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After solving the crossword, take each letter from the shaded squares ( going from left to right and top to bottom) to spell out the mystery car type.
CLUES ACROSS 9 & 2 down Gallic road trip in a Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta (4,2,6) 10 Genie replacement (7,7) 12 Summer day trip catered for by a family Toyota (6) 13 Austin launched it in 1984 (7) 14 The ideal time of year for open-top driving (6) 15 A car like the Matra-Simca Bagheera, capacity-wise (5-6) 16 Intoxicated by such performance! (4) 17 In the sun too long perhaps like your typical Ferrari? (3) 19 Performance version of Vauxhall’s Viva HB (7) 22 Natty little City Coupé (5) 23 Coachbuilder behind the Mini de Ville (7) 27 & 53 across The Ferrari 250 MM commemorated this classic Italian race (5,6) 28 Sister model of the Wyvern, then later the Cresta (8,5) 32 Old Yorkshire saloon getting thrown around the sports field! (6,7) 33 The CR-X was derived from this Honda (5) 36 Honda-badged airport transport? (7) 37 Big lump of a car designed for canal holidays? (5) 39 Non-specific Motors? (7) 42 _ engine, layout of the De Tomaso Vallelunga (3) 44 Wankel Spiders, Ro80s, etc (4) 45 Compact SUVs from Land Rover (11) 49 Reliant van on a London Street? (6) 50 Howling with laughter at the sound of V8s! (7) 51 It was Mercedes-Benz’s first foray into the supermini sector (1-5) 52 This coupé arrived in 1966 based on a shortened Quattroporte chassis (8,6) See 27 across CLUES DOWN 1 Take a real shine to car care! (6) 2 See 9 across 3 A full-width feature up front in many American classics (5,4) 4 A Bristol model taken from the Palace? (8) 5 _ litre, largest engine fitted to the Ford GT40 (5) 6 Mr Volanis, designer of the Matra Rancho (7) 7 The Gerald who designed the MG Magnette ZA (6) 8 Land Rovers with a protective role? (9) 10 Flat-four Lancias made between 1976 and 1984 (6) 11 Early 1950s Anglo-American sports car (4-6) 18 Bentley model released in 1998 (6) 20 It can put a real dampener on summertime motoring! (4) 21 Astra-based Vauxhall saloon (7) 24 Original name (in some markets) of the Renault Caravelle (7) 25 Sporty Opel coupé from the 1970s and 1980s (5) 26 The name behind the Speed 25 (5) 29 Successors to the Citroën ZX (6) 30 Ferrari’s Boxer (10) 31 Travel permit found in a Citroën? (4) 34 Mythical beasts unleashed by TVR in the early 1990s! (9) 35 Ground-breaking Lancia MPV concept car (9) 38 Any Renaults tuned by ‘Le Sorcier’ (8) 40 Unconventional steering wheel on early Allegros (7) 41 _ Scaglietti, acclaimed designer and coachbuilder (6) 43 A definite no-no for petrolheads! (6) 46 French makers of the D8S in the 1930s (6) 47 Land of Moskvitch (6) 48 As brakes underperformed, suntans slowly disappeared (5)