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down on the street bonus edition
DOTSBE, Carolinas Edition: Mystery Mack Truck
We've had quite a few great Down On The Street Bonus Edition cars and pickups so far, but how about great big diesels? The kind that's inspired even more country tunes than Death Row? Fortunately, road-test guru Wes Siler and a certain Czech Corvette-drivin' Jonny Lieberman were down in the Carolinas and came across this amazing Mack parked in some haunted-looking pine woods. Make the jump to hear the Loverman's description: More » -
journalism
Unlike D. B. Cooper, The Loverman Resurfaces!
Like all of you, I was very sad when the Loverman left us. In my case, it was especially tough, because Jonny was the Jalop who talked the Gawker Overlords into hiring me (and it's been quite a ride since my first post a little over a year ago). However, those of us who jones for the Loverman's writing chops can now get a fix, because that sneaky devil Farago over at The Truth About Cars offered him sufficient booze, poker, and whores to sign up. Here's the Loverman's take on the Mercury brand: [TTAC] -
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The Loverman Gets Sweaty on the Quattroporte in Hotlanta
Frankly, it would've been funnier (and cheaper) if Maserati would've just handed Atlanta resident Henry Owings the keys to a few cars and let the Corolla-driving member of the Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences humiliate himself on the track. But it was probably more educational to fly out Jonny Lieberman, wine him, dine him and Quattroporte him. While The Loverman wasn't so big on the Maser Coupe and fought a war with the Quattroporte's gearbox, he fell in love with the four-door anyway. And the Masers didn't even have to have Michel Gondry render him in Lego. Although they should've. More » -
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See How they Run: Four Track Day Whips Examined
[Introducing... Jonny Lieberman, Jalopnik's latest Man from Q.W.E.R.T.Y. — ed]
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Comment by SMG3er: The new age of Porsche... where they understeer instead of oversteer. more » | Other threads
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news
The Truth About the Loverman's Boxster Crush
Farago inexplicably lets go of a Porsche test and hands it over to Jonny Lieberman. The front end does not come unglued. The ass end does. Repeatedly and controllably. We will also not call The Loverman a hack driver, despite his self-assertion in the review. The boy is good. We usually hate riding shotgun, but with the exception of flying up an alley in his pseudo-rally car (and that was mainly due to what other folks might do), we felt perfectly content to check out the nubiles while he piloted. So what sayeth said Loverman? More »
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Comment by jonnylieberman: camp6ell -- I like Farago a lot, I respect his writing and I am glad he sees enough mad-skillz in... more » | Other threads
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test drives
Last Night Everything Broke/Dietrich Ate My Homework: Jalopnik/TTAC's AC Schnitzer Adventure
So what happens when two punk rockin' autojournalists attempt to make an attempt to retrace the route of Stefan and "Dietrich" in an AC Schnitzer-tuned 6-Series droptop while cranking Jawbreaker's Bivouac album? The front fascia decides to take a dirt-nap as a result of aerodynamic pressure at 70mph (approximately 90 mph slower than Eriksson's wee mishap) and they ride back to the Claus Ettenberger shop in a big honkin' International flatbed driven by a gregarious man in a Dodgers cap. More »
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Comment by jonnylieberman: Sigh... no Hoonage whatsoever. Nada. A) the car was too fat, heavy and underpowered for that. B) We had been in traffic for... more » | Other threads
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retro
Die Laughing in Pursuit Mode, Michael: Knight Rider Giddiness
Oh God. We don't even know where to go with this one. It all started with Erich Schulte's too-gut-busting review of the Knight Rider Season 1 DVD, and graduallly degenerated into a free-for-all on Ruthless Reviews' forum. Seriously, we're just gonna fast-forward you to page six of the stuff, where everything gets so retardedly, evilly stupid that in Jonny Loverman's words, "You'll shit." More »
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Comment by Downtown Joe: Their review of Ass Fukt 2 is worth checking out as well. more » | Other threads
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retro
Now You're Playing With Power: Turbonique Madness
Friday, we posted on a company that to culture at large, has been locked in a dusty hallway of speed-equipment history. Thankfully, Iowahawk's on the case and promises even more Turbonique goodness, including the story of the corporation's demise and a chrome-plated, rocket-powered blower to be mounted on a suitably-appropriate project vehicle which has yet to be determined. In the meantime, wielder of bass and WRX, Jonny Loverman, has kicked down a link to glorious Turboniquity of days gone by. More » -
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custom cars/hot rods
Girls Love Subarus/It's a Major Award: The Legamino!
While we were out and about with Jonny Loverman the other day in a Schnitzer-tuned 6-Series, we got no attention from women. Later, rolling through Santa Monica in his hotted-up Impreza five-door (like punk, but it's a car!), a hot girl totally blew kisses at us. Quoth Jonny: "I still don't understand why you got the kisses in the WRX and not in the Schnitzer..." Our theory after he jump. More »
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Comment by TexansAreHot: Damn bigkens. I believe the term you just used is pidgeon-holed! But I grew up on a ranch... more » | Other threads
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news
Unsafe at Any Altitude: Corvair-Powered Plane Crashes
Avalanche looms overhead/Airplane flies overhead/Important man sits by the window/Sucked out of the first class window
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Comment by wannabewannabe: What the hell caused the crash? Corvair engine or shoddy workmanship? more » | Other threads
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new cars
The Truth About Jeep's Faulty Brand Compass
We were introduced to Jonny Lieberman by a girl who could rebuild the top end of a motor and suck a golf ball through a coffee straw. We highly recommend her. In fact, our first meeting occurred in mixed company in a bar where women removed their clothes on a stage. Needless to say, Jonny's good people. It's also rumor'd that he may be Satan, but that's neither here nor there, is it? Apparently, Farago thought pretty highly of him, too, becuase he's unleashed Lieberman on Jeep's decision to build a non-Trail-Rated utelet. More »
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Comment by blalor: My Jeep motto was "Jeep Venison: It's Already On The Grille". Yeah, I had a few run-ins with Bambi... more » | Other threads
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