That thing-a-ma-jig what-cha-ma-call-it do-dad list

mguner said
... and the trunk the turtle....

I always thought it was called the "boot"...

Laying down rubber on the road was always "gittin scratch" or "peelin out".
Flooring the accelerator was "pedal to the metal", which brings up the whole CB radio lingo of the 80s.

Jerry