wrecked cars

Junkyard inventory items

Wrecked cars are vehicles that have been severely damaged, typically in collisions, and are often beyond economical repair.

The phrase appears in contexts ranging from insurance claims to salvage yards to news reports of accidents: The highway was littered with wrecked cars after the pileup.

Wrecked cars may be sold for parts or scrap metal.

Related

head-on collision · mangled · collision · pile up · accident · junkyard · scrapyard · auto salvage · dented · fender bender · crumpled · twisted · airbags · glass · salvage · scrap metal · write off · fender

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Opposites
vehicle condition

wrecked carsnew cars

Unowned, current-year vehicles

value/utility status

wrecked carsclassic cars

Old collectible automobiles

investment vehicles · museum pieces

Family

wreck, wrecked, cars, wrecks, wrecking, wrecker, wreckers, wreckage, carless

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG