YOUR FESTIVE CROSSWORD

CLUES ACROSS

10 Santa’s little helper is found in a Sixties Mini spin-off (5,3)

11 The Berkeley T60, for example (5-7)

12 Fuel display instrument (5) 13 It later became universally known as the Caravelle (7,7)

14 The Supersport was a version of these Ford superminis (7)

15 Aerodynamic components reveal plot giveaways (8)

20 Drive behind, dangerously close to the back door (8)

22 Makers of the Sheerline

(6)

23 Advent calendar openings noticeably absent from the Mini Moke (5)

25 Short _ Volante, highly desirable 1965-1966 Aston (7)

26 Alfa’s rare 33 from the late Sixties (8)

28 Ford’s Consul, Zephyr and Zephyr Zodiac formed this range (4)

30 Top Christmas tree decoration symbolic of Mercedes? (4)

32 Mr Fioravanti, acclaimed Ferrari designer (8)

33 A Fairthorpe car from the late Fifties (7)

36 Bonnet design feature adding unwanted growth to our post-christmas waistlines! (5)

37 The Fiat Strada’s European counterparts (6)

39 Convertibles (4-4) 41 Performance Ford Escorts succeeded by the RS1600 (4,4)

42 Number plate characters that kids write to Santa (7)

47 Common link between the Porsche 959, Subaru Justy and Jensen FF (4-5,5)

50 Shade of blue best suited to an old Chrysler or Dodge? (5)

51 Carrozzeria Touring’s lightweight construction (12)

52 How the Alvis TC21/100 was dubbed (4,4)

CLUES DOWN

1

My true love sent me five golden ones at Christmas, symbolic of Audi (5)

2 De Tomaso saloons first shown in 1970 (10)

3 These Austins soon became Minis (6)

4 A G-wagen or Jeep Wrangler (3-6)

5 Spitfires, GT6S, etc (8)

6 & 16 down Current Spanish superminis dating back to the mid-eighties (4,6)

7 In-car parcel storage spots (7)

8 Equipment that drivers shift? (4)

9 Cylinder parts for school principals (5)

11 Improve performance so engines hit the right note (4) 16 See 6 down

17 Exhaust emission - a sure sign the Christmas turkey’s burning! (5)

18 Charmants, Compagnos, etc (9)

19 A car like Aston Martin’s Atom (9)

21 They sound like antennas on modern-day cars like the Atom (6)

22 Basis for the Vauxhall Belmont (5)

24 The famous Baja Bug was based on this VW (6)

27 Cars with “Vorsprung durch Technik” (5)

29 An astrology-inspired

Ford model (6)

31 _ hand drive, the Opel GT wasn’t made in this specification (5)

34 The Bond Minicar’s Villiers engine came from which type of vehicle? (10)

35 One gold coin gets us a Daimler (9)

38 A rebadged Austin-healey Sprite (2,6)

40 The Frank who founded Elva (7)

43 A favourite on the Christmas menu in Otosan’s country home (6)

44 Elite car maker (5)

45 The Brabham was a version of this Vauxhall (4)

46 How some MPV rear doors open so Santa can come down the chimney? (5)

48 Riley saloons from the Fifties (4)

49 In automotive design, styling may be razor-sharp (4)