The year was 1977 and Pontiac decided to introduce a new performance car called the Can-Am which was based on the Pontiac LeMans. The car was the brainchild of Jim Wangers, the godfather of the GTO. Pontiac expected to sell 2. 500 cars but got orders for 5. 000.  Unfortunately, the mold used to make the fiberglass spoiler broke and, instead of fixing it, only 1. 377 Can Ams were produced.