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    Saying goodbye to a GTO

    Dec 13, 2021 4 minutes
    BY BILL MCCLEERY

    For old-car enthusiasts everywhere, other priorities in life sometimes compete with their passions for the classic vehicles they so lovingly own and drive.

    For Indianapolis resident Tom Triol, the recent experience of a foot amputation resulting from a years-ago injury has led him to contemplate parting with his cherished 1966 Pontiac GTO convertible.

    It’s not that his health forces such a move. He is doing great following his surgery — quickly adjusting to his new prosthetic lower leg and surpassing his doctors’ most optimistic projections. A former TV cameraman, he is back at his current job as a photographer and videographer for the Indiana State Police.

    His medical journey, though, has caused him to ponder life with a

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