The phrase "rust bucket" refers to an old and worn-out vehicle or object that is covered in rust and in poor condition.
Sentences with «rust bucket»
All the old rust buckets will be falling apart soon. (wardsauto.com)
His car kicks ass too in a nice «Mad Max» kinda way, a real juicy modified rust bucket. (rottentomatoes.com)
His superior, Rear Admiral Yancy Graham (Dern, After Dark My Sweet), concocts a sure - fire way to appease Dodge, but see that he fails, when he puts him in command of the biggest rust bucket the navy has to offer, along with a motley crew of losers, in an exercise of command that should have Dodge failing easily and put into a desk job. (qwipster.net)