dri ve make onb thi ng bi cycl e whi ch ras eventual I y hung for clear - while the location of these tw6 nurder but I suspect that thi s ls .rust cars may have chang€d, thei r natures a story or poeti c I i cenc€, as capi tal apparently have not. puni shnent had been abol i shed at the tine of the alleged incident. The truth Regards, is nore I i kel y that the bi cycl e ras sentenced to life inprisonnent). AnW?f, Rod Greschke. 1B The magazine of the Cilroen Classic Owners Club of Auslralia Incorporaled FRONT DRIVE CARTE BI,/INCTIE If you have patd your !999191 subscrlptlon to CCOCI you ;i il'f I nd- a CCOCII nembersht p card enclosed with Your nagazlne. Renewals The card ls a nultl purPose ltem. Please guard ilrembership it and make good use of lt. * It ldentlfies you as a devotee of the marque' pretty * notes your current flnanclal status ln the the past, the comlttee has had' a It In . touards CC0CA Gl ub fl exi bI e ild' iorgt ii ng. attl tude ffi-d;i[r p-i:inewat sl ]bIever, tht s adds to the eiiii;uities of nanaslne the club' Havlng lncorporated ccocA thts yea!': !t seems timeii to iLLp such natters mre shl pshape' Our constttutlon allows for nembershtp to * * an tdendlty label at club or aiter the end of the last Use the cards as valtd for'ii-dir;-(ip.ii bu! other meetingi-- pln tt on your lapel, there ls cI ub y.., rt eo as llarch 2nd, i.Ilti.iiiv tiiln as the AGII for nost a hole provldedl purposes). your ls not ln the Glub lnterests to provlde Stgn your card ntr and carry tt ln wallet It and fact'-Is or glove box. benefitsfornon-relbers r--In contrary io itre requtrenents of lncorporatlor' stippl y parts nes etc Thus , ue wi t t not , - fagazl to non-members; excebt foi prmotlons etc' As ln the past' re rtll contlnue to send out CITROTX CIASSIC OWhIERSI ampte remtndbrs of the need to reneu Ctt B OFAUSIRALIAInc. membershl P. At the current level of ragazlne productlon' rt th I ssues I n Autrn, Il nter, Sprl ng - and is a financial member to Sumerr E rtll send you lhe Auttlr and llnter iisues-of Front Drtvl tf you have been a flnanclal renber ln the preceedlng Glub year. Member's Siguature After that, Do lore unless you have pald up I I You rtll note that, unllke lany clubs' CCOCA does not have an iOOttlonal Jolnlng _ f?e ;ppi t ciUie to net or I apsed.renbershl Ps. It I s ihiortant that thts contesslon ls not abused thi"ough protracted I ate pa,ilents. Here is an exanple of the new nembership card ratrich you should If you are havlng genulne dtfftcultles ulth thes6 arrangements,-Vou- should take the matter sign rntren you receive it. ,p---tn witttng ttn confldence) wlth the secretary. ltc t Dll The magezine of the Cilroen Ctassic Owners Club of Austrrlia Incorporeled 19 FRONT DRIVE CIUB SHOP MIIES, the rnarketer Trade weighted deficit nor^r takes on new meaning with Leigh Miles and his ability to con the TECH TIPS unsuspecting nember frcm ttreir ernbarrassing surph:s cash ! At his first fr:nction as Had aphone cal frcm peter Shylock, Leigh fdatled CIub Shop I Lowrie of Sydrrey (CCOCA iterns to the value of $I07 .24. nenrber) about his Big tlc,h, he iS pushing new itenrs. See 6. ft seems front rafrreel bearings are hard the front cover if you're gane! ! to find. Hurry! ! Write to Citroen's anstter Peter eventual ly obtained those to PauI Keating and ttre rrJ'rt c'Lltr/e. of a Iancia Ganma to fit his Big 5 after a bit of adaptat- ion. TLre replacenent is the sarre Leigh Mlles has been rtorking hard outside dianeter but diffferent on erpanding tlre club shop's range in lengrLtr and inside dianeter. of offerings. fn fact he has nrcbil- hle hope to publish peter's ised He nch/ it ! staks the fol lqping Ietter when it arrives. Is the desirable goodies : Lancia's similar to the Alfa L64 uitrich has been sold here? I{ORI(SHOP MANUAI^S (parts nranuals) hlhat about other bigger front Light 15 or Big 6 utreel drive cars Saab 9000 and Cost : $25.00 Fiat Chrcnra ? Ilrese are reverse side printed and ft is r^,orthr remembering stapled. Good Oratity ! ! that ttre Big 5 is a fuII floating (soon to ccrrE: Light parts rnanual front end set up. Ttris rrkly have and body nranual ) sollE bearing on thre ans.r^rer. W.G. Bffi, GIASSES witkr Traction Avant . Done in blue -rather nice! $5.50 ea T-SHIRTS wittr a new design David cidding! i,-. vldeo (avai t a copy Traction Avant I abl e for-I oan) of 'The Ti n Snai I . (an excenent versi6n of tha zci itJril which was being -theshown at our-- last club Models of variotrs Citroens ile.epi ng to .iin- ren. (ic[ enthus i asts ) . Even non-Tfn #;"t t rei-ii, . Have you seen it yet? . Back issues of ERONI DRTVE Cqne and see Leigh at a neeting or ral ly or write (see front page) 20 The magazi-ne of lhe Cltroen Classic Owners Club of Australia Incorporaled FRONT DRIVE ..IN THE RIGGING,, STOP PRESS Ted Cross has I ashed out and got himsel f a Healy Sprite - Davld Gtddtngs used to have one too, while Peter Hore now has a Trlumph TR6 (ex-USA) and a . A couPle of Post war ilorgan Tri ke repl I ca. Seems there's a Family 9's (frcm a shiPnent of few sports car buffs ln CC0CA - and more power to thei r ri ght arms - 25 in 1954 (?) ) have surfaced they'll need lt! near Albury. One went to Les Those who observed PB's Lutglmobtle Hay and conpany at GaYndah in (actual I y a bl ue YaI i ant Charger wi th e Queens land and tlre other to spuri ous chevrons and the tttl *SPAGJET' - our lledl terranean Hayden Chapnan in I'lelbourne. popul ati on may object) rhen tt was Both are in"grood restorable" parked outsl de an antl que shop at Uhorouly durlng the Beechworth RaI Iy condition. may have wondered if PB uas buylng or selling! tlell, the answer ls out. Threre is also the story PB has adopted a 'bare earth' pol lcy at of another FarniIY 9 being bought home, i.e. you can now see bare earth i n hi s back yard I Yes, the Gharger has by Sotlreby's and going back to gone, the Holden ute has gone, and one the U. K. fpr scnretl:ing aror:nd of his tip trucks has gone also. But it's not a complete net galn - he's $A30,000.00 . bought a very neat GS lnstead. Stlll, it looks promlslng for some progress ln the near future on his llBL. It real lY is renrarkable the number of FarnilY 9's frqn Uho was the Cl ub ]lember who extended hi s overseas hol iday wlthout hl s sti I I are that shipnent that empl oyer's approval and uas sacked on sunziving todaY ! hi s return? And a week I ater, they reinstated hlm with'a raisel (A clue: He has been applying his professlonal There is also the story tal ents yery effectlvely for CC0GA's of a Light 15 being Picked uP out beneflt lately). of "Unique Cars" and shipped off Peter Boyle had been unable to obtaln a Grand (sight unseen) for an copy of 0ltvler de Serres' 'Le to Japan Llvre de Cltroen: Tous les ]lodelesr ln entl:u-siast. l,lel bourne. Undaunted, he tel ephoned FoyI es and llotor Book Shop I n London, quoted hts Ylsa number, and had one Ttre suPerb Big 15 of AIan sent out ('Almost sol d out', he uas Howeyer, the publ lsher' EPA ln Marie Ttrcnras has gone to tlne told). and Pari s, has stocks, and they have been Masons of AIbury a Present for recently ayallable ln llelbourne for $ 125 RRP at Technl cal Books . llembers their daughter ? willing to put cash up front Here able to score them at $ll0 ln a bulk deal organi sed by Peter Slnmenauer - wel I done PS. Voice-from-the-deep department. Funds were bei ng dl scussed at our I ast One of our npmbers had hl s company car general meeti ng, but no Hayden (our 're-pai nted' by the I ocal vandal s Treasurer). A ghostly yoice booming recently. He is planning to shift to thro' the sweaty room from the avoid a repetltion. He dldn't like the bl ackness outside assured us the colour, or the time tt took to remove fi nances were '0K'. Our man had stepped it! outside at the critical moment for a smoke and some cool er ai r. The di sembodi ed yoi ce caused some surprl se and general amusement ! 71 The magazine of lhe Citroen Classic Owners CIub of Auslralia Incorporaled FRONT DRIVE ,AYANTT DAY,, AYANTI fuIOTOR MASEUM AVANTI I.IOTOR IIUSEUII - ARTHURS SEAT tlhere uas the CX nentloned dld I hear you ask?. to Al an Gartl epe and The iei t , tfrat bel onged _ . cl ub run to the AYATTI ilotor lluseum at imtved at about-4.30 after everyohe had gone Arthur's Seat on Sunday ZOttr llay lgg0 started home. Ah weII, at least he turned uP' off as so rany slni I ar CvCn[s do _ poor that I s, q turn up of nemUeri, and a freezl ng Overall uas an enJoyable day for those who !i1!col tt d day. made the effort to turn uP. Thanks Ron, another good CC0CA day' By the end of the {ay howeyer, flve Tractlons, one zcu and a cr had turned up naklng lt ; I rather rel I attended day. llembers wlro attended: Bryan I itoan Grant Ltght-ls tteit & ]lola Ranklne llBL Ron Lawrence t Hayden GhaPnan llD Peter & Hazel Hore Ltght 15 John & Il I nra GoI eman Lt ght 15 ? zCY AI an Cartlege CX2200 .lo[n Gouche'& Susan (llagna) gtlt Graham (Falcon) John Couche 0nce at the museun, people most ventured lnsirle .AYA]ITI DAY' to look at the exhlblts uirt Some preferred io s_!ay outs i de and take advantaga of the open personal fi res that were As a footnote to John's artlcle there to keep us warm. (above) I found the day nost enJoyable (cars' and great vlews bush and bay - Two more Tractlons had cuppa, chat of amlved by thls tlme what a uay for the husband and wl fe being those of the Hore and Goleiran iamities, making five ln total o Schwerkolt's to nake a I lvlng wtth tea rooms/gallery and musetm, and llve oll-sltel). how The polnt I wanted to lake though _ uas enthlrsl astl cal I y drl ven Tractl ons match up Yery respectl vel y agal nst a reasonabl y mdern VankTlussle- cai. I uas surprlsed and a ltttle embairassed to ft nd Bryan and iloan Grant nudgtng up behlnd ny 4.1 lltre Ford Falcon auto on [ne- tight and steep bends got19 9P to Arthurs Seat. The other tracllons of ]letl and Xoi i Ranki ne and Ron Lawrence/hayden Ghaprnan a ' provlded went equal Iy wel I ( though sufferlng- Jumptng Pqa _facilltles uere as was a nlce Znd gear and overheatlng resPectlvely). I i ttl e shop for I t ght I irnches, so nobody went home hungry. lly pace was lntentlonally lelsurell byt tf I w6nl harder, tyre rol I and understeer took After lunch and the musetm the outside fires 50 year_gld_ Tractlon were oyer. By comparastoh, the wel I used and the conyersatlon tended to appeared to show ltttle of thls drift towards thlngs of 1.9 lttie aII Gltroen. mal lcious behavlour. Just as the I ast sf the members were about to ilo wonder the TA Uas a sensatlon when released. Ieave a llttle blue zcv arrlved to help make up the numbers. tlel I done Andre I Bi I I Graham The magazine of lhe Citroen Classic Owners Club of Auslralia Incorporaled FRONT DRIVE ALL FRENCII DAY ALL FREilCH DAY The flrst eyer AII French Day uas held at YFL Park, llaYerl eY I n ]lay. The event was open to al I French cars but of course Citroens; Renaults and Peugeots were the best represented on the {ay. In fact, only -one car thet wasn't one of those three turned up and that uas a vlntage Delage . Quite a good turn up of classlc Gltroens braved Iiel bourn6's wel rd weather together rl th a I arge contingent of later nodels from the GCCU. The event was organlzed by the Peugeot Gar Club who did an excellent Job provldlng hot food at reasonable prlces and entertalment ln the forn of i nter cl irU chal I enges, concours Judgt ng lnd would you belteve, hellcopter rldes for those' with a I tttle extra cash to sPend. Two ex-CCQGA membirs, Phl I Sethner and Steve Cavanagh had beautl ful Renault 750's on displai. PhlI, rho ls probably better knomt for stuf f l ng hot llazda rotarl es l n Ulf 's , 750 Iooked llke tt had Just rolled off the show room floor; the other car has been nodlfled somewhat but Has stlll rather nlce. Another lnterestlng car present was a Dacla uttltty 4x4. The Dacla ls a verslon of the Renault 12 nade ln Rmanla and ls apparently quite comnon ln eastern Europe. The car ls remarkable ln that tt ls a dedlcated rear drlve vehlcle wlth a swltch to connect ln the front wheels- surprlslng conslderlng lts front drlve orl gi ns I The resul ts of the Goncours hel d on the day were good for Gltroen and CCOCA Inc Best Cltroen - Bryan I Joan Grant, 1954 Ltght ls llost Popul ar Car - Ferdl Sal I ba (cccv) rDle 0veral I llt nner - Peugeot 504 Team novelty event - Renault Gar CIub ilaybe next yer ue may see a wl der range of French cars such as Bugattl, Delahav€, Amilcar etc. ]lake sure you are there. John Couchd The magazinc of lhe Citroen Ctassic Owners Club of Austrelia Incorporaled FRONT DRIVE CLASSIFIEDS INDEX FOR SALE Light 15 , Cqrplete o Vol une No./I ssue No . /Page No. FOR SArE/ SI'BP / Br,rY Back nunbers of Front Drive are I have got a fight 15 grill available fron the Club Shop at $1.00 in e>(cellent condition ($250) each. ffis f warit a tikrramle. or Big 15 NB. It I s not poss i bl e to suppl y grir$prus a set of grill photocopi es of i nduvi dual arti cl es . bars (aluuninir.un) for a GE}IERAL ttrorrnale. Confessions of a Citrophile (03) 7236313 John $nart - pt3 13/ 4/ 4 (05s) 651231 Ful I frontal crud i ty? 13/3/ t0 0f mice and maids 13/3/8 Red pI ate scheme 13/ ?/ 13 TEGHilICAL WANTED Beari ng up remetal I i ng 13/3/ t? Box and cogs 13/2/8 Doi ng your bl ock 13/3/ rr UA]{IED. Lt.15 in a driveable Guard supports 13/ 4/ 14 Tract i condition. Prefer one that on transpl ants homemade output shafts 13/ r/ 14 is alreadlz registered. Price negotiable. }IEI'IBER'S CARS l,tark Lipshut (03) 8188296 150 Lls, Chris & Bev Bennett l3/Z/z '51 llB, Tom Campbell B;/4:/l EYENTS WAMD. Hubcaps. Erglish tpe for Lt.l5 . f need Austract i on '89, Beechworth 3/2/ 4 BX I'lagon . four I aunch 3/2/6 of ttlem., please can CC0CA Bar-b-que 3/ r/2 anyone help? CC0CA Concours, '89 3/r/2 CC0CA Spares Auct i on 3/ 4/ 13 Peter lrarkis (03) 4703512 Geel ong Speed Tri al s 3/3/3 Hi stori c l{i nton 3/3/? Kal orama Ral ly 3/r/8 l,lel bourne l,lotor Show '89 3/r/4 }IAilTED Picnic at Hanging Rock 3/ 4/2 GS 1220 CIub ln good condltlon. Contact: Tim Gooke Copy Cat Printlng (03) 233 9558 bus.hrs. 21,' Tbe magazine of the cilroen classic owners club of Australia Incorporaled Outer cross (dri veshaft) $ 43 .80 Ti e rod bal I joi nt ki t $ 55. 00 Ugper/Iower balI joint boot ( I eather) $ 12.00 Brake hose front/rear, Slough $ 28. 00 Brake hose rear, French $ 22.00 Throttl e shaft 32PBIC Sol ex 0. 5mm overs i ze $ 20.00 Hub and beari ng pul I er $140.00 Lower bal I joi nt pul I er $. 65.00 Bonnet stri p cl amp ( i nternal ) $ 1.50 N0TE; ORDER FORl,lS TAKE PRECEDENCE 0VER DYANE/2CV TELEPHONE CALLS. Brake hose $ ?2.00 PARTS LrST (TRACTToNS) AS 0F Nov 87. Seat Rubber I 1.00 hli per bl ades, pai r $ 10.00 Cl utch thrust beari ng $ 24.00 New oi I pump gears $ 55.00 EARLY zCV ['li shbone shaft, upper, reco $180.00 Lower ball joint adjusters (ALL PARTS ARE NEr{ Ui{LESS TNDICATED) (permanently fixed to car) $ 50.00 l'li ndscreen wi per bl ade $ 9.00 Cl utch I i ni ngs $ 15. ()0 Bush i ng, second gear $ 12.00 Exhaust val ves $ 9. O0 Bronze bush for brake shoes $ 3.50 Rear eng i ne mount $ 9. 0O Ti e rod covers (metal ) $ 3. OO Bi g boot top rubber $ 12.80 Suspens i on arm seal $ 8. 50 Big boot bottom rubber $ 11.00 Eng i ne push rod $ Z .SO Rubber door seal $ 25.60 Suspension bumper rubbers $ 4.OO Scuttl e vent rubber $ 25.00 Starter motor (reco) $ 40.00 Pedal rubber $ 10.00 Crown wheel & pinion $2OO.OO Rubber grommet petrol fi I I er Front brake drum $ l5.OO (2 sizes) $ 9.00 Rear brake drum $ l5.OO Rear bumper grommet $ 12.50 Starter bendix unit $ l0.OO Rubber V-blocks for doors $ 34.50 tli ndscreen wi per speedo Bonnet rubbers $ .30 worm and dri ve $ 8. OO Big & small boot paint Front over- ri ders $ 5 . OO protectors (under handl es Head gaskets, 375cc $ 2. OO & lights) $ 30.00 Lock & key set, 2 barrel s & l.lindscreen rubber (aIum frame)$ 40.00 2 keys $ 15.00 Steeri ng rack boots, pai r $ 30.00 OiI pump bodies, bronze, Gearbox gasket set $ 8.00 n0 gears $ 10.00 Gasket set, Complete motor, Val ve rocker arm & shaft $ 15.00 Lrs/ l l BL $ 76.40 VaI ve spri ngs $ 1.00 Gasket set, Complete motor Steeri ng pi ni on & beari ng $ 15.00 Big 6 $ 70.00 Brake bleed nipple & cap $ 1.50 Sump set, Ll 5/ll BL $ 10.20 ?ip stick & holder (rubber) $ 1.50 VRS set, Ll 5/ll BL $ 50.00 Door catch, right hand front $ 6.00 Exhaust muffl er ( i ncl udi ng Door catch, I eft hand front $ 6.00 tail pipe) Ll5 $ 95.00 Accel erator pedal s $ 1.00 Bl5 $105.00 Big 6 $140.00 W4NTED_ I,ANTED I{ANTED: your old silent Rubber exhaust hanger $ 2.00 blocs for reconditioning. The Spares Gearbox output shaft seal $ 8.50 Department needs any amount, be i t one Front hub outer seal $ 8.00 or ten , w€ wi I I be pl eased to Front hub i nner seal $ 8.00 purchase them from you, oF if yourd Rear hub seal 8.00 $ I i ke to donate them, w€ wi I I have no Door lock French, big boot 22.00 $ hes i tat i on i n accept i ng your offer ! Door I ock French, smal I boot $ ?2.00 Rad i ator hose, upper/l ower $ 13.00 By the way, I just can't justify the Fan bel t $ 12.25 time to chase up second-hand parts, so Door I ock ngs spri $ 3.00 i f you need them adverti ze i n the Pi ston and I i ner set $350.00 Classifieds in this magazine. Li ner seal $ 7.50 Exhaust val ve $ 15.00 Don't forget the fi rm's motto: - Inl et val ve $ 15. 00 Never Fear, Luigi's here, When your motor needs new gear !