CROSSWORD / NEXT MONTH
Clues across: 7. Successful Volvo saloon of the ’50s/’60s, nearly unbreakable and prominent in rallying (6) 8. Toyota coupé, built in seven generations from 1971 to 2006 (6) 10. UK carmaker, with an on-off car production history from 1921 to 1984 including many classic models and complex company history (7) 11. Subaru’s mid-size front-wheel- or fourwheel-drive saloon, built in three main generations from 1971 to 1994 (5) 12. Great New Zealand racing driver, regarded by many as the best Formula 1 (F1) driver never to win a world championship Grand Prix (GP) (4) 13. That part of a road or steering wheel that connects the wheel’s hub to its rim (5) 17. The Buick Le----- was the company’s entry-level full-size model, built in eight generations from 1959 through to 2005 (5) 18. The model name for Peugeot’s successful small car, an Ettore Bugatti design built from 1913 to 1916 (4) 22. Ford UK’S model 109E/116E built from 1961 through to 1964 (5) 23. French carmaker, active between World War I and II, and best remembered for a successful series of 1100cc racing and sports car voiturettes (7) 24. Opel’s mid-size saloon built in three main series from 1970 to 1988, changing from rear-wheel to front-wheel drive along the way (6) 25. Howard ------ was a US car stylist with landmark designs for Packard and Kaiser-frazer to his credit (6)
Clues down: 1. ‘The Flying -------’ was a nickname applied to a great Italian racing driver of the 1920s and ’30s (7) 2. Australian racing car drivers family — Lex; Richard; and, currently, Alex and Will have all achieved racing success in various categories (7) 3. Japanese market name for Mazda’s 110S rotary-engine sports car, and three other subsequent model generations (5) 4. British cylinder-head and engine-design specialist, active from the 1920s to the 1970s, with many notable credits for Bentley, Ss-jaguar, BMC, Gurney, Norton and more (7)
5. Citroën of Britain’s attempt at a coupé version of the 2CV, built from 1959 to 1964 (5) 6. French carrossier and later builder of impressive Chryslerengined GT cars from 1954 to ’64 (5) 9. Successful and innovative US sports racers built by Jim Hall, with, it is believed, some covert General Motors help and encouragement (9) 14. The model name for VW’S estate version of the Type 3, introduced in September 1961 (7) 15. Ford Motor Company’s 1938–2011 brand initially marketed as the company’s entrylevel luxury car with performance overtones (7)
16. Racing circuit in the US, opened in 1950 and built in a (still-functioning) airport setting (7) 19. Lotus fastback coupé built from 1974 to ’82 (5) 20. A ----- frame chassis uses interconnected struts or tubes designed to resist tensile or compression forces (5) 21. Superior quality UK kit car with distant Mini Marcos parentage, worked over and improved by engineers Harold Dermott and Gordon Murray (5)
Answers to last month’s crossword Across: 7. Ricart 8. Europa 10. Stelvio 11. Elite
12. Mack 13. Regis 17. Tiger 18. Lele 22. Pearl
23. Gilbern 24. Indian 25. Miller
Down: 1. Dry sump 2. AC Delco 3. Drive 4. Aurelia
5. Robin 6. Pacer 9. Sovereign 14. Hillman 15. Benelli
16. Leonard 19. Appia 20. Mazda 21. Alvis