Belgische Oude Citroën Club rally, 1/2 April 2000
 View of cars on Rotonde in Wenduine  Rotonde at Wenduine  Big 15 Roadster  C6 |
The Belgische Oude Citroën Club rally at Wenduine (1/2 April) was very well attended. Wenduine is on the coast
just north-east of Oostende and near to Blankenberge. The weather was fine, but the wind cold. About 60-70 cars assembled on Saturday morning on the Rotonde. They were mostly Tractions with quite a few DS and some older models. Eric Vandamme's 1919 Type A was much admired, and an absolutely immaculate C6. Then we drove in convoy to the Atlantic Wall, using minor roads and carefully circumnavigating Oostende. We were most impressed with the courtesy of so many of the Belgian motorists who almost always stopped to let the Old-Timers through. That evening there was a cheese and wine party for about 100 members and guests. The Elvis cabaret was quite a surprise. On the Sunday morning groups of cars met at different start points for 5 trajects (sort of treasure hunts in convoys). We had chosen a route through the polders past 4 torrens plattes (towers that had had beacons on their flat roofs when the sea was much further inland). For about 30 miles we wound our way along tiny lanes, and across the canals and fields you could see the chain of Tractions progressing in great style. We particularly liked the villages of Sint Anna ter Muiden and Damme. The 2 cars which most stood out in our group were Walter & Noëlla Callens' 1934 7B (the oldest Traction in Belgium) and the beautiful Slough Big 15 Roadster (ex Fred Annells). Back in Wenduine some cars not on the trajets were already gathering on the Rotunde, and by lunch-time there were some 70-80 cars neatly lined up. An excellent lunch was taken by 128, and the afternoon ended with a reception kindly given by the commune. We were made very welcome throughout the weekend, and extend our thanks and congratulations for an extremely well organised event. |
| Robin & Sue Dyke. | |
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