Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(S.Afr.) a broken-down old car.

1961		D. Bee Children of Yesterday 91: That old tjorrie goes very well and I’ve always liked a V8.
1975		Sun. Times (Jo’burg) 21 Sept. 20: Any tjorrie tied together with faith, hope and bits of string can get through the safety checks [DSAE].
1989		B. Courtenay Power of One 380: Only chewing gum and axle grease is holding that old chorrie together.
1998		L. Schuster Lekker Thick S. Afr. Joke Book 139: When his faithful old tjorrie spluttered to a halt in the middle of the main road [etc.].