tin lizzie

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Recent Examples of tin lizzie Either way, Hong Kong and the tin lizzie go down. Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 15 Apr. 2021
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Noun
  • Ickx won eight Formula One grands Prix, dominated at Le Mans, won the Paris-Dakar rally and sports and touring car races all over the world.
    Michael Taylor, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The first series, made from 1969-1972, was a successful touring car, followed in 1973 by a second-generation model made for just one year.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The selection committee tends to take an unflattering view of teams that load up on cream puffs.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Fifth course: Giant cream puff, sugared blackberries, caramel and candied pecans.
    Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The roadster was designed specifically for export to North America by Scaglietti.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The power train allows the 3,170-pound (curb weight) roadster to punch from zero to 60 mph in 2.7 seconds and crest 206 mph.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The gist of the case is that NASCAR allegedly has too much control over the buying of the services of premier stock car racing teams.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Tim Cindric, who is NASCAR driver Austin Cindric's father, is well-known for his impact on Team Penske's success, having led the team to numerous victories across different motorsport disciplines, encompassing endurance racing, stock car racing, and IndyCar.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Until the last couple of episodes, everything appears to be ripping along like a brand-new two-horse phaeton on a bright spring day.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 13 June 2024
  • An open touring car, a phaeton conveyed the essence of speed and performance, and was built for real sporting types.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2022
Noun
  • Hardin is a parody of a rebel, with his leather jacket and muscle car, but there’s a freshness to the beginning of their love that’s lost in the later movies, and a sense of possibility that is repeatedly dashed by the mostly shoddier sequels. 14.
    Josh Bell, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Photo : Mecum Auctions Petty owned this iconic muscle car from 1982 to 2013.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2025

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“Tin lizzie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tin%20lizzie. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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