rattletraps
Worn-out old cars
Rattletraps are old, worn-out vehicles or machines that clatter and shake when they run.
The word captures the rickety sound of loose parts rattling together: They crossed the country in an old rattletrap of a car.
By extension, any dilapidated contraption held together by hope and habit qualifies.
Dilapidated old vehicle
- clunkerWorn-out old car
- beaterTool for mixing
- junkerDecrepit, worthless automobile
- heapJumbled collection of items
wreck · rust-bucket · banger · hooptie · crate · bucket · lemon · ramshackle
Loud rattling noise
creak · sputter · backfire · clanking · jangling · knocking · pinging · grinding
Dilapidated old vehicle
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- old-timerLong-tenured person
- classicOf lasting excellence
- relicPreserved ancient object
pre-war · heirloom · nostalgic · bygone · old-fashioned · quaint · retro
Failure or decomposition
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
- temperamentalEasily upset, unpredictable
- finickyExcessively particular, hard to satisfy
unpredictable · erratic · undependable · troublesome · problematic · cantankerous · balky · stubborn
jalopy
Dilapidated old vehicle
heap · wreck · rust-bucket · banger · hooptie · crate · bucket · lemon · ramshackle · tumbledown
clatter
Loud rattling noise
squeak · creak · sputter · backfire · clanking · jangling · knocking · pinging · grinding · wheezing
jalopy
Dilapidated old vehicle
relic · pre-war · heirloom · nostalgic · bygone · old-fashioned · quaint · retro
breakdown
Failure or decomposition
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
- temperamentalEasily upset, unpredictable
finicky · unpredictable · erratic · undependable · troublesome · problematic · cantankerous · balky · stubborn · dying
rattletrapsluxury cars
Upscale, expensive automobiles
Rolls-Royces · Bentleys · limousines · Mercedes-Benzes · Cadillacs
rattletrapsRolls-Royces
High-end British luxury cars
Bentleys · Mercedes-Benzes · BMWs · Ferraris · Lamborghinis