CROSSWORD / NEXT MONTH

Clues across: 7. Frank ------ was an American racing, sports, and kit-car designer-builder active from the 1930s to the 1960s (6) 8. Japanese vehicle maker, its long list of classics includes the 2000GT, Celica, Supra, and performance versions of many saloons (6) 10. British make, its classic years came between the wars, including a Le Mans win, and again intermittently after World War II when owned by David Brown (7) 11. Italian performance tuning company (from 1926) and car maker from the late 1940s to the mid ’70s (5) 12. Horsepower rating under the old RAC system, equating usually to circa 1100cc engines (4) 13. Australian petroleum company, remembered for running the RoundAustralia Trial in 1956–’58, 1964, and 1970, following on from … (5) 17. … Petrol additive company which ran the Round-australia Trial from 1953–’55 (5) 18. Top-bracket Belgian racing car driver active from 1967 to 1985, with eight Formula 1 Grand Prix wins and six Le Mans victories (4) 22. Famous model name for Lotus, used for Type 14; 75/83; and, in 2010, for a prototype not yet in production (5) 23. Model name for high-performance Porsches, named after a historic road race in Mexico run from 1950 to 1954 (7) 24. Michelin’s name for older-style radial tyres for many classic vehicles, named after a French word for a racing driver (6) 25. British car company founded by Marsh and Costin in 1959, and active intermittently through the years to 2007; noteworthy models include the 1800GT, Mantis, and Mantula (6)

Clues down: 1. Model name used by Nissan and, previously, Prince for compact, executive, and performance models from the mid ’50s to the present day, in 12 distinct model generations (7) 2. Model name used by Bristol for the turbo version of its 603 Series 3 model from 1982 to 1994 (7) 3. Aaltonen and Mäkinen were the original ‘Flying -----’, a name reputedly coined by Stuart Turner for their exploits in the BMC rally team in the mid ’60s (5) 4. Model name for the sporting version of the Crosley mini car that sold in the US from 1939 to 1952 (7) 5. This car was a 1969–’72 Australian hatchback version of the BMC ADO16 design, with a 1500cc E-series engine (5) 6. Vienna-born Hungarian aerodynamics pioneer, initially working on Zeppelin airships but later specializing in car design, notably for Tatra (5) 9. One of Allard’s very last car designs, around 80 built from 1952 to 1958, powered by Ford Consul; Zephyr; or, finally, Jaguar engines (4,5) 14. Simca’s large car range from 1954 to 1963, adapted from Ford France’s small flathead V8 model (7) 15. The 1974 name of General Motor’s auto parts division, noted for spark plugs and other electrical equipment (2-5) 16. The final fourth stroke of the four-stroke engine power cycle (7) 19. French small car (around 28,000 sold from 1957 to 1961) designed by, and using the name of, a famous Italian scooter (5) 20. French word for ‘town’, as in the Coupe de ----- or Sedanca coupé coach-built body style (5) 21. French word, looking very English, for a station wagon or estate car (5)

Answers to last month’s crossword, No. 242 Across: 7. Hornet 8. Lorean 10. Ventora 11. Buick 12. Unic 13. Sabre 17. Riley 18. Dart 22. Lloyd 23. Lincoln 24. Conrod 25. Sprite Down: 1. Chevaux 2. Transit 3. Velox 4. Lombard 5. Devin 6. Snake 9. Caravelle 14. Windsor 15. Madonie 16. Stanley 19. Block 20. Towns 21. Snipe