A lot of us old-heads are hitting the age where we've become hyper-nostalgic about stuff... like car forums & the time we spent bullsh¡tting on them (see my article on that here). And even though that era is in the rear-view mirror… you still come across isolated...

As a Texan, it pains me to say this. BUT - Texans and Californians have more in common than either of us would probably admit. We both carry an almost obnoxious level of pride in where we come from. And we’ll defend our home states like our lives (or brisket) depend...

Affordable cars & trucks have more value. Let me explain that… using this slammed 1971 Datsun 521. Jakob’s just 21 years old. He bought this old truck for cheap & brought it back to glory… which is kind of an anomaly for today’s youth. Meaning - you don’t see...

President Trump shot down a waiver that would have potentially allowed California to ban gas cars.    View this post on Instagram   A post shared by S3 Magazine (@s3magazine) WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 12, 2025) The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)...

There was a time - perhaps not long ago - when automotive journalism was raw, gritty, and human. (And so were the cars.) It was a time when reviews didn’t read like a corporate-funded, AI-filtered spreadsheet with a steering wheel. And a time when journalists weren’t...

A while back, I wrote an article about Volkswagen gurus & how 'different' they are. There’s a very particular type of love veedubbers have for those little German boxes. It’s not just brand loyalty, it’s more like dedication... or obsession, devotion, &...

Sunrader, a vintage RV conversion company, built recreational vehicles using a Toyota Pickup. And that’s exactly what Tanaka wanted for his next mini truck build. It wasn’t an easy find, but living in NorCal, this kind of 80s hippie sh¡t can turn up every...

Memory works in the strangest way. For example, I couldn’t tell you what shirt I wore yesterday. But I can remember a lot from 1993. The movies, the music, the malls, the MTV… I remember it with clarity. And I especially remember the long list of cool cars that...

This is a public service announcement to all my car nerds out there. You need to diversify your car portfolio. I have a weird rule: A single car can’t do just one task. For example, my “race” car? It has to be able to get me to work in a pinch. It also must be able to...

This is what Gridlife is all about. It's not the cars, it's not the competition, and it's not the lap-times. Well, it is those things. But at the heart of it - it's the people. Gridlife is nothing without its culture. Not matter how well it's run or promoted, it's...