1972 Pontiac LEMANS IS BACK! My High School Car REVIVAL

[@1980bwc]

What a freakin unit! A fella can never go wrong with any 68-72 GM A-Body. This car was the end of the greatest era of automotive styling.

[@CJColvin]

Couldn't agree more brother

[@jayelbee1111]

Agreed, those General Motors A-Body cars were the best-looking cars, in my opinion. I rank my list in order with certain model years: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle/Malibu 1970-1972 Buick Special/Skylark 1968-1972 Pontiac Tempest/LeMans 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass 1968-1969 Beaumont 1968-1969 Chevrolet Chevelle/Malibu

[@roadwarrior8213]

Absolutely revisit this car. I love all the other rusty boogers on this channel, but this is definitely a special car not only to you, but to us the audience. Very few of us get the chance to rebuild those special cars in our lives, so It seems worth it to me

[@ni_wink84]

Best part watching dalton giggle like a teenager that’s out hot rodding his dads car lol! Me personally I think that car is amazing and would love to see more work on it!

[@bruwin]

You got a steal on that Edelbrock. That engine sounds like it really loves it. I really want to see more content with this car. Clean up the rest of the frame, fix the suspension, and maybe take it out on the drag strip to see how she goes.

[@blodhemn413]

She's a beauty. I'm in for seeing that suspension work. Great stuff.

[@Mustangfan9401]

Just like the Grand Prix video took me down memory lane, this one does as well. My brother had a 72 Lemans when i was a kid. It was painted "Goddess Gold" and had gold wheels to match. 350/TH 350. It was his pride and joy. Got ass packed by an inattentive driver doing 55mph in an Astro van. Didn't even tap the brakes i remembered hearing. Car sat with the trunk folded into the rear passenger area for years with my brother claiming one day he would revive it. Life got in the way though, he moved on, and the car eventually got parted out and scrapped. Sad end. Your Lemans looks and sounds badass. Enjoy many more years and miles with it!

[@BuffsGarage]

Well that was a fun day!! Glad to see the Golden Knight back on the road!

[@rajcam80]

One day hope to have my GT-37 back on the road with it's junkyard 6.2L L92 and 4L80E!

[@TheUkeloser]

I've seen this car in the background of several videos now. Good to see it get some attention on the channel. Looks like a ton of fun!

[@bennyhelgeson401]

My first car (55 Chevy) was stolen in 1969 just to take wheels and tires. It then was transformed into stock car and life on high note.

[@Robrt32]

My first ride was a 67 C10, my first actual car was a 2 door 73 cutlass supreme with the 350 rocket. I would give both nerts for either one back.

[@genenoud9048]

My 1 st car was a peddle car

[@GeminiWoods]

Mine was a 1978 Dodge Power Wagon. Second was a 92 Bronco. I put waaaaay too much money into both of them lol.

[@Robrt32]

@@genenoud9048 I grew up to poor for luxury items like that, lol. I didn’t even know what a peddle car was until I was grown.

[@Funkoff2.0]

​@@GeminiWoodsMine was a 1966 Mustang coupe. I put a 460 in it With a cam Long tube headers. And side dumps. I only paid 1500 For it, but that quickly turned into 15 grand over the years.

[@O-Dub]

Dalton is one of the only youtubers I see that actually drive his car how they were made to be driven. Just pushing her down a backroad 🙌🙌

[@hallbluedog7439]

It's a cool old car . You're right about seeing it going down the road , it's just a cool car to anyone that sees it . Really that's what it is. Would love to see it on the channel again.

[@COOPERS_COACH_WORKS]

I've been waiting to see the car on your channel since you first introduced it, way back when you had like three thousand subs! You described it as the car you would drive to the Gates of Hell in!

[@PoleBarnGarage]

Still would!

[@libertysgarage8411]

Cool vid Dalton! I couldn't agree more about Not obsessing over perfection. I went that route on a 67 Fairlane and it was nothing but stress and $$ out the door. Never again.

[@terrallputnam7979]

I would say this car is worth welding in the floor panels, restoring the frame with steel pieces, and make it solid. It just looks so sweet!!!

[@rollerdragon]

i swear, just when i think i seen it all, YOU come along and remind me of the stupid shit i did as a kid with a disco nova... thank you... love this .. i'd love to see another 'craigslist shenanigan's'!

[@tcanthony2]

You can really tell how much you like that car. Cant wait to see more.

[@desmondmayhew6466]

Absalutely .. smile on his face made me smile too and his face after leaving rubber and Smoked out a small city .. hahaaa priceless Daltons a great laugh along with his bodge/type repairs but shit gets done... well said buddy

[@jerryb1234]

Yeah, you can tell by the amount of pride he takes in his work, or the way he's constantly laughing about the jankyness of it, it really shows! 🙄👍

[@bigdaddy741098]

It's always good to see someone work on a project that puts a huge smile on their face so I definitely want to see more of this one.

[@mattbrown5511]

What a beautiful machine you have there. There is nothing like the sound of a true big block making the tires scream.

[@dankreoger611]

Had a 71 Pontiac Bonneville with a 455 back in 75-76. Loved that old boat.

[@iamthetarget52]

25: 36 Giggle Giggle ... over 50 and this still makes me happy.

[@davkilldav211]

I definitely want to see more of that car! Glad you're enjoying it!!! Upgrades!!!!!

[@RoanokeGaming]

Definitely show us repairing the car 👌

[@PoleBarnGarage]

Can do

[@COOPERS_COACH_WORKS]

Great video, love the car! Let's see that suspension work. Always good to see Buff and Jay helping around the old pole barn! Resident transmission mechanics!

[@ChristianGrigioni-xx4bn]

Dalton you are lucky to have priceless friends and a wonderful son JD is a blessing

[@chrisgardner1431]

Nothing like getting “The One” back on the road and reliving the moments all over again

[@dwaynecoomber6610]

Glad to see your Lemans up n running again .. love seen the joy it brings you.

[@Kens64chevelle]

I have a 72 Lemans Sport I've had for 30 years sitting in the garage. Would love to see you continue your build. Maybe it will inspire me to get mine back on the road. Sweet to see you rodding it around like a 16-year-old, lol, and enjoying it so much.

[@jerrysgardentractorsengine2243]

It’s always cool to see somebody who still has their car from high school. My first car was my late grandfathers 76 Chevy Nova with the 250 and no AC. Haven’t driven it daily in a few years, but I still have it

[@PrinceWesterburg]

Its so good to see you not freezing and things going well! I'm 25 years older than you and goin on 20 - never get old, its over rated!

[@yateshall5707]

Please show more of this car! It's gorgeous and sounds amazing!

[@dainisin]

Hello Pole from Latvia. Very nice video, I enjoyed watching it. Keep it up, you are doing very well 👍

[@mrhubada]

Dalton, that has got some snap to it! Yes, please do the other stuff on camera. Love yours and JD's work!

[@rajcam80]

Bad ass !!!! You think that is in bad shape? My 71 GT-37 has no cowl panel, toe boards, floors,trunk floor,quarter panels. Lol... hence the replacement shell I got last yr. Man I really need to get my car back on the road, as you said it is a car just drive it! Congrats!!!!

[@aaronaikman7141]

Please show us any work you do on this beautiful car it's so nice to see someone else that has put new steel floor boards in with sheet metal screws I just redid my 1974 Caprice Classic Convertible floorboards that way and it turned out beautiful especially after you cover it with new carpeting lol

[@PoleBarnGarage]

Hell yeah lol

[@fireslayerdad]

Love seeing the happiness that car brings you. Looks like a really fun unit!

[@bigchevy350boy]

Woah! That rig is a beast! I bet it's a blast to drive! I'd love to see her brought back to fightin shape! All the suspension work ect. Let's get it!! Glad you got to enjoy cruising in it! 😎 Thanks for sharing

[@itsdinger]

Brilliant video Dalton, I enjoy Irish outlaw garage as well discovered him through your channel. Lots of support from Northern Ireland.

[@jamesmcdonald5868]

Yes Mr. Dalton, we do want to see her gone through for the good of content! I always loved the Goat and Le Man's hood tach!

[@markward-jx6fb]

That was way cool. My ‘71 was 10 years old and still fresh. I’m brought back to how that car ran like yours; torque all over the range and a nice healthy bark in second gear. Good stuff. Now I know you’re a Pontiac guy, so see if you can get a ‘69-72 Grand Prix. The quintessential personal luxury channel

[@travisdrum6760]

Definitely wanna see you work on this more on the channel!!

[@PoleBarnGarage]

Can do!

[@clevelandmaker386]

@@PoleBarnGarage I remember my high school car...I was working on getting a 59 New Yorker...1500...... UNTIL I ALMOST HAD TO RESIST BREAKING THE NECK OF THE ASST MANAGERS LESBIAN DAUGHTER... sooooooo..... I had to decide First degree murder or Golden Lion 413? Decisions Decisions

[@thomasarussellsr]

​@@PoleBarnGarage hey, any more garage mechanics on this thing and you'll have to grow a Joe Dirt mullet.😜😛😂😂😂

[@ivanlagace7395]

Hell Yeah, I would like to see more of the Lemans! The smile on your face,says how much you love and enjoy this car. "Im going to get arrested" Lol

[@apachebill]

Graduated in 1985. I bought a 1972 Daytona Yellow Lemans like that one in 1982 when I was 15. It was totaled in 1992. Its driveline lives though. It’s in my 70 Lemans now! Love that yellow Lemans! Mine went undefeated street racing for 10 years. #GloryDays 😂

[@tonyt8805]

Things are really looking up for Dalton! 😉 The first week ever he wasn't being stressed trying to save "The Shop" 🎊 😂 😎 😂 🎊 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾

[@marzed]

Glad you kept your first car, wish I kept mine!

[@PoleBarnGarage]

3rd car lol

[@marzed]

@@PoleBarnGarage First good car? Ha ha…

[@bobbyholden5389]

I know the feeling man that car is not just a car to u its ur best friend who has felt all ur pain over the years and been there with alot of smiles to that "car" is part of the family

[@tonynapoli2733]

Awesome job I bet it was nice to have Jay and Buff help plus JD glad to see you driving it! I always wondered about the shacker hood now we know !

[@bryanheitz9023]

Nice ride! Definitely want to see more of this one.

[@troykruse5161]

Good job grandma and grandpa 👍🏻. Love this channel

[@lordjiraiya2068]

As a fella who admittedly might just love his own car a little (or lot more) than he should, I'm begging you to keep that old girl healthy and strong! Same with that old 70s Gran Marquis! I myself own a 1985 Mercury Grand Marquis with a 302 ci/5.0 liter and drive her anytime the opportunity presents itself. I love Francine dearly and she's the one car i would never willingly part with. I love watching this channel as well as vgg and jyd both. But i would love to see you one day out on the road, you in one of your classics and me in my baby. I think we could easily make good friends with the kind of sense of humor we seemingly share. May you all find happiness and peace in life, even when you walk through both the fires and waters of life!

[@OsoBlanco17]

My only complaint is that I only JUST found your channel!! Awesome video all around, man. Wish I still had my high school ride. It was mechanically sound but just rotted to shit. People would get it up on the lift and then words like “death trap” get thrown around lol. It never broke down on me though and if I had adult money back then I would have tried to save it. Happy to be a new subscriber and looking forward to going through all your previous posts to catch up.

[@PoleBarnGarage]

Thanks dude!

[@gabebothers9937]

Would love to see more of that rig, she sounds great. "Just drive it" ....perfect

[@davidcolesr.8628]

Hi Grandma & Grandpa, Thank You Kindly for the Mortar Pan

[@jakebullet8990]

Alright!! Back in the Pontiacs again. I put the 750 on one of my Tempests with the 326. Really made that engine come alive.

[@jayman4095]

I's good to see someones high school car make a comeback, I am currently on the home stretch after 3 months of work getting my high School car back on the road, a 89 Prelude Si that's been off the road for about 10 years all it needs now is tires, alignment, and registration👌

[@tom-ehill2713]

Thats a bad azz ride! My uncle John used to collect older Pontiac Firebirds.

[@Snocone333]

watching you work on this is awesome. I got a 78 datsun in highschool for cheap cause it was similarly shit and ive dolled it up over the last 13 or so years with ever nicer parts, i know the feeling of getting to drive it again after breaking it all too well.

[@TeamGambleBMX]

Yes definitely share the upcoming refresh works on the LeMans. That car is a beauty

[@BlackSolstice07]

Dalton, great, great, great video!!! We just saw the teenager come out in you! You were in 7th heaven.

[@WingmanJohnny]

Got a fantastic looking car fixed and running. Doing a great job. Keep up the good work

[@pntbll4me]

Love that LeMans content! I miss the 70 LeMans Sport Convertable my Dad had when I was a teenager. I had some good and bad memories in that thing!

[@joegerhard1358]

Not a bad lemans you got there. My dad had a Lemans with a gto nose on it when I was younger. Think it had a 400, he didnt have it long he sold it. The dude made it a dirt track race car. I still have my first car, 86 Buick regal had for 22 years. Just got a 350 rocket 🚀 from a 69 cutlass to drop in.

[@pfpdlt]

Ole girl sounds pretty good. Can't wait to see how far you bring it back around pole barn style

[@jomabug76]

love the old pontiacs, i have owned a 1968 pontiac lemans convertable 400 v8,,1969 pontiac tempest with a 400,,1972 pontiac lemans 350 v8,, 1970 pontiac gto 400, and soon im getting another one either a 1970 lemans or 72 lemans or maybe this 71 lemans t37

[@jaystax-x]

Very very cool! Yes... definitely want to see more on this one. Love the color too!

[@charlesatwell6658]

That car deserves a new aftermarket frame, they are available from several companies. Keep up the videos,. I look forward to them!

[@PoleBarnGarage]

Yeah let me just drop 10 grand on a frame 😂 I'd rather be driving it

[@justincrocker6098]

The AC/Heater control does have a vacuum switch connecting to it that opens/closes the vents. Any of those lines could be cracked, or the connection points may be leaking, or the selector switch is leaking. A quick fix assuming you don't care about the vents is to plug off the vacuum line going from the engine to AC/Heat controller.

[@anthonyshelton6786]

great little car and happy to see you getting to have fun with an old friend group of friends spinning wrenches on stuff and it sounds great too

[@travisjohnson5747]

72' lemans...my longest commitment to a car. Had one for 9 years. And my front frame was rusting too👌

[@derekkapaun5610]

I love watching your son and you working together how else do you learn working with dad ❤❤

[@bradleysmith2021]

I had a 72 LeMans Endura, with the GTO front bumper (which was mangled). Loved that car. Same color.

[@waltershields-rc2ir]

Of course we want to see more of the lemans! And happy as a fly on a 💩 that you still have the Torino. I had a collection of Torino's. Them and my collection of Cougars were the most exciting and fastest cars I ever owned. Keep up the good work bro

[@cclifton2579]

Looking forward to more episodes on your Lemans!

[@jester-gq9jq]

I'm having flashbacks of my late high school days and slightly after. Mid to late '80s. Been there done that lots of beer lots of good friends and a buttload of sarcasm. Love the videos love your style keep them coming them coming.

[@Uzidoesitson]

The smile that just brought to you is what it’s all about man. Love it

[@One_Shot_Garage]

Awesome video and what a cool car. It really makes me miss my first car, a 72 Buick Skylark. I did everything to that car. Except body work. Frame was solid but it was 3 different colors, raw bondo just slapped over holes in the body and I'm sure someone before me also did a bunch of hackery to keep it in one piece. Eventually I developed a large crack in the windshield and knew if I pulled it out, there would be nothing left to glue a new one to. Parted the car out and scrapped the shell once I picked up a 67 GS400 in slightly better shape. I sure wish I kept it though after seeing some of the cars you have brought back and kept on the road. Not everything has to be perfect to be enjoyed.

[@GoonerDoomer]

So cool to see him so happy and excited. reliving past memories and what not. definitely made me smile .

[@erikbratt684]

My first car was also an Anaconda Gold '72 LeMans! Of the luxury LeMans flavor. 350 2bbl. White seats. Got it at 15 too. Put an edelbrock 4bbl on it, a shift kit, and recurved the distributor. Sold it to buy an 04 tahoe. But i already had my '06 GTO at that point. Since then my uncle bought a perfect 72 GTO in your color combo. Your shaker hood and tach are awesome. I never could decide what cool stuff i could do with the LeMans front clip other than do an endura nose swap. Plan to drive my uncles 72 to my 20 year HS reunion next year!

[@johnheimbrock4397]

love the old Pontiacs buddy..Got a '73 GP myself..i'd love to take it down route 66 (someday)..Keep those machines runnin..thanks for the entertainment.

[@Jethrosgarage]

I put a ten inch converter of unknown stall in my 350 s10 with a 700r4, it was way too loose and I could not deal with it in daily traffic driving- I pulled it out and went with a 12" 2400 flash stall and it is perfect for my combo. Also Dalton cutting off the self tappers in the trans tunnel :) I mounted my B&M shifter to the floor with self taps (original four cylinder stick shift truck) and over time every thing has flexed and torn the sheet metal, I need to pull the carpet and reinforce everything.

[@kennethsonier1766]

It was great to see you guys working together to replace your transmission 👍 the Lemans certainly seems to boogie down the road pretty well😀 I would like to see some suspension work. Keep up the great work and the great videos 👍✌️🇺🇲

[@RedWhiteAndBlueVideo]

Pure Fun! I like when you said: " I'm going to get arrested"!

[@wynettepatton6650]

I love how Dalton always works under the car with it lifted off the ground the bare minimum 👌 Still the king of self tapping screws!

[@chrisbutler7683]

Beautiful car. The sound of the pontiac 455 is awsome. Reminds me of the 68 firebird my dad had with a 400. Show more of the work on camara

[@jonathanz4987]

4:25 LOL cut like [it was cut by] a 16 year old that was drinking... I totally see it Dalton.

[@jcnpresser]

Had a friend that had 71 gto in high school, love that car.

[@Hiei2k7]

My dad had a Buick Electra Limited with a 455 in it, and one time he was taking my brother back home from the Dr's office, had the cruise set at 105. When he hit the end of Lanark on the highway, he pressed Resume on the cruise. It remembered the cruise even after power cycles. 35 to 105 in 5 seconds. Sounded a lot like this. Hopefully the vacuum line for the heater core/control set isn't too far buried to reach. Since you seem to venture into Iowa more often than not these days, see if you can find some QA1s that fit the LeMans. P.S. I think we found the reason your trans pan was full of clutch material. It's back there where the smoke was left through that stoplight.

[@apj341]

My parents had a '72 Bonneville hardtop 2-door with a 455 engine. Drank down premium gas like a dehydrated drunk. Smooth riding tank! Good times 😊

[@brandonf1507]

Don't care what you say the Trans-Le Mans looks cool. Good on you for keeping it. I still have my first car as well.

[@timtimtimmay4654]

The best cars are beaters that pass as non beaters. I ended up with a mortar pan from Harbor Freight after seeing an ad in their weekly while needing a pan to control a roof leak. Man has it come in handy ever since.

[@ethandoanemusic6420]

Pontiac made a really nice engine. I've got a Pontiac 400 bored .060 over mated to a TH400 in my 1989 Chevy Caprice wagon. It really woke it up! I'd watch more content of this car for sure.

[@Bairleafarm]

88 jeep wagoner was my first car. The big wood grained type. I wish I still had you. You're lucky to have your high school car.

[@wesnance2752]

Great looking car! Bolt the scoop to the hood and run a smaller aftermarket highflow air cleaner !

[@Travis7109]

That’s one of my dream builds right there. That, my 79 Firebird, and a 70-72 Skylark. And various old school muscle car wagons. But I didn’t want to make a list a mile long.

[@yancyhebert9937]

Some people will question your vocabulary but your son will be a awesome man. Great video and helpers

[@amichaelford8868]

I think it's great that a Dad spends time with his son, teaching him about life and working on old cars. The pride that JD will have knowing that he worked with his dad restoring his '59 and working on other cars.

[@shoutingatclouds1050]

You are one of the last "rescue-n- rebuild" youtube mechanics that doesn't drive a Tesla off camera. Your to modest to flaunt it like that, thats cool.

[@TomTom2149936]

Please more of the Le Mans things a beauty, and you are right its a car get it running and enjoy it

[@SchnelleKat]

Super car Dalton! I've got a 1979 LeMans. Super bare Bones car. i got at 13 yrs old, first vehicle. I Still have it but parts are getting very scarce to find if not almost impossible. 78-81. Early A body car. Not G-Body. At least it shares parts with the Malibu! 😊

[@daviduglem3213]

I like the old Pontiacs. In the day I had a 64 Grand Prix with a stick. A 65 Catalina and a 63 LeMans convertible. Enjoy your stuff dude! Lol. Good to see your son working with you. Dave in San Francisco

[@PoleBarnGarage]

Thanks!

[@nobodyspecial6436]

Drive it like ya stole it!!! I’ve had many small blocks and a few big blocks..(all of the GM flavour i might add) and i never babied any of them.. left many sets of tires in black lines and never once had to walk home… The harder you drive them the better they serve you…Just keep up the maintenance and beat on it like it owes you money

[@davidjohnson8474]

This is way cool to watch as I still have my 71 LeMans Sport 455 from H S too! I got mine in 1984! LOL