A couple who lost their car in the Pinery bushfire have been gifted an early Christmas present by an apprentice mechanic who has donated a four-wheel drive.

Pinkerton Plains resident Steve Wendland, who worked at the Wasleys piggery, said his partner Deb was forced to abandon their car during the Pinery bushfire emergency last month, when it stalled close to the flames.

The couple lost the car as well as many precious family possessions.

Apprentice Fraser Hocking said he decided to donate his old Pajero after noticing an appeal on Facebook.

He surprised the couple on Sunday night by delivering it to the Wasleys pub.

"It was my mum's ... car and she passed away last year and I didn't really want to sell it so I figured I could give it to someone that needs it," Mr Hocking said.

"They'd look after it and it would be a good legacy. I don't feel like I've done anything particularly outstanding. I just feel like I'm doing my bit."

Mr Wendland said he saw a picture of their VT Commodore destroyed in the newspaper.

"She [Deb] got disorientated in the smoke and the dust and she went the wrong road and turned around off that road, came back and went up the tail of someone else," he said.

"The car wouldn't start again so she jumped out of her car and jumped into another lady's car behind.

"They drove out of the flames to safety.

"We lost a car with a lot of memories in it.

"She had her photos, her daughter's baby photos, laptop, phone. All the things they say to take with you when a fire comes. [To] take your most valuable treasures with you."

He said his Pinkerton Plains property survived, and he had just cleaned up again after Saturday's dust storm.

A few beers leads to surprise

The couple went to the local pub on Sunday "for a few beers" when they were given the new vehicle.

"I'm going to have to teach Deb how to use a manual. She says she'll learn," Mr Wendland said.

Community advocate Mark Aldridge said he put the call out online for donations after speaking to people on the fire ground.

"It's been fantastic," Mr Aldridge said.

"The secret to doing these sorts of things is getting out on the fire ground and finding out whose lost what and what they need.

"It restores our faith in humanity.

"There's a splendid feeling of uniting the person that would like to help with the person that needs that help.

"The publican said [Steve and Deb] would be too proud to accept it so what I basically did was, I just asked if I could chat to them for a few moments and I said I found this, and I reached in my pocket and pulled some keys out.

"And I said someone's left this car here for you and I handed the keys to them and there were tears for a moment, and I explained that this was actually really happening."