Dated and dilapidated Model T contains one (3-4)
I believe the answer is:
old-time
'dated' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'dilapidated model t contains one' is the wordplay.
'dilapidated' is an anagram indicator.
'contains' indicates putting letters inside.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'model'+'t'='modelt'
'modelt' with letters rearranged gives 'oldtme'.
'oldtme' placed around 'i' is 'OLD-TIME'.
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for old-time that I've seen before include "Quaint" , "Relating to the past" , "(E.g. dancing) in ancient style" .)