CCW Crossword

After solving the crossword, take each letter from the shaded squares ( going from left to right and top to bottom) to spell out the car-themed mystery word.

CLUES ACROSS

9 The Christmas gathering gives cars class (6)

10 Mitsubishi model, once a brand in its own right (4)

11 Noteworthy feature of Maserati’s aptly-named Quattroporte (4,5)

14 A Renault MPV with great views? (6)

15 Father Christmas reveals much about a former Spanish Suzuki builder (7)

16 Small Mazda which arrived in Britain in the late 1990s (5)

17 Honda models for classical music lovers? (9)

18 Djet inventor (4,6)

21 Shiny external car trim (6) 23 A snowy Christmas gave Porsche’s 911 Carrera Club Sport a Grand Prix shade (5)

24 Characters on a number plate - Santa’s got a postbag full of them! (7)

28 Those with designs on both cars and hair! (8) 29 Eclat-based Lotuses (6) 30 Silver Alvis insignia? (5) 32 Pour it on Christmas puddings to give colour to car leather (5)

33 & 53 across They were replaced by the Fulvia in 1963 (6,6) 34 Talismans, Typhoons, etc (8) 36 Who gave us the Lima? (7) 37 Papa and Nicole advertized these Renaults (5)

38 Wheels fitted as standard to the Dolomite Sprint (6)

41 Daimlers inspired by members of the monarchy? (10)

43 Matra-Simca models from the 1970s (9)

47 Russian marque sold down the river? (5)

49 One horsing around competitively in a Lynx shooting brake? (7)

50 Home of Anadol cars - a favourite on the Christmas menu (6)

51 Italian makers of the Allegrobased Regent (9)

52 Is torque required to make Christmas crackers go bang? (4)

53 See 33 across

CLUES DOWN

1 The Grand Raid was a winchequipped version of which Matra vehicle? (6)

2 Toyota people carrier, packed lunch included (6) 3 Type of gearbox (11) 4 Lamborghini doors available for a snip! (7)

5 Engine type not on the level (5) 6 Travel-minded Chrysler MPV (7)

7 A rail for injection is by no means a rarity (6)

8 Bertone-bodied Anglo-American sports cars from the 1950s (6-8)

12 Santa’s favourite colour of Ferrari (3) 13 Impressive Daimler built during much of the 1960s (8,5)

19 Like Santa’s sleigh with convertible style (4)

20 The Melkus RS1000’s engine type (5-8) 21 Iconic sports cars since 1973 with Lotus heritage (8,6)

22 Who took over Bond Cars in 1969? (7) 25 Nissan _ II, off-roader released in 1993 (7) 26 An award that took Aston Martin to India? (5)

27 A displayer of numbers for our Christmas dinner serving? (5) 31 Birthplace of Saab (11)

35 Where to find the engine in the Singer Chamois (4)

39 British sports car maker behind the G4 (7) 40 Sounds like a Christmas song for Shelby! (7)

42 164s, P1800s, etc (6)

44 A name used by Lotus as well as Ferrari (6)

45 AC models from the 1950s and 1960s (6) 46 Cocky walk, MacPherson-style! (5) 48 Is it for the chop, Roy? (3)