This isn't just a regular GTO. It's a specimen that's been struggling with more things than an iconic model deserves. First, it was a broken engine. "Aunt overheated the motor badly," the owner says.

Many classic cars have been ignored for decades and morphed into rust buckets. They're either forgotten in backyards and barns or resting in junkyards. To many of us, they're too far gone. However, ...