The Crossword Garage: 8 Car Makes and Models You Should Know

Sep 19, 2018 · 6 comments
Shaun G (Mckinney TX)
Don't forget AUDI !
Ben Grabenstein (Columbia, MD)
What about the Jaguar XKE? Classic Jaguar.
Old Dad (St. Simons Island)
Surely there have been at least a few Oldsmobile CIERAs over the years - or do I misremember?
Rod (Australia)
ot stand for Alfa Romeo. It's an acronym for Anonima Lomarda Fabbrica Automobili.
Ric Q (Gloucester, Mass.)
I'm surprised the Russian make LADA doesn't appear in puzzles more often (or ever), since I'd think the letters would be useful. To my surprise, the firm still exists; I thought the legendary Soviet car was no longer being made.
Art Kraus (Princeton NJ)
I'm old enough (and know enough about old cars) to be aware of all these car/model names, at least those that appear to be actual words, and/or were developed by American carmakers. The ones I have difficulty with are the (mainly) luxury foreign model names made up of seemingly random letters; e.g., XKE, the Jaguar model that appeared in a puzzle last week. We didn't see those when I was growing up on the farm in the Midwest. :)