Something (as an automobile) of such age and condition as to be ready for scrapping

1. A young German noble or squire; esp., a member of the aristocratic party in Prussia.
2. Member of the Prussian aristocracy noted especially for militarism.
(German) landed aristocrat, especially of Prussia.
Member of the landed aristocracy in Prussia; favored by Frederick the Great and Bismarck, they controlled land, industry, trade, and the army, and exhibited privilege and arrogance. From the 15th century until the 1930s they were the source of most of the Prussian civil service and officer corps.