twenty-footer

twenty-footer
 n.— «The Packard had been fully restored, but the GTO needed significant work. Ray calls it a “20-footer,” enthusiast parlance for a car that looks good from 20 feet or more, but reveals a number of problem areas when viewed up close.» —“Car dreams come true Love of classics has lasted a lifetime” Ann Arbor News (Mich.) Oct. 13, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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