Sentimental Pontiac rescued in nick of time from collapsing barn

This 1972 Pontiac LeMans was rescued from a collapsing barn and is now set to be given a brand new lease of life.

Launched in 1961, the Pontiac LeMans began life as a trim upgrade package before becoming a separate model in 1963. 

This 1972 LeMans was bought new and driven for years until its owner became too old to drive it. 

It had since been passed down to the owner’s daughter whose son-in-law called on the team from Turnin Rust to help. 

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The 1972 Pontiac LeMans was in a precarious spot

The 1972 Pontiac LeMans had been parked for two decades and was in serious need of rescuing.

Often when we see classic cars stored up for decades at a time, it isn’t good news.

Take a look at this classic Chevy that was abandoned for almost 50 years; or this rotting 1965 Nova that hadn’t moved since the early 1980s. 

However, in this case the state of the car was nothing compared to the state of the barn it had been left in, which looked like it was ready to fall at any moment. 

The owner’s son-in-law admitted that they were ‘worried’ the barn could collapse on the car and wanted it to go to a new home. 

He went on to explain that the car had ‘sentimental value’ to the family, as it had once belonged to his late grandmother-in-law but that neither he nor anyone else in the family had time to restore it. 

So they called in the team from Turnin Rust who were happy to help. 

The car was in pretty good shape overall

Heading out to the barn, they discovered the poor old Pontiac piled up with junk and bits of rubbish, while the barn around it looked set to fall in at any moment. 

Thankfully, that didn’t happen and, after it was cleared the LeMans was carefully removed. 

Out in the sunlight for the first time in 20 years, the LeMans didn’t appear to have done too badly from its time in storage. 

Sure, it was covered in dirt, dust, and grime – and a few of the components looked to be falling off – but we’ve definitely seen worse. 

But it was now in the right hands, with the expert restorers from Turnin Rust vowing to return the vehicle to its former glory.

Don’t you just love a happy ending?