FRONT DRIVE I F UNDELIVERED , FRONT CITROËN CLASSIC CITROËN CLASSIC OWNERS CLUB OF OWNERS CLUB OF AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA Citroën Car Club National Australia’s CITROËN CLASSIC OWNERS CLUB OF AUSTRALIA FRONT CITROËN CLASSIC CITROËN CLASSIC OWNERS CLUB OF OWNERS CLUB OF AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA PLEASE RETURN DRIVEDRIVE TO A USTRALIA’ S N ATIONAL M AGAZINE F OR CCOCA I C ITROËN O WNERS A ND E NTHUSIASTS NC ., PO B OX 52, D EEPDENE D ELIVERY P RINT SURFACE MAIL P C OST ENTRE A PPROVED , V IC ., 3103, A PP341403/0013 AUSTRALIA POSTAGE PAID USTRALIA DECEMBER ‘04/JANUARY ‘0 5 V OL 28 N O 6 2AUSTRALIA’’’ SSS N ATIONAL M AGAZINE OR F OR OR C ITROËNWNERS OOO WNERS WNERS NDA ND ND E NTHUSIASTS 43 FFOROR SSALEALE PPOSTALOSTAL AADDRESSDDRESS MMEMBERSHIPEMBERSHIP CITROËN CLASSIC OWNERS Annual Membership is $35. For 1974 D PECIALSPECIAL PECIALbonnet supplied. Brown vinyl Targa trim CLUB of AUSTRALIA Inc. overseas membership add $12. Reg LEDEUX. Price $17,000. Multi and grey interior, front seats need minor repair. Runs & drives OK needs new The address of the Club and this Concours winner, pearl white duco in muffler, new boot floor fitted, reco magazine is: PO Box 52, Deepdene MM EETINGSEETINGS excellent condition. Retrimmed blue cylinder head, Weber carby, new Delivery Centre, Victoria, 3103. Club meetings are held on the fourth velour interior with grey, in excellent condition. Kilometric speedo, tinted Hankook front tyres, rear tyres good The Club’s website is: Wednesday of every month [except Michelin XVS, hydraulics seem OK. Tow December] at 8pm. The venue is the glass, retractable front seat belts, www.citroenclassic.org.au Michelin XVS tyres in excellent bar fitted. Phone Rob Little [03] 5823 Canterbury Sports Ground Pavilion, 1397. [28/6] Citroën Classic Owners Club of cnr Chatham and Guildford Rds, condition, spheres, steer rack Australia Inc. is a member of the Canterbury, Victoria. Melway Ref 46, reconditioned by Pleaides. Mechanical 1974 GS 1220PECIAL SPECIAL PECIAL Association of Motoring Clubs. F10. & body condition excellent. Tow bar Reg ORG073. Price $600. Good engine, The views expressed in this publication fitted. Weber carby. Personal number Weber carby, needs synchro in 3rd gear, body plates LEDEUX by negotiation. RWC are not necessarily those of CCOCA LLIFEIFE MMEMBERSEMBERS and suspension reasonable, white with red or its Committee. Neither CCOCA, supplied. Phone Rob Little [03] 5823 interior, excellent tyres, tow bar fitted. Phone The committee awards life membership 1397. [28/6] nor its Committee can accept any to Club members in recognition of Rob Little [03] 5823 1397. [28/6] responsibility for any mechanical advice their contribution to, and support of, 1974 D PECIALSPECIAL PECIAL printed in, or adopted from this the Club. Life members are: publication. Two parts cars, one complete, open to offers. Peter Boyle 2003 Phone Rob Little [03] 5823 1397. [28/6] Jack Weaver 1991 CCONTRIBUTORSONTRIBUTORS Nance Clark 1984 WANTED Contributors to this edition of ‘Front ARLYEEE ARLY ARLYID GEARBOX COVER IMAGE Drive’ include: COVER IMAGE Do you have a early ID gearbox sitting Ted Cross, Mark Ebery, Andrea Fisher, The cover depicts a rare right hand drive doing nothing? An overseas member is Rob Little, Mark McKibbin, Jeff Traction CAbriolet in the Citron factory seeking one to bolt onto his 1,911cc Mary Lou Ke- Pamplin, Ian Sperling and Wendy Ward. at Slough. Traction. Contact Rob Little, in the first 1974 D PECIALSPECIAL PECIAL ogh’s 1953 black instance, [03] 5823 1397 [28/4 Eng/no 0664016818. Price $6,000. Light 15 is for IGHTLLLIGHT IGHT15 RAKE BRAKED RAKERUMDRUM RUMD DD EADLINEEADLINE Gardenia paint, roof resprayed, some LL 15 B D Dsale. Contact her light body rust, some body panels need 1 front brake drum for L15, contact Rob in Benalla on [03] The deadline for the next edition of small repairs, small dent on bonnet, spare Little, [03] 5823 1397. ‘Front Drive’ is Friday, December 24. 5762 2651. CCITROËNINGITROËNING CH PLATES ABOUT TO ARRANGE A CLASSIC/HISTORIC PERMIT When sending the VicRoads FOR YOUR CITROËN? form to a club officer for CH permit applications must be accompanied by a RWC. The ratification, please do the right onus is on owners to demonstrate that their cars are safe. Feel free thing and enclose a stamped, to consult our Permit Officers for advice regarding getting your addressed envelope. car on the road, and keeping it going. 42 A USTRALIA’’’ SSS N ATIONAL M AGAZINE ORF OR OR C ITROËNWNERS OOO WNERS WNERS NDA ND ND E NTHUSIASTS 3 FFOROR SSALEALE CCOMMITTEEOMMITTEE SS UPPORTUPPORT 1962 ID HYWWW HYNOT HYNOTMAKE NOTMAKEAN MAKEOFFERAN ANOFFER OFFER RESIDENTPPPRESIDENT — RESIDENT— — Mark McKibbin AOMC LIAISON O FFICERS — White with White/Tan interior. Body/ANDAND ANDBUY ALLALLTHREE ALL THREE? THREE?? 310 Settlement Rd., Drouin, 3818 Ted Cross [03] 9819 2208 [H] Eng nos 19728458 [matching]. Last reg 1953IGHT LIGHT IGHT15 [03] 5625 4020 [H] [03] 5624 1120 [B] Russell Wade [03] 9570 3486 [H] 1997. Sound car with good interior, [email protected] Black. Reg: GBR740. Good home CLUB PERMIT OFFICERS — hydraulics and body. Suit full restoration wanted for family car. Reluctant sale, SECRETARY — Max Lewis Russell Wade [03] 9570 3486 [H] or use as is. No reg or RWC $3,500. and only to someone who will appreciate 1 York St., Moonee Ponds, 3039 Peter Boyle [03] 9470 8080 [H] Marchal driving lights [N/O/S] it! Good, original condition. RWC. [03] 9372 0921 [H] Mel Carey [03] 9419 4537 [H&B] available if required to the new owner Drives really well. Very good Michelin [email protected] LIBRARIAN — Leigh Miles [details above] only, $450 to complete the vision! [No tyres. Registered until September 2005 TREASURER — CLUB SHOP — pun intended? Ed.] Phone Ted Cross [03] Graham Barton 9819 2208. [28/6] $12,000 neg. Contact Mary Lou Keogh 12 Woodlands Gve., Safety Beach, 3926 Ian Sperling & Andrea Fisher Phone [03] 5762 2651 [Benalla][28/5] [03] 5987 0767 [H]041 810 0992 [M] 5 Oak Crt., Mitcham, 3132 1972 DS PECIALSPECIAL PECIAL [email protected] [03] 9874 1960 [H] 1983 CX FAMILIALE Dry climate car with excellent sound hull. ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR — [email protected] Reg: AOL21Y Very rare 8 seater. Fuel Ted Cross Body rust free but several dents and STATE ACTIVITY CO-ORDINATORS — Injected 2400 Automatic. Registered 173 Power St, Hawthorn, 3122 scratches. Stored last 18 years. One owner, [03] 9819 2208 [H] ACT Mike Neil low miles. Serial No. DS FC 00F8441. until 6/05. Good mechanically and interior. Beautiful car to look at and [email protected] [02] 6254 1040 [H] 041 821 1278 [M] No reg or RWC $2,000. Phone Ted Cross NSWBert Houtepen, [02] 9746 9920 [03] 9819 2208. [28/6] drive. Price: $8,250 Contact: Paul Dunne SPARE PARTS O FFICER — Rob Little 04 1218 0662 [Sydney] [28/5] 8 Buckworth St., Kialla, 3631 PUBLIC OFFICER — Jack Couche 1967 DS 21 ALLASPALLAS ALLAS [03] 5823 1397 [H] 31 Broadway, Belgrave, 3160 1989 2CV SS1989 TRAWBERRIESREAM & CREAM REAM This extremely rare car is made more [email protected] [03] 9754 3583 desirable by being fitted with a manual In the last three years this car has had a PUBLICATION E DITOR — gearbox! Green fluid, single headlight, 5 full chassis rebuild, new roof, driver’s seat Leigh Miles stud wheels, slopey dash. Comes with recondition. Regularly serviced. This car 16 Harrow St., Blackburn Sth, 3130 good leather interior [with repairs runs really well and has only 47,000miles [03] 9888 7506 [H] required]. Pallas features including since new! This superb car is reluctantly [email protected] Marchal driving lights. Last registered for sale due to an increasing family. COMMITTEE PERSON[S] — JSK 060. A sound car stored for the last $15,000. Phone the owner on Ian Sperling & Andrea Fisher 15 years. No reg or RWC $4,000. Phone [03] 9525 0285 [28/5] 5 Oak Crt., Mitcham, 3132 Ted Cross [03] 9819 2208. [28/6] [03] 9874 1960 [H] FOR SPARE PARTS & CLUB SHOP OTHER CLUBS? TOOLS For Citroën models, www.cybernex.net.au/clubs/cccv Contact Rob Little. memorabilia and other items www.doublechevrons.aunz.com Phone: [03] 5823 1397 contact Andrew & Frances www.citroencarclub.org.au [email protected] McDougall. Phone: [03] 9486 www.citroen.aceonline.com.au [Please do it at a reasonable 4221 or 041 731 0852 www.oleopneumatics.com.au/ hour.] car%20club/citroenclub.htm 4AUSTRALIA’’’ SSS N ATIONAL M AGAZINE F OROROR C ITROËN OOO WNERSWNERSWNERS A NDNDND E NTHUSIASTS 41 Welcome to the December/January ED SED PAGE 4 second hand parts that will surely be Parts for the ‘D’ series are about where edition of ‘Front Drive’, and more beneficial to members. I hope to be Traction parts were when CCOCA GIPPSLAND GAS PAGE 5 able to supply a reasonably complete was formed with less commercial importantly, Merry Christmas, to all A-TRACTIONS PAGE 6 list of ‘D’ parts in stock in a future suppliers interested in holding parts our happy readers! issue of the magazine but in the for the model as the turnover is too WHAT A WEIGH IN PAGE 12 meantime, if you are looking for slow and while we do not see the need some parts give me a call and I can to build up stocks to the level we hold EDD SEDED C ONTENTSONTENTS E S C check what we have. in Tractions we do not want to see I do not know about the rest of you, good parts end up in the crusher. MEMBER’S MODEL PAGE 15 but frankly I do not know where the Rob Little year has gone.