1. gearhead
   grease monkey
2. wrench
   all of these

There are a lot of nicknames for those who wrench on cars, including "wrench," "grease monkey" and "gearhead." Plus, when your mechanic is working on your car's engine, it's nicknamed, "wrenching."

1. any vehicle that's at least 50 years old
   any vehicle that's at least 30 years old
2. any vehicle that's at least 25 years old
   any vehicle that's at least 10 years old

A vehicle 25 years old, at minimum, is considered an antique.

1. Vintage
   Veteran
2. Edwardian
   Classic

Vehicles made between 1925 and 1948 were part of the Classic car period, which was pre- and post-war automobile design and production.

1. it's a high performance car in a stock body
   it's stock under the hood in a customized body
2. its emissions control system has been upgraded
   none of these

While the exterior of a sleeper car looks no different than any other car on the road, it's hiding high-performance equipment under the hood, such as a more powerful engine or turbocharging.

1. use a higher octane fuel
   clean the battery contacts
2. change the fuel filter
   change the oil

"Knocking," also called "pinging," can happen when the air-fuel mixture in the car's engine isn't the right ratio. It can damage the pistons if you leave it untreated, but an easy fix is to use a higher octane fuel.

1. Grab Bags and Walk
   Jenny
2. Tea Boat
   Tin Lizzie

The first family-priced vehicle in the U.S., the Model T weighed 1,200 pounds and had a top speed of 40 mph -- and went by the nickname "Tin Lizzie."

1. 1964 Oldsmobile 442
   1965 Ford Mustang
2. 1966 Pontiac GTO
   1969 Plymouth Road Runner

Muscle cars, like the 4-4-2, GTO and the Road Runner, are mid- or full-sized, two-door, American muscle cars that had a V8 engine under the hood. The first-generation Ford Mustang, which debuted in 1964, did not fit those criteria.

1. an art car
   a kit car
2. a rally car
   a stock car

Kit cars are functioning but not very exciting cars, such as a Chrysler Sebring, re-fitted with the components of another, usually luxury or sporty car, such as a Bentley.

1. kickdown
   oversteer
2. torque steer
   understeer

This happens when the driving force between the front wheels of your car, specifically front-wheel drive cars, is out of balance when you accelerate heavily.

1. the air conditioning system
   the engine
2. the ignition system
   the throttle

A supercharger, also called a "blower," is, basically, an air compressor that moves more air into the car's internal combustion engine, which makes it work better.

1. 1965 Ford Mustang
   1965 Plymouth Barracuda
2. 1967 Chevy Camaro
   all 3 are pony cars

High performance cars like Mustangs and Camaros, which are similar but smaller than American muscle cars, were the four-seater pony cars with long hoods and short back ends.

1. fade out
   flames
2. metal flake
   racing stripes

When you see flames on a custom paint job, those are "hot licks."

1. all-season tires
   blackwall tires
2. low rolling resistance tires
   whitewall tires

Between the 1900s and the 1970s, cars typically came outfitted with whitewall tires. Whitewalls, as opposed to blackwalls, have a stripe of white on the side.

1. slammed
   dropped
2. chopped
   channeled

When a car's been "chopped," it means the roof of the car has been lowered -- but the car itself isn't. On the other hand, a "dropped" car's suspension has been modified so the vehicle rides lower. And "channeled" cars appear lower because their body rests around the frame instead of sitting on top of it.

1. an engine with a hemispherical spark plugs
   an engine with a hemispherical pistons
2. an engine with a hemispherical muffler
   an engine with a hemispherical combustion chamber on its cylinder head

The HEMI was popularized by Chrysler when their new line of V8 engines named FirePower debuted in 1951. HEMI is short for an engine with a hemispherical combustion chamber, a combustion chamber in a half-dome shape, on its cylinder head.

1. gas station anxiety
   charger anxiety
2. plug anxiety
   range anxiety

Think of it like anything else in your life that takes batteries -- there's a finite amount of time before they need to be recharged or replaced. Some drivers behind the wheel of a pure electric car (not a hybrid) suffer from "range anxiety," which means they're afraid they'll run out of battery power before they can next plug the car in for a charge.

1. worn out wiper blades
   swirl marks in the paint
2. bald tires
   bad rubber seals on the door windows

"Baldinis" is a term for bald, or heavily worn, tires. If you're not sure of the state of your car's tire tread, grab a penny: when placed into the tread grooves, if part of Lincoln's head is covered by the tread, you have more than 2/32" of tread depth remaining.

1. bananamobile
   chrome sweet chrome
2. great white
   land yacht

At 18.5 feet long, the 1959 Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight Coupé Convertible is a classic land yacht from the era. But it's not the biggest. The 1960 Lincoln Continental hit a full 19-feet in length. (And consider this: your typical garage is between 18 and 20 feet long.)

1. your car's color
   your car's fresh detailing
2. your convertible
   your expensive car

Your "nice whip" is your expensive vehicle (although these days it doesn't really have to be an expensive car -- it really just needs to be a car).

1. convertible
   coupé
2. hatchback
   landaulet

The smaller, two-door version of the standard sedan of the same kind of car is called a coupé.

1. a landau
   a Woodie
2. the La Femme
   the XTREME

Whether you're talking about a 1953 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon with wood framework, the original style, or your 1985 GMC Jimmy with faux-wood siding, you were driving a station wagon with exterior wood trim. You're in a "Woodie."

1. lights, keys and quality
   like, kind and quality
2. limited kind of quality
   limited knocking qualifications

LKQ means, "like, kind and quality." These are aftermarket, salvaged replacements that are in good condition.

1. it has a cat-back exhaust system
   it has a high-flow catalytic converter
2. it has two four-barrel carburetors
   it has a four-barrel carburetor

Your car's "dual-quad" carburetor setup means your car has two four-barrel carburetors.

1. jacked-up
   souped-up
2. talked-up
   zipped-up

If you lift your vehicle's suspension so that it's higher than the automaker's original spec, you might hear it called "jacked-up."

1. it can seat six
   it has a choke
2. its engine has three two-barrel carburetors on it
   its engine has no carburetor

When it comes to cars, a six pack isn't about nice abs. It's about the engine, specifically one that has three two-barrel carburetors installed on it.

1. the car is lowered
   the car's on runners
2. the suspension is soft
   the tires are bald

Commonly made from 1949, 1950 or 1951 model years Fords or Mercurys, the "lead sled" gets its name from the heavy customization done to the vehicle. The "lead" refers to the metal modifications made to the body. And the "sled"? That's from the lowering of the car that's part of the modifications.

1. glass run channels
   moonroof
2. quarter glass
   sunroof

The side windows are called quarter glass. If it's on hinges, and can be opened, it's called a vent window.

1. aftermarket parts similar to the original
   original in-the-box parts that were never sold
2. salvage parts
   NOS is none of these things

"New Old Stock", NOS, is pretty much what is sounds like: new stock that's old. Specifically, these are original parts that were made by the manufacturer at the same time as your car, but for whatever reason, the parts were never sold.

1. a car with a salvage title
   a hatchback
2. a muscle car
   an old, unreliable car

If your car sounds like a Sir Mix-a-Lot lyric, “my hooptie rollin’, tailpipe draggin’...," it's a car that's falling apart and unreliable.

1. a rat rod
   a restomod
2. a retro rod
   a volks rod

A "rat rod" is a hot rod from the 1940s-1960s with an unfinished or rough appearance.

1. a hot hatch
   a luxo-barge
2. a restomod
   a rocket car

A restored car that's been updated with modern parts, instead of original parts, is called a restomod.

1. three on the tree
   three on the key
2. shift on the drift
   four on the floor

A car with a 3-speed transmission that has its shifting lever on the steering column is called, "three on the tree." Got a car with a 4-speed transmission with a floor-mounted shifter? That's a "four on the floor."

1. GeeTO Tiger
   Goat
2. Gran Turismo Omologato
   Greatest Of All Time

The GTO -- built under John Z. DeLorean, who was chief engineer for Pontiac -- was developed in the early 1960s. By 1965, fans had nicknamed it "goat" and called their get-togethers the "gathering of the goats."

1. the beltline
   the jawline
2. the neckline
   the sockline

The line that the bottom edge of your car's windows creates is called the beltline. A low beltline, by the way, typically means good visibility.

1. a cut and shut
   a death trap
2. a disaster on wheels
   a jalopy

A car that's been fixed by welding the front end from one car to the back end of a different (but usually matching or similar) car is called a "cut and shut" (or you may hear, "zipper car"). While it sounds frankencool, they're illegal depending on where you live.