It’s time to announce the winner for the 2025 Most Valuable Commenter Award! It’s never easy to give an award to just one member of this massive community of enthusiasts, but we gave you the final say, and in the end you chose our resident scrutineer Fleche_dOr!
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“@JMKClassic BRAVO! Thanks for sharing and reminding me how awesome these cars really are. My first car I took delivery Dec 10th 2004 after watching the Ford commercial “THE ONE” over and over and had to have it. My first drive was to take a friend, who said I couldn’t scare her, a drive through Memorial Park that leads to the highway. As I got on the entrance ramp to the 610 Loop, I took it to 60 in 1st gear and when I hit second, at 60, the tires LIT UP!! I was amazed and hit 3rd at about 110.…”
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MACUSA commented on 990-Mile 2005 Ford GT
“I started with Cadillac in 1957 and after working on and around the 57,58 and 59 models I thought, at the time, this was the most beautiful Cadillac we had EVER built. I still fell that way today. Lucky me that I had the opportunity work on and around them. Beautiful fit and finish and they ran so well. I helped out a few times in the Cadillac Executive Garage where these cars were prepared and stored for the factory retail deliveries. The new owners were treated royally including a personal…”
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Retiredjag commented on 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz
“Finally a driving video done to show how a sports car should be driven!! Great job!! Good luck with the auction, I’m already jealous of the new owner!!!”
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r50 commented on 1963 Fiat-Abarth Monomille GT Bialbero-Specification Race Car
WINNER’S ANNOUNCEMENT:
The votes are in! Each of our three finalists earned plenty of love from the BaT community, but it was the hilarious videos of @cbjeep‘s basketcase Porsche tripod that ran away with the voting and never looked back.
WINNER’S ANNOUNCEMENT:
The final votes are in, and the ninth running of the Success Story of the Year award has been our biggest one yet! It was off to the races, with @Bigmotorssmallcar’s 911S story taking an early lead and even weathering a brief upset by @Jinxi‘s tale on Sweet Pea the VW Bug. But in the end, the Transatlantic Sportomatic Triomphe secured the most votes, and is thus it is our winner for Success Story of the Year!
WINNER’S ANNOUNCEMENT:
You showed up in droves to pick the 2025 Photo Gallery of the Year, and now we’re ready to announce our winner! The three finalists gave us some incredible scenery to enjoy, whether land, sea, or air. It’s worth noting that all of them are beautifully finished in shades of red, as well. We didn’t plan it that way! But let’s get on with it—the 2025 winner for Photo Gallery of the year is the stunning Maserati 200SI listed by @FantasyJunction!
We wish we didn’t have to announce a winner in this category, because all three are valued contributors to the site and possess minds that should be preserved for science. In the end, the Pontiacs prevailed by a good measure, and the award for 2025 goes to the Pontiff of Panchos, the Judge of Judges, the big boss of Bonnevilles—@BaronVonZeppelin
The votes are in! Out of some ~50,000 BaT auctions, you narrowed it down to three, then came back in droves to crown our winner. It was a close race, and less than 10 votes separated the top three contenders. But when the dust settled, the voice of the people was clear, and our winner for 2025 is The Flintstones Flintmobile-Style Golf Cart!
A few of the comments that stood out to us yesterday:
“I want to send a heartfelt thank-you to everyone for your beautiful words about the car, me, and my dad. I am so appreciative of all the help I’ve received from this wonderful community. Your guidance and positive comments have been invaluable.
It truly shows that you get it — understanding how much my dad and our family love this car and how much joy it’s brought us for more than 52 years. It’s clear you were able to see the car through my dad’s eyes.
During his life, he sold…”
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smuller commented on Single-Family-Owned 1973 Pontiac Firebird Formula SD-455
“NO. WAY. !!!! I am… just… floored. I’ve been staring at pictures of this car all week… and Formula SD 455s for years. Talking my wife’s ear off about how special this car is. I can’t wait to connect with the @seller. I’ll be honored to take care of this Formula for the next 30/40/50 years… as far as I make it. @bkrug @BaronVonZeppelin, everyone else who chimed in with all the great info and stories, thank you guys so much! I truly appreciate it as a buyer and member of this community.…”
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acesena commented on Single-Family-Owned 1973 Pontiac Firebird Formula SD-455
“The college and prep school stickers on the rear glass are almost mandatory on a sled like this. Such a cool ride!
Now about those eye-watering service and labor receipts…..”
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ldl20 commented on No Reserve: LS3-Powered 1990 Buick Estate Wagon for Charity
It’s been a big week! We just wrapped up the 2025 BaT Awards, and now we’re here to send you into the weekend with another installment of the Weekly Weird and Wonderful. Below, you will find a tightly curated selection showing a few of what we have subjectively determined to be the most interesting vehicles on BaT this week. We hope you enjoy it, and as always, there’s plenty more to explore on our Live Auctions page.
WINNER’S ANNOUNCEMENT
The community has spoken and the results are in! Here are your winners for the 2025 BaT Awards:
Photo Gallery of the Year: Maserati 200SI by Fantuzzi
Video of the Year: cbjeep’s “Three-Legged Porsche”
Success Story of the Year: Bigmotorssmallcar’s Transatlantic Sportomatic Triomphe!
People’s Choice: Best Listing: the Flintmobile Golf Cart
Most Valuable Commenter: Fleche_dOr
The Cognoscenti Award: BaronVonZeppelin
Thank you again to everyone who nominated, voted, liked, and commented. It’s neat to be able to honor just a few of the BaT members that make this site such a great place to come every day. And we are tremendously grateful to MichelinUSA for sending a free set of Michelin or BFGoodrich tires to every one of our winners—what a huge gift!
1/12 UPDATE: Finalists for all categories have been announced. Check out the links below and vote for your favorites by midnight on Thursday, January 15!
You don’t get a say in who wins the Super Bowl or the Oscars, and besides, those are over a month away. The annual BaT Awards are launching today, and your votes are the only ones that matter! Every January, we like to celebrate the highlights of the previous year on BaT with our annual awards. Of course, we could not do this without the invaluable input of the BaT community, and it’s a treat to see opinions coalesce around your favorite listings, galleries, videos, stories, and personalities. Furthermore, these awards are an opportunity to recognize and reward the people, listings, and stories that impacted us the most in 2025.