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76 Australia’s National Magazine for Citroën Owners and Enthusiasts 1 CITROËN CLASSIC OWNERS CLUB OF AUSTRALIA Australia’s National Citroën Car Club Australia’s National Magazine for Citroën Owners and Enthusiasts February/March 2021 Vol 44 No 5 2 AAustralia’su s t r a l i a ’ s NNationala t i o n a l MagazineM a g a z i n e forf o r CCitroëni t r o ë n OOwnersw n e r s aandn 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 The Club’s website is: [email protected] 04I9 362 375 [M] CIT-IN 202I BENDIGO www.citroenclassic.org.au Treasurer ~ Ian Macdermott [email protected] PAGE I4 Citroën Classic Owners’ Club of 04I9 362 375 [M] Asset Custodians ~ Ted Cross OFF THE BITUMEN, ONTO Australia Inc. is a member of the [email protected] Max Lewis THE BEACH PAGE I6 Association of Motoring Clubs. Activity Coordinator ~ Lee Dennes AOMC Liaison Offi cers~ The views expressed in this 0438 286 I8I [M] Max Lewis [03] 9372 092I [H] THE RAPID CAMEL STRIKES publication are not necessarily [email protected] Russell Wade [03] 9570 3486 [H] AGAIN PAGE 24 Spare Parts Offi cer~ Lance Wearne Club Permit & Safety Offi cers~ those of CCOCA or its Committee. PLASTIQUE FANSATIQUE Neither CCOCA nor its Committee 0424 054 724 [M] Russell Wade [03] 9570 3486 [H] can accept any responsibility for [email protected] Philip Rogers [03] 5944 309I [H] PAGE 30 any mechanical advice printed in, or Publication Editor ~ Leigh Miles Ted Cross [03] 98I9 2208 [H] NERDS R US PAGE 38 adopted from this publication. [03] 9888 7506 [H] Librarian ~ Max Lewis The Club cannot accept any [email protected] [03] 9372 092I [H] PHOTOTHÈQUE PAGE 42 responsibility for, or involvement in, Committee Persons ~ [email protected] Robert Belcourt [03] 9885 4376 [H] Club Shop Kay Belcourt OFF-BEAT SOFT-ROADERS any business relationship that may ~ PAGE 46 occur between an advertiser and a Max Lewis [03] 9372 092I [H] 04I3 65I 2I0 [M] member of the Club. Russell Wade 040I 859 704 [M] [email protected] PROPHECY FULFILLED Bruce Stringer 04I2 342 706 [M] ICCCR Representative ~ PAGE 55 Ted Cross [03] 98I9 2208 [H] RECENT RECREATIONS LLifeife MMembersembers MMembershipembership CCoverover ImageImage PAGE 66 The committee awards life Annual Membership is $35 and The cover image is taken from YOU SED PAGE 70 membership to Club members in printed editions of ‘Front Drive’ are the quarterly Citroën information recognition of their contribution posted to Australian addresses for an bulletin, ‘Le Double Chevron’, No 68 READ ALL ABOUT IT: BOOK to, and support of, the Club. Life additional $45 per year. from the Summer of I982. The image REVIEW GS/A PAGE 70 memberships have been awarded to: was taken by Emmanuel Perrin. More Sue Bryant 20I7 of his work can be found on page 42. CLASSIFIED ADS PAGE 74 Brian Wade 20I7 Rob Little 20I2 MMeetingseetings DDeadlineeadline CContributorsontributors Ted Cross 20I2 Club meetings are held on the fourth The deadline for the next edition of Contributors to this edition of Peter Boyle 2003 Wednesday of every month [except ‘Front Drive’ is Wednesday, March I7, ‘Front Drive’ include David Baker, Jack Weaver I99I December] at 7:30pm. The venue 202I. Tony Baker, Philippe Berthonnet, Nance Clark I984 is the Frog Hollow Reserve Rooms, Alan Brown, Garth Foxwell Gilles Fordham Ave., Camberwell. Labrouche, Adrien Malbosc and Em- manuel Perrin CCitroëningitroëning Club Permit applications New Permit holders must Club permit renewals can be FOR SPARE PARTS & CLUB SHOP OTHER CLUBS to VicRoads must be supply the Club with sent to PO Box 52 Balwyn, TOOLS For Citroën models, Vic www.citcarclubvic.org.au accompanied by a RWC [pre approved photos, club permit Victoria. 3I03 with a stamped Contact Lance Wearne. memorabilia and other items NSW www.citroencarclub.org.au I949 cars can be inspected number and expiry date. return envelope or signed Phone: 0424 054 724 [if contact Kay Belcourt at QLD www.citroenclubqld.org by a Club Safety Offi cer], at club meetings/events if you do phone, please do [email protected]. SA www.clubcitroensa.com ownership validation and the appropriate offi cers are so at a reasonable hour] or au WA www.citroenwa.org.au VicRoads forms endorsed by present. [email protected]. Tas www.citroentas.org the club including fi nancial au validation. 4 AAustralia’su s t r a l i a ’ s NNationala t i o n a l MagazineM a g a z i n e forf o r CCitroëni t r o ë n OOwnersw n e r s aandn d EnthusiastsE n t h u s i a s t s 5 EEdd SSeded PPrezrez SSezez Inspired, I contacted Peter to verse mix of Citroën models un- abbit holes! While Alice see what he knew of the car’s elcome to 202I and der ownership throughout Aus- Liddel [of ‘Alice in Won- history. He bought it from SA Leigh’s latest maga- tralia. Rderland’] might have been the ex-Citroënist Phillippe Mortier Wzine. Speaking of diverse models, fi rst human to go down a rabbit but there the trail goes dry as I am guessing you share my nothing rarer comes to mind hole, many of us have been em- Phillippe had bought it from a delight that 2020 is fi nally be- than the quirky Citroën Mehari barking on the same journey re- long-closed second-hand dealer. hind us. Last year created many utility vehicle based on the 2CV. cently. Although the hole is more But contact with the GS-Regis- issues for the running of the club, Leigh will feature this model and likely to be computer-related. ter manager for the CCCUK re- and whilst many functions of the hopefully give us some little- The rabbit hole of YouTube is sulted in all sorts of information club continued, social events and known facts about this plastic especially pernicious. You start about chassis numbers, ORGA/ activities have suffered. fantastic. by just looking at a BX video of RP numbers, build dates and We took this time to re-vamp I believe we have three mem- a Series I I4RE [www.youtube. original UK registration dates. the club in several ways and bers with this amazing model in com/watch?v=fSaZ5SSO0BY] Read my discoveries at the stripped some running costs our club here in Australia. And and suddenly there is stream of bottom of the rabbit hole on from it, to provide a cheaper an- the rarest of them all belongs BX videos ready for you! page 66. nual fee for most members. This to Bruce and Yvette Adame in And the rabbit hole has opened. But, the prime focus of this was generally well supported Queensland. We will hopefully But these holes are not only dis- edition is the Méhari: Citroën’s, by most members, and we have hear more about this Mehari in coverable on line. At the recent go-anywhere ‘camel’. It was been playing catch up with bo- a future feature story. GS/A day run I got involved in launched in I968, that year of fer- nus magazines and a special hard I know that when Helen and chatting with CCCV-member and ment when civil unrest occurred copy run that we were previ- I went to the Citroen I00-Year ously unable to print and send. GSA-owner, Dave Rogers. Dave’s throughout France, lasting some event at La Ferte Vidame in 20I9 car is so early it has the old-style seven weeks and punctuated by Now we can resume normal ac- there were hundreds of them tivities in 202I. GS dash, rather than the newer demonstrations, general strikes, proudly on display. They are a Please support our social GSA type. I was able to add a little the occupation of universi- hero A-Series model in France events and meetings as they more to his history of the car as ties and factories. At its height and whilst out on the coast from appear in our activities calen- when I fi rst knew it, it was owned the economy of France came Bordeaux for day, we counted to a halt. The protests reached dar. Cit-In is still going ahead as I thirty. They were all being used by ex-CCOCA member, Peter write this report and we have in Fitzgerald. such a point that political lead- CContinuedontinued oonn pagepage 6 ers feared civil war or revolu- excess of I20 registrations. There tion; the national government are still a few spaces available; briefl y ceased to function after but the fi nal cut-off is quickly ap- proaching. President Charles de Gaulle se- Throughout this period, I know cretly fl ed France to Germany at that many members have been one point. The protests spurred repairing and restoring their movements worldwide, with Citroëns and we have some re- songs, imaginative graffi ti, post- cent new members to welcome ers, and slogans. into our group. Welcome to Jeff Surely the ‘right’ year to launch Ridley in Tasmania with his Trac- this ‘anti-establishment’ car.