Possible Clues:

• Dead body of an animal
• The chassis is dead, not the engine
• Seems that in court there's a motoring matter involving a death
• Body in vehicle trunk?
• (Dead) body
• Corpse
• When there's been a death, it may be a motoring matter in court
• Your, or your vehicle's, body
• Have his - (D L Sayers)
• If your engine were to die, is this all you would be left with?