FRONTFRONT C 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 AUUTUMNTUMN ‘‘007 VOOLL 3311 NO 1 2 A USTRALIA’ S N ATIONAL M AGAZINE F OR C ITROËN O WNERS A ND E NTHUSIASTS 3 PPOSTALOSTAL AADDRESSDDRESS MMEMBERSHIPEMBERSHIP CCOMMITTEEOMMITTEE SSUPPORTUPPORT CITROËN CLASSIC OWNERS Annual Membership is $45. For PRESIDENT — Vacant WEB WALLAH — Jeff Pamplin CLUB of AUSTRALIA Inc. overseas membership add $12. SECRETARY — Edward Cross [03] 9523 0210 [H] The address of the Club and MMEETINGSEETINGS [03] 9874 1960 [H] [email protected] this magazine is: Club meetings are held on the fourth [email protected] MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY — PO Box 52, Balwyn, Victoria, 3103. Wednesday of every month [except TREASURER — Clare Hadaway Mark McKibbin The Club’s website is: December] at 8pm. The venue is the [03] 9598 6888 [H] [03] 5625 4020 [H] www.citroenclassic.org.au Canterbury Sports Ground Pavilion, [email protected] [email protected] cnr Chatham and Guildford Rds, AOMC LIAISON OFFICERS — Citroën Classic Owners Club of ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR — Australia Inc. is a member of the Canterbury, Victoria. Melway Ref 46, Ted Cross [03] 9819 2208 [H] F10. Mark McKibbin Association of Motoring Clubs. [03] 5625 4020 Russell Wade [03] 9570 3486 [H] The views expressed in this publication LLIFEIFE MMEMBERSEMBERS [email protected] CLUB PERMIT & SAFETY OFFICERS — are not necessarily those of CCOCA The committee awards life membership MEETING COORDINATOR — Russell Wade [03] 9570 3486 [H] or its Committee. Neither CCOCA, to Club members in recognition of Bernie Hadaway Peter Boyle [03] 9470 8080 [H] nor its Committee can accept any their contribution to, and support of, [03] 9598 6888 Mel Carey [03] 9419 4537 [H&B] responsibility for any mechanical the Club. Life members are: [email protected] LIBRARIAN — advice printed in, or adopted from this Peter Boyle 2003 David Gries publication. Jack Weaver 1991 SPARE PARTS OFFICER — Rob Little [email protected] The Club cannot accept any Nance Clark 1984 [03] 5823 1397 [H] [email protected] CLUB SHOP — Graham Barton responsibility for, or involvement in, CCONTRIBUTORSONTRIBUTORS any business relationship that may occur PUBLICATION EDITOR — Leigh Miles [03] 5987 0767 [H] 04 1810 0992 [M] Contributors to this edition of [email protected] between an advertiser and a member of ‘Front Drive’ include: [03] 9888 7506 [H] the Club. Ted Cross, Bernie Hadaway, Clare [email protected] ICCCR REPRESENTATIVE — Hadaway, Rob Little and Michael COMMITTEE PERSON — Ted Cross [03] 9819 2208 [H] CCOVEROVER IIMAGEMAGE Molesworth STATE ACTIVITY CO-ORDINATORS — The cover image is taken from the Michael Molesworth Traction Avant Nederland calendar and [email protected] ACT Mike Neil depicts Rue des Etat-Unis, Montmirail, [02] 6254 1040 [H] 04 1821 1278 [M] France. DDEADLINEEADLINE NSW Bert Houtepen The deadline for the next edition of [02] 9746 9920 ‘Front Drive’ is Friday, May 25 PUBLIC OFFICER — Peter Boyle [03] 9470 8080 [email protected] CCITROËNINGITROËNING CH PLATES ABOUT TO ARRANGE A CLASSIC/HISTORIC PERMIT FOR SPARE PARTS & CLUB SHOP OTHER CLUBS? Send your annual CH renewal FOR YOUR CITROËN? TOOLS For Citroën models, memorabilia VIC: www.citcarclubvic.org.au form to PO Box 52, Balwyn, CH permit applications must be accompanied by a RWC. The Contact Rob Little. Phone: and other items contact Graham NSW: www.citroencarclub.org.au/ 3103. Please do the right thing onus is on owners to demonstrate that their cars are safe. Feel free [03] 5823 1397 spareparts@ Barton on [03] 5987 0767 WA: www.citroen.aceonline.com.au and enclose a stamped, addressed to consult our Permit Officers for advice regarding getting your car citroenclassic.org.au [Please do or clubshop@ citroenclassic. QLD: www.citroenclub.org envelope. on the road, and keeping it going. it at a reasonable hour.] org.au www.doublechevrons.aunz.com 4 A USTRALIA’ S N ATIONAL M AGAZINE F OR C ITROËN O WNERS A ND E NTHUSIASTS 5 elcome to Volume 31 ED SED PAGE 4 ell another club year Andrea has done a great job as of ‘Front Drive’. Now, has drawn to a close, our President, but has decided Wmany of you will have PREZ SEZ PAGE 5 Wand the Annual Gen- not to stand for re-election this expected an article on the ‘Event eral Meeting has been successfully year. Our club has a unique posi- of the Year’ – CitIn at Mansfield. A-TRACTIONS PAGE 6 undertaken. Not completely suc- tion, as our members are spread Unfortunately, cessful , because, as EEDD SSEDED the deadline CCONTENTSONTENTS you can see, we do not as yet have an PREZ SEZ for this issue OZTRACTION ‘07 PAGE 10 PREZ SEZ was so close to actual event that I elected President for do not, as yet, have an article on the YOUR COMMITTEE PAGE 13 CCOCA the year. So if you feel throughout Australia and beyond, comings and goings of Easter. I was you would like to join a commit- and there is always a shortage of not, this year, able to attend so I am CITROËN’S RENAISSANCE ted team and get all the glory for willing helpers to spread the load our future successes please contact beholden to others. PAGE 18 of keeping our great club running any Committee member now out of Melbourne. We all owe What is included in this edition, LAUNCHING T HE C5 PAGE 28 – your club needs you. Andrea a great deal of apprecia- is the Events programme for the tion and hope she will return to 75 HEURES, 75 ANS PAGE 34 We believe we have a great group coming months. This is the tail-end of people on Committee this year, committee in the future. of the events I arranged wearing the ITROËN NYONE and with Ian and Andrea staying I was encouraged to re-stand for Activities hat. Next edition will, I C C5, A ? PAGE 36 involved as the leading organizers Committee this year after several am sure start to include events ar- of the 2008 CitIn, I am certain years absence. Everybody needs a ranged by our new Activities Direc- SPARE NEWS? PAGE 41 that CCOCA will undertake all break from these jobs, which in tor – Mark McKibbin. of our obligations throughout themselves are not very onerous 2009 [yes, it seems a long way off] CLASSIFIED ADS PAGE 42 the year. as we all help each other along sees the 75th Anniversary of the We do need some more help for the way. We already have a good Traction Avant, and four of the them and the other members of idea of this year’s events and plan- major Traction Clubs in Europe are organizing team, so once again ning is now being undertaken. I already arranging the celebrations. please try and see if you can help had intended to spend my break See page 34 for initial details. in some way. The CCCV 2007 restoring my various Citroëns, but CitIn event – we need to do as really this has never got off the This edition features the C5, and well if not better. ground as my business is growing the way the car was responded to and it has taken up most of my at its original launch in late 2000. Due to some scheduling changes, time. I have since recognized that The opinions of the design world CCOCA will not host a Citin now is the right time to get back are related in ‘Citroën’s Renais- However, another copy is included event again for nine years, so we to work for CCOCA. sance’, those of an American driver with this issue of ‘Front Drive’. I must make our 2008 event a great must apologise for the lateness of success. This is a major event for And most of all enjoy your in ‘Citroën C5, Anyone?’ and the Citroën, and the Club, in 2007 in-house view can be found in the availability of the forms, but us to undertake and it will be held in Deniliquin NSW. So, whatever and we hope to see you at many ‘Launching the C5’. Sue Bryant and I hope to see lots of members joining us in Portland you do, please support the general events throughout this year. You will already have received your in June. committee and the organizing Ted Cross booking forms for OzTraction ‘07 committee throughout this club Enjoy, – they were posted on April 17. year to make this future event a Leigh F Miles – Editor memorable one for all. 6 A USTRALIA’ S N ATIONAL M AGAZINE F OR C ITROËN O WNERS A ND E NTHUSIASTS 7 Please note: if no bookings have been received for an in an authentic way. the huge range of wines available at Event, by the booking deadline the Event will be Included in the collection are examples Australian Cleanskins and chosen a of silverwork and jewellery designs selection of ‘good value’ wines for automatically cancelled. by Ernest Leviny and artworks us to taste, and buy. With three reds, including embroidery, metalcraft, four whites and a ‘sticky’ or two photography and woodwork by the Leigh has truly picked the eyes from A-TA-TRACTIONSRACTIONS five unmarried daughters who resided the range. Members will all receive a in the house most of their lives. 10% discount on the marked prices. • APRIL CONTACT: Meeting Coordinator, Also displayed are works by many Afterwards we are going for dinner [email protected] MMONTHLYONTHLY MMEETINGEETING prominent Australian artists including at Piazza Novana – one of Toorak DDAYAY RRUNUN – BUDABUDA Margaret Preston, MJ McNally, Ursula Rd’s few remaining ‘good value’ BYO WHEN: Wednesday, April 25 Ridley Walker and Lionel Lindsay.