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bucket of bolts
noun
a dilapidated car, truck, boat or plane US, 1942- — Montie Tak, Truck Talk, p. 20, 1971
- If the French had felt so threatened by the Rainbow Warrior (a “bucket of bolts,” according to a New Zealand national security official), disabling the ship at sea with a low-charge explosive on the propeller shaft–or even tangled wire–would have been enough covert action to deter its further passage. — American Journal of International Law, p. 15, 1992
- The Marines got me airborne in this piece of *** that looked ragged and was shaking like a bucket of bolts. — Stephen K. Scroggs, Army Relations with Congress, p. 92, 2000
- Many charities can arrange to have that bucket of bolts towed right out of your driveway. — Alameda (California) Times-Star, 12 March 2004
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