Although Pontiac’s legendary GTO was born earlier as an option package on the LeMans in coupe, hardtop, and convertible body styles, it was for the 1966 model year when it became a separate nameplate.

It's often said that you can't keep a good man down. It holds true for cars as well. You see it all the time when projects falter and fall by the wayside, only to be reborn into something special.

It was one of the wildest-looking Pontiac racecars of the mid-'60s, and Arnie "The Farmer" Beswick says you can call his old '66 GTO anything you want, but please don't call it a funny car. "The ...