b"The Great Eastern Mail NOVEMBER 18, 2022 09crosswordACROSS1. Country, Costa .7. Kills (insect)10. Winter sleep11. Frog-like animal12. Sturdy trees13. Water mammal15. Go up17. Mayday signal (1,1,1)18. Rear20. Guy21. Marriage vow (1,2)23. Golf ball peg24. Ceylon, . Lanka26. Headquarters27. Knobs29. Compass direction31. Throat-clearing noise32. Masterpiece, . Lisa33. Mutilate35. Unconfident37. Mama & .39. See next page (1,1,1)41. Solar body42. Food enhancer (1,1,1)43. Gesture of assent44. Heart monitor (1,1,1)45. Alias (1,1,1)47. Becomes mature This Tucker50. Supermarket section52. Tulle skirt53. Writer, . Blyton54. Femme fatale55. Table56. Eyelid inflammation 7. Menageries 19. Bucketing down 30. Brewed leaves drink 43. Prominent is a rare DOWN1. Rituals2. Vehicle frame 8. Iron deficiency 22. Handed out 34. Renews 46. Confuse3. Attendant 9. Actress, . Sarandon 25. Brings in (harvest) 36. Misbehaving, . up 48. Slimy matter automotive feast4. Part of foot 14. Hoo-ha 26. Tramp 38. Versus 49. London nightclub area5. Smelled (scent) 16. No . or buts 27. Tennis court barrier 40. Raw metal 50. Repair (socks)6. Sheriff's badge 18. Turn to spray 28. Lump of turf 42. British award (1,1,1) 51. FewerFill the grid so that every column, every rowsudoku HE Gippsland Vehicle Collection (GVC)These included a padded dashunusual DIFFICULTY: HHH and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. 3041 T will feature a very rare Tucker car as partfor the time, a handbrake that could be locked HH 3040 DIFFICULTY: HHHHHof its Rarities and Replicas display fromwith a key, an integrated rollover bar for SOLUTIONS CAN BEFOUND ON PAGE 1513 November at the Maffra Motor Museum.occupants protection and three headlamps. President of GVC, Vanessa Noble said thisThe middle headlamp swivelled in the was an exciting opportunity to showcase suchdirection the car was cornering to better guide a rare and prestigious car locally. the driver. Were proud and privileged to be able to putThis large car was expensive for the time at this car on display at the museum, alongsideUS$4000, when many of its competitors were many other amazing vehicles, Ms Noble said. selling for US$1000. This one is particularly special with only 51Preston Tuckers company relied heavily Tucker cars ever produced, each one slightlyon loans and this, plus the opposition of the different as Preston Tuckers company keptBig Three and their conniving political allies, improving and innovating until bankruptcyeventually led to bankruptcy in 1949. stopped production in 1949.Today these are much sought after and Preston Tucker was an Americanextremely valuable collectors cars, Ms Noble entrepreneur with plans for a radicalsaid.new automobile that he believed wouldWere excited to be able to share such a word find - Specialised Services revolutionise and shake up the dominancerare vehicle with the public and encourage of the Big Three: Ford, General Motors andeveryone to come and see it and other unique Chrysler.and remarkable cars at the museum.In 1948 he produced a car unlike anythingThe Maffra Motor Museum is at 2A Sale O S U K S P E C I A L I S T S I available at that time which he named theRoad Maffra and is open each Friday, Saturday, Tucker 48, but it was soon known as theSunday and Monday from 10.00am till 4.00pm, N E R G N I L B A C A T A D W J Tucker Torpedo due to its striking streamlinedplus all school and public holidays except shape.Christmas day.K C O N V E N I E N C E W V H J Featuring rear wheel drive via a horizontallyFor more information visitopposed 6-cylinder engine mounted in thewww.gippslandvehiclecollection.org.au or C H T Y R Z T L G C I X B G P D rear, the cars had various other innovations.call 03 5147 3223. A O P A T W D B G H R K Y O L MK E M Y P I G N I T T I F S A GB P D M F P N R C R C I T I C AX Q E V E B L U F N E B N S L CX I I Z H R P I M P L T S G O CG D F U I Z C I A M E V A N C RG N I N O I T I D N O C R I A ES M L P V S O L A R C C X B L DF S A O H V Q N E L Q E C M B IM R U P R N C B N M R E S U V TL A Q Z V E E K B Y E B R L F EL U D E N W O Y L I M A F P W DCan you find the following words?MAINTENANCE AIR-CONDITIONING DATA-CABLING LOCALPV-SOLAR PLUMBING COMMERCIAL ACCREDITEDELECTRICAL GASFITTING SPECIALISTS FAMILY-OWNEDLIGHTING RETAIL COMMUNITY CONVENIENCEBBQS WEBER QUALIFIED APPLIANCES"