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Andy Lilienthal’s Biography
Read Full Bio →I’m a freelance writer who specializes in all things automotive. I have written professionally since 2001 and continue to freelance. My works include writing and photography for a host of publications ranging from off-road print magazines, to new-car reviews online. I’m also a photographer who has had images in multiple magazines, blog sites, and the New York Times. My automotive knowledge has made me a SME (subject matter expert) on many things automotive, and I’ve appeared in the New York Tim…
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Awards
See all 8 awards →Alcan 5000 Winter Rally
2024 - 2024 - 1st place 2 SOP Truck/SUV Class (plus Arctic and Go Farther awards)
Out of 17 talented truck and SUV teams, my wife and navigator, Mercedes Lilienthal and I came out on top piloting an INEOS Grenadier Trialmaster 4x4 and won the 2024 Alcan 5000 Rally 2S class. We led the truck/SUV class seven of the 10 days and came in 10th overall, out of 39 total teams. We also earned the rally's Arctic and Go Farther awards. This year's extreme endurance rally covered approximately 5,000 miles of snow- and ice-covered roads throughout Washington state, all over British Columbia, parts of Alberta and the Northwest Territories (to Yellowknife), over to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, then to Fairbanks, Alaska, an optional jaunt to Coldfoot above the Arctic Circle, a dip down to Valdez (after Thompson Pass reopened), then to its finish in Anchorage—all within 10 days. We partnered with INEOS Automotive for this event.
TAWA Texas Truck Invitational winner
2023 - Reviews
2023 TAWA Texas Truck Invitational: Top Pick and overall winner (Adventure Rigs Magazine)2023 TAWA Texas Truck Invitational: Top Pick and overall winner (Adventure Rigs Magazine) TAWA is the Texas Auto Writers Association.
TAWA Excellence in Craft Competition Winner
2023 - Social Media
1st place Social Media (co-managed Crankshaft Culture social media with my wife, Mercedes Lilienthal, daily social media reels depicting the life of a summer Alcan 5000 Rally competitor through the eyes of our 2022 Subaru Outback Wilderness and us. TAWA is the Texas Auto Writers Association.
MPG (Motor Press Guild) Best News Article - "Registration Revoked"
2022 - Best News Article
Motor Press Guild's Best News Article went to "Registration Revoked" which was published on GearJunkie.com. This article talked about how the state of Maine was revoking the registrations of Mitsubishi Delica owners in that state.
2021 Texas Auto Writers Association Excellence in Craft Competition
2021 - Review
Stars vs. Space: Dueling Delicas of the 1908s and 1990s, by Andy and Mercedes Lilienthal., Article appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of TREAD Magazine (print feature).
Texas Auto Writers Association Excellence In Craft Competition
2021 - Social Media
First place, Social Media (three examples of social content about the same vehicle): Alcan 5000 Rally and Mitsubishi Pajero Recap by Andy and Mercedes Lilienthal of Crankshaft Culture.
Finalist: Motor Press Guild (MPG) Awards
2020 - Social Media
One of three finalists for the 2020 Motor Press Guild "Best Social Media " award. The recognition was for the Crankshaft Culture feed of social media found at http://instagram..com/crankshaftculture.
Portland Business Journal Social Media Madness
2013 - Best Social Media
Warn Industries beat out KGW News to win the Large Company category of the Portland Business Journal's 2013 Social Media Madness competition.