If Marathon prefers not to call a flivver a flivver, I shall not expostulate. From Wordnik.com. [Mince Pie] Reference
Alice drove her "flivver" at Mr. Bunn, who was properly knocked down and looked after by Ruth. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Girls in War Plays Or, The Sham Battles at Oak Farm] Reference
Several "flivver" ambulances stood across the way, new and roughly made, destined for the front. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Slade Motorcycle Dispatch Bearer] Reference
"flivver" as it bounced and squeaked and rattled and splashed its way along. From Wordnik.com. [Galusha the Magnificent] Reference
I drove my flivver down to Calvada and asked for the. From Wordnik.com. [Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930] Reference
In ten minutes I was off in my ever-faithful flivver. From Wordnik.com. [The Fight for the Argonne Personal Experiences of a 'Y' Man] Reference
It is admittedly difficult to recover a lost flivver. From Wordnik.com. [More Toasts] Reference
Get yourself a decent little standard-make flivver, eh?. From Wordnik.com. [Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves]
Says Bluey how I wish this horse would turn into a flivver. From Wordnik.com. [Young Bluey] Reference
"Yes, with my college unit -- to run errands in a flivver.". From Wordnik.com. [The Tin Soldier] Reference
"Couldn't we buy his flivver for that and run it ourselves?". From Wordnik.com. [The Mission of Janice Day] Reference
Oar haz whyte kurly hare adn drive a flivver naymded Bessie. From Wordnik.com. […but …but …Bambi’s mama’s - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?] Reference
When we fly a gyro-flivver, we push air backward and move forward. From Wordnik.com. [The Martian Way]
Dr. Taylor arrived in his rattling flivver and took charge of the case. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Ranchers in Death Valley or Diamond X and the Poison Mystery] Reference
A few minutes later he was again in the flivver, under the platinum stars. From Wordnik.com. [Dear Carl] Reference
A tall man appeared suddenly in the doorway, and walked briskly up to the flivver. From Wordnik.com. [Dear Carl] Reference
We don't know what walking means on Diamond X, though dad does talk of getting a flivver. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Ranchers or Solving the Mystery at Diamond X] Reference
"You an 'me - I reckon we'll take my old flivver and get over to Pineview," the sheriff said. From Wordnik.com. [Murder Canyon]
On my last Sunday with the flivver I drove with Secretary Armstrong to our hut at Pettonville. From Wordnik.com. [The Fight for the Argonne Personal Experiences of a 'Y' Man] Reference
In a few moments the ambulance had gone, and Chan climbed into the flivver beside the sheriff. From Wordnik.com. [Murder Canyon]
With a rattle and a clatter the muddy flivver stopped with a squeak of brakes in front of Diamond X ranch house. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders] Reference
The big car was unhurt, and proceeded on its way, but the flivver had its running board and fender badly battered. From Wordnik.com. ["Say Fellows—" Fifty Practical Talks with Boys on Life's Big Issues] Reference
Along comes a flivver and the driver uncranks himself, gets out and stretches, and asks: "How far is it to Kansas City?". From Wordnik.com. [More Toasts] Reference
At Frederick they left the big motor bus and got into Wes's own rackety flivver, the possession of which delighted Annie's heart. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921] Reference
What they say over here about these cooties wouldn't look well in print, and makes me think they are harder to get rid of than a flivver. From Wordnik.com. [Love Letters of a Rookie to Julie] Reference
D. flivver with a baby's go-cart tied on the side. From Wordnik.com. [Torchy and Vee] Reference
"You-all air up to date," he said, "ridin 'herd in a flivver.". From Wordnik.com. [Rimrock Trail] Reference
"He's going to trade in the flivver for a chummy roadster, and --". From Wordnik.com. [The Best Short Stories of 1917 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story] Reference
Mr. McNutt sends me out with a flivver to buy wool around the country. From Wordnik.com. [Torchy As A Pa] Reference
The flivver moved rapidly away, gaining speed as it rushed for the hill. From Wordnik.com. [Galusha the Magnificent] Reference
Then, a hundred feet ahead, his lights fell upon the dauntless, abandoned flivver. From Wordnik.com. [Anderson Crow, Detective] Reference
Then, a hundred feet ahead, his lights fell upon the dauntless abandoned flivver. From Wordnik.com. [Anderson Crow, Detective] Reference
"Give him my regards when you get back," says I, "and tell him Torchy says he's a flivver.". From Wordnik.com. [Torchy, Private Sec.] Reference
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