Personification. Personification is when human-like qualities are attributed to non-human things, making the tin can seem as if it was capable of being transformed into a car.
That is hyperbole.
The type of figurative language in the sentence would need to be provided for an analysis to be made.
I believe the type of figurative language in which an inanimate object is given human characteristics is anthropomorphism.
no
deconstruction
What type of figurative language did charles w chesnutt use for his books?
Deconstruction
This type of figurative language is symbolism.
I believe the type of figurative language in which an inanimate object is given human characteristics is anthropomorphism.
Hyperbole
Unless it is stated literally it would be a metaphor in the past tense.
Metaphor