car porn
n.— «Mr. Foose is the Vargas of the custom-car world, a gifted artist who begins each project by drawing a visionary, airbrushed version of what he has in mind: a low-riding dreamboat usually, with a hood scoop, chromed headers and valve covers, and a three- or four-toned paint job, the kind of car that if you’re of a certain age you used to daydream about in shop class.…Not all the shows are car porn, however.» —“Gentlemen, Start Your TV Sets” by Charles McGrath New York Times Dec. 31, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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