Autoblog's "No-Nonsense" Nunez Nails It: Landau Tops Rock!

by Robert Farago

Published: November 1st, 2009

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I read the Autoblog headline—“ Make it stop: Bad landau tops“—and I just knew Alex Nunez was the man responsible. Mr. Nunez earned my eternal admiration with his Knight Rider live blogging posts. I certainly don’t agree with his assertion that some Landau tops are acceptable. The phrase “a bad Landau top” is about as redundant/repetitive as you/one can get/be. Still, I’m getting the feeling that Alex has finally found a blog genre worthy of his dry-as-a-vermouthaphobic-martini humor. Here’s a taste of his Question of the Day thang: “Show us, say, a mid-to-late ’70s Olds Cutlass or Lincoln Town Coupe gussied up accordingly from the factory, and we’re liable to nod in approval and make one of those, ‘Ehh, not bad at all!’ facial expressions in appreciation of the old barge. That said, most modern landau roof applications are dealer-installed, and commensurately disastrous and stupid . . . Will anything ever stop these people?” Alex’s request for more examples of lame Landaus finds favor with Autoblog’s unmoderated mob. My favorite response after the jump.

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CB1000R on Nov 02, 2009

Ugh. Landau tops are the toupees of the automotive world. However, you can catch character actor extraodinaire Martin Landau in North By Northwest, on Turner Classic Movies tonight.

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Rpn453 on Nov 03, 2009

Sweet! I can't wait to have a giant Landau top speaker.

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