bolt bucket

bolt bucket

A vehicle (typically an automobile) or other machine, especially one that is or seems old, broken down, or in poor repair. I know my car doesn't look like much, but this old bolt bucket will get us across the country without a hitch.
See also: bolt, bucket
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • crate
  • bucket of bolts
  • make old bones
  • a piece of old tackie
  • beater
  • graveyard
  • an old one
  • geezer
  • old fogey
  • old fogy