Defensive Patents – It’s All In The Defense

It looks like I owe my favorite brand an apology. I was fearful Ford was straying further away from what consumers really want. And man, was I wrong. Here's the story: Not too long ago, I wrote a piece complaining about how dashboards are now just screens, upon...

Rutledge Wood orders a Racing Simulator from DASH SimSports

Jason Owens is a race car builder & driving coach (DASH Autosports). He’s used a racing simulator for the last 15 years to learn new tracks & train for faster, more consistent lap times. And just like a real car, his racing simulator was always evolving...

Aristo V300 Vertex Edition

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...

Driving Outside the Lines: California

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...

Datsun 521 – Affordable Cars & Trucks Have More Value

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...

Trump kills EV Mandates

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)...

What Happened to Automotive Journalism? – Spec Sheets & Sellouts

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...

Automotivism

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 Toyota Pickup Mini Truck

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...

Cars of the Early 90s – and the Different Approach to Tech

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...
New Vossen VFS-1

New Vossen VFS-1

The new Vossen VFS-1 is painfully seductive. These wheels are flow-formed, making them lighter & stronger. Learn ...
The DSM Comeback

The DSM Comeback

The DSM… one of the most disrespected and unloved options in the culture these days. Yet – still one of the ...
Keen RWB

Keen RWB

click for video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3hbJLtNfHU#t=58
Knock Em Dead

Knock Em Dead

This is Rich's Integra. He's been working on it for a while, going for a clean OEM+ look, or what he calls a ...
Rust Bucket

Rust Bucket

You’ve probably heard the people say, “With age comes wisdom”.  But that’s not totally the point… It’s ...
Function Is The Fashion

Function Is The Fashion

Now this is a story all about how, you like to read features just like the Fresh Prince. Gotcha. This is a ...
Yo Corrado

Yo Corrado

Head work - ported & polished Intake manifold and throttle body ported to match intake Techtonics ...
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