tuner car
n.— «I saw a little blurb on a tuner car called the Monster Miata. It’s a Miata with a Ford 302 dropped-in and, optionally, some “looks” packages.» —“Monster Miata” by Wade Guthrie Usenet: rec.autos July 21, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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