1967 Pontiac LeMans - Low - Down Lemans Bill Van Sickle's Slick, Slammed '67 Pontiac Jeremy CookPhotographer Damon LeeWriterMar 01, 2006 See All 2 Photos ...

Now deeply immersed in the hobby, Joe found his next project--a '67 LeMans convertible--in 2005 by way of a friend. "I saw a GTO convertible being towed," the friend told him.

Pontiac built five "true" LeMans generations in the U.S. After the first in 1963 came the second generation, which lasted from 1964 to 1967, the third between 1968 and 1972, the fourth from 1973 ...

In the early 1960s, Pontiac was making the Pontiac Tempest and gave it a trim level known as the Tempest LeMans. In 1964, Pontiac would give the LeMans its own nameplate.

Pontiac was already focusing on the new models, so the company decided to stick with minor changes, including the front disc brakes that were now offered as an option. The LeMans, however, has ...

However, the LeMans really didn't come into its own until 1970. Ironically, the GTO (a car with tons of coolness all its own) started humbly enough as an optional trim package for the LeMans in '64.