CCW’S MEGA X CROSSWORD

Across

9 A great vehicle in which to be seen topless this summer! (9)

10 Japanese market name for the Mitsubishi Shogun (6)

11 Soak up the summer sun to give leather upholstery some colour (3) 13 Rosengart country (6)

14 Highly desirable cars from far-flung holiday destinations? (7)

15 English summer hotspot on the A40, according to Austin (6)

16 It handles life’s bumps – disciplinary action required (10)

17 Giotto Bizzarrini was one of the distinguished ones in the automotive world (9)

19 The go-to place for holidaymakers arriving on the Costa del Sol in a SEAT

(6)

21 American marque sold by Renault to Chrysler in 1987 (3)

22 Alfa’s 33 – rare road racer from the 1960s (8)

25 Chrysler models launched in the mid1990s (5)

26 Type of gun pulled from the transmission of the NSU Ro80? (4-9)

29 The Rover 200’s Japanese cousin is very composed! (5,8)

30 Sun cover for a Silver Rolls? (5)

33 A big name in tyres and blimps! (8) 34 Black icon of London’s roads – the FX4, for example (3)

35 Grand car ideal for that continental summer road trip (6)

37 Bugattis and Austins were oceans apart (9) 40 Opel models with plenty of soul! (10) 43 A badge you’ll probably see in the Outback (6) 44 Maestro’s cousin is on the Bay of Jamaica (7) 45 A classic TVR with obvious Italian regional influence (6) 47 Low-production Rover 200 that paid homage to an historic British racing team (3) 48 Former Espace rival from Toyota (6) 49 They were essentially American-branded Rover 800s (9)

Down

1 Stuttgart coachbuilder renowned for its BMW cabrios (4)

2 Beachwear kept in boots, Stateside (6) 3 See 23 down

4 Back-up gear position? (7)

5 Mr Brown of Aston Martin acclaim (5) 6 The name behind the FF (6) 7 Successors to the Cortina (4,7)

8 ‘HF’ version of the Lancia Delta (9) 11 How many ‘Graces’ did Ford once release? (5)

12 Japanese MPVs catering to the summer hamper brigade! (6,7)

16 A season favoured by many, especially open-top driving enthusiasts (6) 18 Modern-day incarnation of the Cobra (2,11)

20 Scottish site of Hillman Imp assembly (7) 22 _ car, the Pegaso Z-102, for example (6) 23 & 3 down A ‘DS’ related to Jaguar, not Citroën (7,9) 24 Pint-sized Japanese vehicle like the Honda N360 (3,3) 27 German car from the 1930s also sold in ‘Junior’ guise (5,6) 28 Powerful classics from Toyota which started life in the Celica range (6) 31 Mitsubishi’s early-1980s entry into the hot hatchback sector (4,5) 32 Swallow Dorettis and the like (9) 36 Acquires cars from abroad (7) 38 A noisy deterrent to car theft (5) 39 Holidaymaker pitching up in a cult vehicle from Volkswagen (6) 41 Homeland of Moskvitch (6) 42 Exotic travel destination for Aston’s Oscar (5) 46 Pocket rocket that Citroën unleashed in the late 1980s (2,2)