He paints on raw wood with black and white house paint, the only additional color provided by motor oil from his old jalopy.

So my trusted old jalopy of a writing machine is still in business.

What results can look as rickety as an old jalopy.

And John has moved along like an old jalopy, working for the moment but continually on the verge of an expensive breakdown.

So she went home, loaded a desk onto her old jalopy and carted it back.

You know, that little box canyon where we put all our old jalopies when we discarded them.

I'd be in a fix if she'd run off with the old jalopy.

The big disadvantage the incumbent has - like an old jalopy - is the desire for change.

He said the difficulties could be resolved "any day now," but added, "In the meantime, we are using our old jalopies."

After this, he started wandering across the country "in an old jalopy."