QUICK QUIZ / CROSSWORD
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7. Queensland airfield-origin racing circuit, used from 1946-’66, and venue of an Australian Grand Prix (6) 8. Top-rank Italian carrozzeria, active from 1919 and noted for lightweight streamlined coupe bodies (6) 10. One of GM’S classic marque names from 1926 to 2010, with a performance image from the 1960s onwards (7) 11. Honda’s premium luxury marque name, not regularly available in NZ (5) 12. Model name shared by Kia and Lotus — for effectively the same car built over different dates (4) 13. Well-known brand of Upper Cylinder Lubricant, sold since 1922, well remembered in Aus for sponsoring the 1952–’55 Round Australia trials (5) 17. 1951–’56 four-wheel-drive utility vehicle built by Austin for military and civilian use (5) 18. Austrian carmaker to 1925: after mergers with Austro-daimler and Steyr, its name became the last part of the name of the company Steyr-daimler ---- AG (4) 22. German car, remembered for a successful series of streamlined FWD racing sports cars pre WWII (5) 23. Model name for Chrysler 1961–’81, produced in five main series: the name was also briefly used in 1940–’41 and 1949–’50 (7) 24. GM marque name for South African production 1968–’73, plus Belgium 1970–’78, and Switzerland 1970–’75 (6) 25. ------ braking is a retardation effect useful in emergencies: releasing the throttle with the vehicle in gear effectively turns the motor into a compressor, causing a braking effect (6)
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1. Model name shared by Packards (big) and Allards (small) (7) 2. High-performance engine configuration, usually abbreviated to dohc (4,3) 3. Built on and off from 1973 to 2002, this Reliant three-wheeler economy car is the butt of many tasteless jokes (5) 4. 1950s Dunlop-developed Automatic Braking System: trialled for automobile use, it eventually saw regular use in aircraft landing systems (7) 5. Unusual microcar built in 1957–’58 by Zundapp from a Dornier design (5) 6. Model name for BLMC Australia’s 1969–’72 hatchback ADO16 design, using the Austin Maxi engine (5) 9. Steering linkage configuration invented by Lankensberger in 1817 that allows steered front wheels to turn on different radii (9) 14. Model name for US and Australian performance model MOPAR vehicles: the Aussie Valiant coupés were a great 1970s success here in NZ (7) 15. Shortlived late 1930s V8 saloon built by a Riley subsidiary company in 1937–’38 (7 ) 16. Model name for Armstrong Siddeley’s 1949–’53 fourdoor sports saloon, named after a bomber that served in WWII (7) 19. Reliant’s first sports/gt car design built in four- or six-cylinder versions from 1961 to 1964 (5) 20. Forgotten UK saloon car builder from 1922–’29: in 1926 it was the UK’S third biggest seller behind Morris and Austin (5) 21. Cheap and cheerful independent suspension systems with ----- axles could lead to possible sudden loss of grip through camber change of the wheels (5)
Answers to crossword no. 303 Across 7. Eleven 8. Royale 10. Tornado 11. Ardea 12. Elan 13. Stutz 17. Eight 18. Zeta 22. Ariel 23. Reliant 24. Torana 25. Miller
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1. Kestrel 2. Bearcat 3. Velam 4. Volante 5. Halda 6. Regal 9. Montlhéry 14. Girling 15. Renault 16. Pantera 19. Manta 20. Fiero 21. Fluid