Sentences with phrase «trailer queen»
The phrase "trailer queen" refers to a vehicle, usually a luxury car or a classic car, that is often transported on a trailer rather than driven. It implies that the car is more for show and display purposes rather than for actual use on the road. Full definition
«These are not trailer queens,» he told our group of media deep in the high desert of Moab.
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FERNDALE, Michigan — The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance transformed from a classic car show full of trailer queens into America's fifth international auto show some 12 or 15 years ago.
promptly acting out their moment of mayhem... and then trailer queening it away.
For example, McCutcheon's Stud (2001) and Trailer Queen II (2003) are sculptural objects that fuse the customized paint jobs typically adapted for muscle cars and applies them to common objects like Weber grills, creating familiar, but unexpected works that bring together the culture of hot rodding and suburban barbeques.
We've all heard of trailer queens, but this might be the ultimate!
For me, the Dream Cruise is the real deal, with no trailer queens, just a bunch of enthusiasts enjoying summer Michigan weather with their Eisenhower - to - Carter era cars and trucks, sometimes performing burnouts for the huge crowds.
They also use specially fabricated parts and prototype parts, but they never are trailer queens.
Yet, unlike their original numbers - matching brethren, Classic Recreations» resto - mods neither trailer queens nor investment pieces.
There are no trailer queens at this show, but many of the cruisers spend most of their time — a few spend all of their time — with their cars parked in front of the myriad businesses along Woodward Avenue or in the nearby downtown streets of Birmingham.
There may have been a few disappointed builders, but it was a solid choice, one that represents an ongoing change in contemporary hot rodding away from «trailer queens» built just for show and towards cars that really hit the road, just like the early hot - rodders would have wanted.
This car is no trailer queen, either — it can dart through the quarter mile in only 7 - seconds at a top - speed of 180 mph.
Ive seen a lot of mustangs come in various stages of condition, but if you are hunting for a toy you can enjoy and actually put on the street, but don't want to shell out $ 50k for a trailer queen, then you would be hardpressed to find a nicer Mustang than this!QUICK FACTS: Built 289ci V8Solid lifters, small cam - very streetable engineEdelbrock carburetor with electric chokeC4 Automatic TransmissionFlowmaster MufflersFord 8.8» RearFresh Paint in March of 2016.
Until I see it rolling, the Precision is just a trailer queen.