r 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 October/November 2020 Vol 44 No 3 Volume 44 2020_21 #3 TAv 6H.indd Spread 1 of 40 - Pages(80, 1) 16/09/2020 13:08:57 2 Australia’s National Magazine for Citroën Owners and Enthusiasts 3 PPostalostal AddressAddress CCommitteeommittee SSupportupport CContentsontents CITROËN CLASSIC OWNERS’ President ~ Ted Cross Web Site Manager ~ Bruce Stringer ED SED PAGE 4 [03] 98I9 2208 [H] 04I2 342 706 [M] Note new CLUB of AUSTRALIA Inc. PREZ SEZ PAGE 5 The address of the Club and this [email protected] [email protected] email address magazine is: Secretary ~ Tim Cottrell Membership Secretary ~ A-TRACTIONS PAGE 6 PO Box 52, Balwyn, Victoria, 3I03. 04I6 009 297 [M] Ian Macdermott IT N ENDIGO [email protected] 04I9 362 375 [M] C -I 202I B The Club’s website is: PAGE 9 www.citroenclassic.org.au Treasurer ~ Ian Macdermott [email protected] Citroën Classic Owners’ Club of 04I9 362 375 [M] Asset Custodians ~ Ted Cross POST CIT-IN TOUR PAGE I2 [email protected] Max Lewis Australia Inc. is a member of the 2CV WORLD MEETING 202I Association of Motoring Clubs. Activity Coordinator ~ Lee Dennes AOMC Liaison Offi cers~ The views expressed in this publication 0438 286 I8I [M] Max Lewis [03] 9372 092I [H] PAGE I6 are not necessarily those of CCOCA [email protected] Russell Wade [03] 9570 3486 [H] MEMBER’S MODEL I PAGE I8 Spare Parts Offi cer~ Lance Wearne Club Permit & Safety Offi cers~ or its Committee. Neither CCOCA ENGLISH ENTHUSIASM nor its Committee can accept any 0424 054 724 [M] Russell Wade [03] 9570 3486 [H] responsibility for any mechanical [email protected] Philip Rogers [03] 5944 309I [H] PAGE 20 advice printed in, or adopted from this Publication Editor ~ Leigh Miles Ted Cross [03] 98I9 2208 [H] MEMBER’S MODEL 2 PAGE 28 publication. [03] 9888 7506 [H] Librarian ~ Max Lewis The Club cannot accept any [email protected] [03] 9372 092I [H] LEARNING THE HARD WAY responsibility for, or involvement in, Committee Persons ~ [email protected] PAGE 37 any business relationship that may Robert Belcourt [03] 9885 4376 [H] Club Shop ~ Kay Belcourt FRENCH ICONOCLAST Max Lewis [03] 9372 092I [H] 04I3 65I 2I0 [M] occur between an advertiser and a PAGE 40 member of the Club. Russell Wade 040I 859 704 [M] [email protected] Bruce Stringer 04I2 342 706 [M] ICCCR Representative ~ TALKING TECHNICAL Ted Cross [03] 98I9 2208 [H] PAGE 48 NEW STANDARDS PAGE 52 LLifeife MMembersembers MMembershipembership CCoverover ImageImage A VERY ENGLISH AFFAIR The committee awards life Annual Membership is $55 and $5 The cover image is taken from the PAGE 6I membership to Club members in for additional members [ie partners]. website www.classicdriver.com and recognition of their contribution depicts a 6-H that was auctioned by 6 CARS, 6 DAYS PAGE 73 to, and support of, the Club. Life Aguttes Auction House, in La Ferté- CLASSIFIED ADS PAGE 79 memberships have been awarded to: Vidame, at the Citroën Centenary, Sue Bryant 20I7 France, on July 2I, 20I9.. Brian Wade 20I7 MMeetingseetings CContributorsontributors Rob Little 20I2 Club meetings are held on the fourth Contributors to this edition of ‘Front Ted Cross 20I2 Wednesday of every month [except DDeadlineeadline Drive’ include Graham Dennes, John Peter Boyle 2003 December] at 7:30pm. The venue The deadline for the next edition of Grieve, Michael Hose, Rob Little, Jack Weaver I99I is the Frog Hollow Reserve Rooms, ‘Front Drive’ is Monday, November I6, Bob Shakley, Peter Stringer, Geoffrey Nance Clark I984 Fordham Ave., Camberwell. 2020. Webber and Steve Wright CCitroëningitroëning Club Permit applications to New Permit holders must Club permit renewals can be FOR SPARE PARTS & TOOLS CLUB SHOP OTHER CLUBS VicRoads must be accompanied supply the Club with sent to PO Box 52 Balwyn, Contact Lance Wearne. For Citroën models, VIC www.citcarclubvic.org.au by a RWC [pre I949 cars can approved photos, club permit Victoria. 3I03 with a stamped Phone: 0424 054 724 [if memorabilia and other items NSW www.citroencarclub.org.au be inspected by a Club Safety number and expiry date. return envelope or signed your do phone, please do contact Kay Belcourt at QLD www.citroenclubqld.org Offi cer], ownership validation at club meetings/events if so at a reasonable hour] or [email protected] SA www.clubcitroensa.com and VicRoads forms endorsed the appropriate offi cers are [email protected]. WA www.citroenwa.org.au by the club including fi nancial present. au TAS www.citroentas.org validation. 4 Australia’s National Magazine for Citroën Owners and Enthusiasts 5 EEdd SedSed PPrezrez SSezez pressions of a couple of local that the 202I CIT-IN at Bendigo fter two editions of Front owners we also have an article his edition of Front Drive will still be possible. We do hope Drive with barely a men- from France [see page 40] and will entertain all club mem- to make joint CCOCA/CCCV de- Ation of the glorious Traction some perceptions from the Trac- Tbers but particularly if you have a cision in the next month. There is Avant, this edition takes strides to tion correspondent of the UK Traction Avant in your sights or in every chance that it will go ahead redress that imbalance. But, not Citroën Club [CCCUK] on page your garage. as planned but the numbers at- merely ‘a’ Traction, but ‘the’ Trac- 6I. Our postponed AGM was a tending may need to be limited. tion: the Traction which must be I have also been fortunate to great success due to the Zoom So, it would be great if you can regarded as the model’s ultimate fi nd an original English review of meeting set up by the Club’s sign up for this signature event incarnation. The Six-H: the six- the Six-H from ‘The Motor’ mag- Secretary, Tim Cottrell. Thanks to and think positively for 202I. cylinder Traction with the unique azine. I do not believe we have those who joined us. Welcome The committee is anxious to benefi t of self-levelling hydrop- reprinted this article previously. back to the re-elected commit- restart Club activities and we will neumatic suspension at the rear. But it is not all 6-cylinder… tee and we are keen to have try a few new ways to bring our While your Editor does own a Graeme Dennes has another some informal Zoom meetings interstate members together in Light I5 he has to admit to being 2CV trouble-shooting feature until life returns to something like smaller groups to keep our Club rather a novice when it comes and we have Part 2 of Geoffrey normal. relevant to us all. More news will to the Six-H. In undertaking the Webber’s ‘6 Cars, 6 Days’ story. Lockdown in Victoria has been be given to you soon. necessary research for this issue COVID-I9 continues to wreak an opportunity for several mem- In the meantime, please keep I have learnt so much. Did you havoc with the Club’s plans for bers to continue work on their safe and keep using your fa- know that the radiator and front a return to Events for mem- Tractions. I have been in touch vourite Citroën model as often suspension of the Six-H are dif- bers. The latest casualty is the with some of them offering as you are permitted to do so. I ferent from that of a standard planned October Run to cel- support and information. Mike took my 2CV around our suburb Six? While we probably think ebrate the 50th Anniversary of Killingsworth and Stephen Ger- last week and it started and went of the Six-H as a relatively rare the G-series cars. [GS, GSA and covich have been hard at work well after six weeks in hiberna- model, in fact from its launch the GZ]. Following discussions with getting their cars back on the tion. Spring has arrived and the H represented almost 3/4 of Cit- Andrew Begelhole, the organ- road after long-term repairs and/ sun is shining brightly and I can’t roën’s 6-cylinder production. iser, we have made the decision or restoration. wait to re-join society. As well as the views and im- that we have no alternative but Our new member Peter An- Ted Cross ~ President to defer this event to 202I. Din- derson in Tasmania has called ner at Il Pizzaiolo in Thornbury on the Club for some help with has also been deferred. We have his recent purchase too. This ca- also just had news that this year’s maraderie between members French Car Festival, hosted by around Australia is the key to un- the Peugeot Car Club has been derstanding why CCOCA exists. cancelled as has Motorclassica. In Peter’s case he now knows he So, use the time on your hands has a small network of CCOCA to enjoy this bumper edition of members near him to encourage ‘Front Drive’! him to get his new Traction I1BL Enjoy, running sweetly for the fi rst time. Leigh F Miles ~ Editor. Although Victoria is still under locked down we are very hopeful 6 Australia’s National Magazine for Citroën Owners and Enthusiasts 7 AA-Tractions-Tractions Please see Activities Coordinator Lee Dennes’ report regarding A-Tractions on page 8. • SEPTEMBER • OCTOBER NNewew NationwideNationwide Event!Event! MMotorclassicaotorclassica 20202020 ~ CCancelledancelled September Club Meeting: CONTACT: Zoom Informal Meeting [email protected] WHEN: Wednesday, After careful consideration, we CCOCA website citroenclassic.