Mexican chrome
n.— «It’s a Fiat with an engine up front that’s painted a silver my dad called “Mexican Chrome.”» —“Brotherly love drives Pedregons” by Mike Griffith Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee) May 1, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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