In article o.uk,
"Dave Liquorice" writes:

Neat trick. Was going to say what wrong with the starting handle but
then remembered the transverse engine. B-)

My dad had a Citroen GS and then a later model which I forget.
You could use the wheel change spanner as a starting handle in
both of these, and we did occasionally (damn hard work through).

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Andrew Gabriel
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