Numerous slang terms are used to describe such cars, which vary by country and region, including hooptie/hoopty, jalopy, shed, clunker, lemon, banger, bomb, beater, bunky, flivver, old bomb, rust bucket, voodoo, wreck, heap, bucket, paddock basher, paddock bomb, death trap, disaster on wheels, rattletrap, or shitbox.

The most famous of the mobster cars is the Lincoln Continental. Whatever the classic decade, the Lincoln Continental conveyed wealth and style while having a menacing look about it. Part of that menacing look could be that you can fit at least two bodies in the trunk.