CCW’S MEGA CROSSWORD
ACROss
9 creator of the MGB GT V8 concept (3,8) 11 Official launch name of a 1980 austin hatchback (9) 13 Velvet-like car upholstery fabric (6) 14 colourful band at the top end of the rev counter (7) 15 where Vauxhall opened a plant in 1905 (5) 16 The austin-Healey 100 took the engine from these post-war austin models (9) 17 Makers of the DBs (5,6) 20 Vanden Plas originated in which country? (7) 22 Tiny, rear-engined NsU model launched in the late 1950s (5) 23 a two-door TVr wedge that went on sale in 1980 (6) 27 British limousine, 1930 to 1954 (6,7) 28 Draught status of available horsepower? (2,3) 31 skoda supermini that succeeded the Felicia (5) 32 The Vauxhall sintra or seaT alhambra, for example (6,7) 35 late-1940s two-door austin model (6) 36 Tyre part with pattern and depth (5) 37 The rootes Group’s linwood plant was located near to which major Uk city? (7) 40 who gave us the 350GT and 400GT in the 1960s? (11) 42 applauses, charades, etc (9) 45 _ chapron, coachbuilder noted for citroën Ds Décapotable convertibles (5) 46 Famous lincoln nameplate – a city vehicle presumably? (4,3) 47 arty name behind the 950 sports of the 1950s? (6) 48 Flagship rolls-royces from the 1970s and 1980s (9) 49 These cars provided the basis for the Trevi (6,5)
DOwN
1 era of the lamborghini Urraco (9) 2 Boosted lotus brought out in the 1980s (6,5) 3 Boyishly-named luxury classics from Nissan! (7) 4 cutting edge part of a windscreen wiper? (5) 5 it was essentially a six-cylinder version of the Vauxhall carlton (7) 6 They formed part of Opel’s kaD range along with the kapitan and admiral (9) 7 see 43 down 8 _ Turismo, GT in italian speak (4) 10 This Fiat was closely related to the alfa 164, among others (5) 12 They were the follow-up to the sunny (6,7) 18 seaT released GTi versions of these hatchbacks in 1993 (6) 19 sister model of the standard Vanguard (7,6) 21 Type 105 alfa romeo models launched in 1962 (7) 24 Hunters, Gazelles, etc (7) 25 eco-friendly like alfa romeo’s cloverleaf trim? (5) 26 samaras and rivas, etc (5) 29 Nickname for the 1960s Mercedes sl with its Far east-style hard-top (6) 30 Founding town of saab (11) 33 How rover 800s were badged for the Us market (9) 34 classic British sports car that spawned the sprint in 1970 (5,4) 38 armstrong siddeley model which survived until 1954 (7) 39 which French marque joined sunbeam and Talbot in 1920 to form the sTD combine? (7) 41 Updated version of the singer Nine (6) 43 & 7 down a car like the Matra-simca Bagheera, capacity-wise (5-6) 44 The lotus excel succeeded it (5) 45 The ‘H’ of any FHc (4)