FRONTFRONTC ITROËN O WNERS A ND E NTHUSIASTS 1 DRIVEDRIVE A 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 SUMMER ‘0 5 V OL 29 N O 6 2 A USTRALIA’ S N ATIONAL M AGAZINE F OR C ITROËN O WNERS A ND E NTHUSIASTS 3 PPOSTALOSTAL A ADDRESSDDRESS MMEMBERSHIPEMBERSHIP CCOMMITTEEOMMITTEE SSUPPORTUPPORT CITROËN CLASSIC OWNERS Annual Membership is $40. For overseas PRESIDENT — Andrea Fisher AOMC LIAISON O FFICERS — CLUB of AUSTRALIA Inc. membership add $12. [03] 9874 1960 [H] Ted Cross [03] 9819 2208 [H] [email protected] Russell Wade [03] 9570 3486 [H] The address of the Club and this MMEETINGSEETINGS SECRETARY — CLUB PERMIT OFFICERS — magazine is: Club meetings are held on the fourth Mark McKibbin PO Box 52, Balwyn, Victoria, 3103. Wednesday of every month [except [03] 5625 4020 [H] [03] 5624 1111 [B] Russell Wade [03] 9570 3486 [H] The Club’s website is: December] at 8pm. The venue is the [email protected] Peter Boyle [03] 9470 8080 [H] www.citroenclassic.org.au Canterbury Sports Ground Pavilion, cnr TREASURER — Clare Hadaway Mel Carey [03] 9419 4537 [H&B] Citroën Classic Owners Club of Australia Chatham and Guildford Rds, [email protected] LIBRARIAN — Leigh Miles [details above] Canterbury, Victoria. Melway Ref 46, Inc. is a member of the Association of ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR — Leigh Miles CLUB SHOP — Graham Barton F10. Motoring Clubs. [email protected] [03] 5987 0767 [H] 041 810 0992 [M] LIFE MEMBERS The views expressed in this publication LIFE MEMBERS SPARE PARTS OFFICER — Rob Little [email protected] are not necessarily those of CCOCA or The committee awards life membership [03] 5823 1397 [H] STATE ACTIVITY CO-ORDINATORS — its Committee. Neither CCOCA, nor to Club members in recognition of their [email protected] ACT Mike Neil its Committee can accept any contribution to, and support of, the PUBLICATION E DITOR — [02] 6254 1040 [H] 041 821 1278 [M] responsibility for any mechanical advice Club. Life members are: Leigh Miles [03] 9888 7506 [H] NSW Bert Houtepen printed in, or adopted from this Peter Boyle 2003 [02] 9746 9920 publication. Jack Weaver 1991 [email protected] PUBLIC O FFICER — Nance Clark 1984 COMMITTEE PERSONS — Ian Sperling Peter Boyle The Club cannot accept any [03] 9754 3583 responsibility for, or involvement in, any CONTRIBUTORS [03] 9874 1960 [H] CONTRIBUTORS Rod Ward business relationship that may occur Contributors to this edition of ‘Front 04 1330 2567 [M] between and advertiser and a member of Drive’ include: Andrew McDougall the Club. Mark Ebery, Andrea Fisher and Rob CCOVEROVER IIMAGEMAGE Little. The cover image is taken from the DDEADLINEEADLINE Traction Avant Nederland calendar and The deadline for the next edition of shows Le théâtre municipal in Brive-la- ‘Front Drive’ is Friday, November 25. Gaillarde, Limousin, France. CCITROËNINGITROËNING CH PLATES ABOUT TO ARRANGE A CLASSIC/HISTORIC PERMIT FOR SPARE PARTS & TOOLS CLUB SHOP OTHER CLUBS? When sending the VicRoads form FOR YOUR CITROËN? Contact Rob Little. Phone: For Citroën models, memorabilia www.citcarclubvic.net.org/ to a club officer for ratification, CH permit applications must be accompanied by a RWC. The onus [03] 5823 1397 spareparts@ and other items contact Graham www.doublechevrons.aunz.com please do the right thing and is on owners to demonstrate that their cars are safe. Feel free to citroenclassic.org.au [Please do it Barton on [03] 5987 0767 or www.citroencarclub.org.au/ enclose a stamped, addressed consult our Permit Officers for advice regarding getting your car on at a reasonable hour.] clubshop@ citroenclassic.org.au www.citroen.aceonline.com.au envelope. the road, and keeping it going. www.oleopneumatics.com.au/ car%20club/citroenclub.htm 4 A USTRALIA’ S N ATIONAL M AGAZINE F OR C ITROËN O WNERS A ND E NTHUSIASTS 5 otha! The keen eyed ED SED PAGE 4 Hello everyone, By the time cannot emphasise enough the amongst the membership you read this, the Concours need to book your accom- PREZ SEZ PAGE 5 will have been held [thanks modation early”; and also, will have realised that the B A-TRACTIONS PAGE 6 again, Ian]; I hope the fine their own registrations are last issue of ‘Front Drive’ suf- weather we booked was de- fered from a CIT IN ‘06 UPDATE PAGE 16 livered in time! EDD SEDED CONTENTSONTENTS PREZ SEZ E S bad attack of C Some great events PREZ SEZ coming up to finish the year the gremlins! DOOKIE DAZE PAGE 19 limited to 200. Since last with – Roger Brundle and year was in Perth, there may The article title headings on 16 YEARS Y OUNG PAGE 28 Fay Dunstan are opening up be many people wanting to pages 22, 24 and 26 should all their place for us to check take advantage of the event SPARE NEWS – STOP PRESS out their Citroën gems. Have being back East, so get in have said ‘Dookie Daze’, not ‘16 PAGE 38 a nice country drive, meet up quick. Years Young’. To those of who TOY A-TRACTIONS PAGE 40 with your fellow club mem- spotted it, congratulations… for bers, check out the antiques Hope to see you at an event TECHNICAL TALK PAGE 36 soon! the rest of you don’t worry too shop; who’d want to stay home, with all this on offer? Andrea much. If you are really keen for SPARE NEWS PAGE 44 a correct set of pages, you can Two more club meetings for CLASSIFIED ADS PAGE 46 the year: download the full magazine, in colour from the Club’s website at reading about Esther and Roy’s November: Leigh is running an Observation Run; from www.citroenclassic.org.au Dyane exploits. his description it looks like This month, as promised, sees the By the time you are reading this it might be merciful enough… return of ‘Member’s Model’ and the Club’s All Citroën Concours I am really pleased that Roy will have come and gone… I December: a change from previous years, we are having Begelhole has come up with the hope you enjoyed the day as Xmas in December with a goods for us. Well, the article much as I did and that you have BBQ at our place. originally appeared in the filled your diary with some of Note about next year’s Cit- Warrnambool Standard, and the other great events in the A- In at Dubbo NSW: although thought the eagle-eyed editor Tractions list. they say “ample accommoda- would not discover it! Roy did tion” [p 17 of the last edi- Enjoy! tion of Front Drive], if you provide us with some additional Leigh F Miles – Editor got to p18 you would see pictures, and I hope you enjoy “book your accommodation NOW… may book out… we 6 A USTRALIA’ S N ATIONAL M AGAZINE F OR C ITROËN O WNERS A ND E NTHUSIASTS 7 Please note: events with dark headings are CCOCA-arranged events. MONTHLY MEETING – • DECEMBER Those with headings in white are selected items of interest that have NOCTURNAL OBSERVATION RUN EVENING BBQ been taken from the AOMC programme of events. WHEN:Wednesday, November 23 WHEN: Wednesday, December 14 TIME: 8:00pm TIME: From 6:30pm A-TA-TRACTIONSRACTIONS TO: Roger Brundle & FROM: Canterbury Sports WHERE: 6 Oak Rd, Mitcham Fay Dunstan’s, Castlemaine Ground Pavilion, cnr Chatham COST: Gold coin donation • NOVEMBER COST: Gold coin donation & Guildford Rds., Canterbury BRING:Food for the BBQ [facilities BRING: Picnic or food for the BBQ TO: Leigh Miles’ 16 Harrow St., supplied] and refreshments BENDIGO SWAP MEET [facilities supplied] and refreshments Blackburn South BOOKING: By December 11 CONTACT: Andrea Fisher WHEN: Saturday, November 12 BOOKING: By November 11 COST: Gold coin donation [03] 9874 1960 [H] TIME: All day from 6:00am CONTACT: Leigh Miles BOOKING: Essential by [email protected] WHERE: Prince of Wales [03] 9888 7506 [H] November 21 Normally, the December monthly Showgrounds, Holmes Rd., Bendigo [email protected] CONTACT: Leigh Miles, meeting is replaced by a ‘Christmas COST: Adults $8.00, Spring in the Castlemaine environs. [03] 9888 7506, Break-Up’, and this year is no children under 16 free Trees, birds and 'roos. Roger and Fay [email protected] exception. However, we have brought BOOKING: Not required are on 3.5 acres, plenty of parking! So you think that it forward by a week, to ensure it does CONTACT: Leigh Miles, Bring your own food, drinks and an Observation clash with other festivities you may [03] 9888 7506, chairs. Large undercover Run is a have planned. [email protected] entertainment area. BBQ and kitchen pretty Next door to our President’s house is facilities available. Boules area. Good tough 2005 sees the Swap Meet’s 30th a very pleasant park, with BBQ pub [does lunch] just down the road. thing? anniversary and for the first time there facilities… so throw some food into Citroën attractions include: And will be a huge range of stalls the Esky, grab some refreshments • One of the lowest mileage SMs in then undercover. There are over 1,500 stalls and join us to round off 2005 in fine the world [less than 10,000miles] you’re this year with a huge number of Club style. and Trade stands as well as the usual • 1956 DS 19 and '58 ID 19 under thinking collection of private stands. Full on- restoration how much GET STUFFED! site catering is available as well. • 4 cylinder/hydraulic 2CV under more difficult will it be at night? Well, WHEN: Thursday, December 15 Why not make a weekend of it? Stay construction while I cannot guarantee that the TIME: 7:00pm overnight and join us at the Brundle- • Half scale DS cabriolet beginning questions will be any easier than a WHERE:Leigh Miles’, 16 Harrow St., Dunstan’s on Sunday? construction regular Observation Run, I can Blackburn South COST: Cheap eats CASTLEMAINE DAY RUN • Citroën models, books and CDs promise that you will not get lost – In town there is an antique centre, the destination is already in your BOOKING: Not required WHEN: Sunday, November 13 which includes an ‘open by request’ hands! CONTACT: Leigh Miles, LEAVE: 9:00am section with automobilia.