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Old 03-25-2020, 05:02 PM
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April 2020 COTM **Winner**

Congratulations, BizJetTech, you and your car are TGO's April 2020 Car of the Month!

This was the first ever "Low original miles" category in 8 years of Car of the Month. And why did it take so long?! The field was stacked with low mile, pristine vehicles that could wow any crowd. The kind of vehicles we'll see again in the future, I'm sure!

As one person said, "This was hands down the toughest month I can remember for COTM. I would be absolutely thrilled to have either one of them in my garage, and to me they are all on a pretty level playing field."

But one does have to be chosen and the lone Pontiac in the group ran away with the win. Read on to see the 10,800 mile Trans Am that is our first Under 20K Original Miles category winner.

@BizJetTech | 1987 Trans Am

Originally Posted by BizJetTech
This car was part of a private collection and the previous owner traded it to Restore A Muscle Car for a 1973 Firebird Formula 455 - The guys there notified me that it was available and I decided to jump on it.

It's a beautiful, very original, example of an 1987 T/A with 10,800 miles. (Yes, I am the high mileage car in this group - LOL). It has somewhat rare cloth / leather seats and is nicely optioned. Unfortunately, the Gatorbacks had already been removed but other than that, it's all original.

Thanks guys - this is a fun site with a bunch of great folks and awesome third gens and I'm happy to be a part of the group!! I applaud the other cars in this months group - totally incredible cars and this T/A is the ODDBALL in the group (as is usual for a Pontiac)






















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Re: April 2020 COTM **Winner**

I didn't say anything earlier but you know when somebody is nominated I always go through old records to see if the car has been nominated recently, whether the person was a no show, and things like that. I've just got to say I was shocked that BizJetTech has never been nominated for COTM in the past! Can you believe that??? All the fantastic cars he's owned, the long time membership here.... and we let all those beautiful cars come and go without a COTM nomination. So you can probably understand why he might be just a little bit excited about the whole thing this month!

BizJetTech, the spotlight is now yours for the month.
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Congrats BizJetTech! That car is exceptional.
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Congratulations, BizJetTech!

I'm generally a Camaro guy, but that is one of the most beautiful Trans Ams I have ever seen!
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Congrats man! That car is amazing!!! I still can't get over those awesome seats!

And, congratulations to everyone else in the voting, too. All of the cars this month were absolutely STUNNING!
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Re: April 2020 COTM **Winner**

Love this car. And I'm really not usually a fan of the regular red, preferring the darker reds. But this one really caught my eye.

Every month it's tough to really pick a favorite. This month, with pristine, low-mileage cars, it was an impossible choice. I'd love to have any of this group.
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Impressive!
Congrats!
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Awesome! Congrats!
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Re: April 2020 COTM **Winner**

Originally Posted by QwkTrip
I didn't say anything earlier but you know when somebody is nominated I always go through old records to see if the car has been nominated recently, whether the person was a no show, and things like that. I've just got to say I was shocked that BizJetTech has never been nominated for COTM in the past! Can you believe that??? All the fantastic cars he's owned, the long time membership here.... and we let all those beautiful cars come and go without a COTM nomination. So you can probably understand why he might be just a little bit excited about the whole thing this month!

BizJetTech, the spotlight is now yours for the month.
WOW.....Just WOW!
I dont know what to say other than I am truly honored to have my 87 T/A voted as TGO COTM.

The competition was incredible - I was blown away by the other cars that were nominated, such great cars,
such low miles, such great stories and such awesome owners!

I thank QwkTrip for his time, effort, hard work and for making a great monthly event here on TGO !!

I thank all the members here, you guys make it so much fun to be here...
Tons of knowledge and expertise here, great people and awesome cars.....what more could you ask for !!!

Stay SAFE & HEALTHY out there !!

THANK YOU !!!



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Re: April 2020 COTM **Winner**

VERY well said,... & I couldn't agree more.

Congratulations ! The pride you must be feeling is well deserved !!





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Congrats! Gorgeous car!
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Congrats! Tough competition and well deserved for a pristine T/A!
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Re: April 2020 COTM **Winner**

Hello everyone - after a LONG absence I'm back AND I'm in the market for a LOW MILE 3rd gen !!

What do you have for me ???

Hope you have all been doing well !!
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Biz, you’re back! Great to see you on the boards. Good luck in your quest for another third gen. As you probably know already, prices are all over the place. Confident that you can probably source one!
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Re: April 2020 COTM **Winner**

Originally Posted by 1988 Iroc 5.7
Biz, you’re back! Great to see you on the boards. Good luck in your quest for another third gen. As you probably know already, prices are all over the place. Confident that you can probably source one!
Thanks my friend, hope you've been doing well - Good to be back
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