smitty
n.— «Before there were turbo and turbo-style mufflers, performance mufflers were limited to two types: steel-packs (the famous Smitty’s) and glasspacks.» —“Re: What are Glasspacks” Usenet: rec.autos.makers.ford.mustang Nov. 16, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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