Classic crossword

Clues across: 7. Spanish designer for Alfa Romeo (1936–’44) and later Pegaso in Spain (6) 8. Midengined Lotus GT car, with type numbers 46, 47, 54, 65, and 74, from late 1966 to 1975 (6) 10. Italian Alpine pass, which gave its name to several ’30s classics such as the Bugatti T57 and a six-cylinder Riley (7) 11. The third and final 1962–’64 series of BMC Australia’s Morris Major added this word to its nameplate (5) 12. Famous US truck company with the bulldog mascot, active for over 100 years but now owned by Volvo (4) 13. Model name for upmarket versions of the Crossley 10 and six-cylinder in the mid ’30s (5) 17. Model name for the well-remembered V8 Ford–engined version of the Sunbeam Alpine in the mid ’60s (5) 18. Sports coupé 2+2 built by Iso from 1969 to 1974, with Bertone styling and V8 Chevrolet power (4) 22. Cabriolet version of the Austin Seven Ruby, beginning production in 1934 (5) 23. Low production Welsh-built GT car manufactured from 1959 to 1973 using various BMC or Ford engines (7) 24. Classic US motorbike, built from 1901 to 1953, renowned for big V-twin and four-cylinder touring bikes (6) 25. Brilliant US racing car designer, at his best in the 1920s–’30s, when his cars won at Indy nine times, plus three other wins for which his engines supplied the power (6)

Clues down: 1. Engine-lubrication system in which the oil is kept in a separate external tank — often used in high-performance engines (3,4) 2. General Motors’ provider of electrical and other special componentry during the classic era (2-5) 3. The D-position on the gear selector of an automatic transmission (5) 4. Influential and successful saloon/gt model for Lancia, built from 1950 to 1958 in six main series (7) 5. The 1973–’81 and 1989–2001 model of Reliant’s three-wheeler economy car (5) 6. An Australian and New Zealand performance car favourite from Valiant through the VF, VG, and VH series (5) 9. Six-cylinder Daimler versions of the Jaguar 420 and XJ6, built in four main series from 1966 to 1983 (9) 14. British car company active from 1907 and best remembered in its period of Rootes Group ownership from 1928 through to Chrysler takeover (7) 15. Italian motorcycle manufacturer, owned by De Tomaso from 1973 to 1988 and presently by a Chinese company; it was active from 1911 and prominent in motorcycle sport (7) 16. Leo ------- was a popular and successful New Zealand racing driver active through the late ’60s and ’70s (7) 19. Lancia’s small saloon built from 1953 to 1963, succeeding the Ardea, and itself followed by the Fulvia (5) 20. Japanese car company, its first three-wheel motor vehicle was built in 1931 and it’s fondly recalled for its success with rotary engines in the classic era (5) 21. British manufacturer using an inverted red triangle as its radiator emblem (5)

Across: 7. Acedes 8. Ferodo 10. Trabant 11. Itala 12. Ralt 13. Lyons 17. Vespa 18. Pipe 22. Swing 23. Chevron 24. Eyston 25. Jowett

Down: 1. Pantera 2. Renault 3. Regal 4. Reliant 5. Cotal 6. Nomad 9. Steyr-puch 14. Peugeot 15. Citroën 16. Bennett 19. Aspen 20. Gipsy 21. Devon