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The first person who made a low rider.
One aspect of the story begins in the 1920s when auto ownership skyrocketed in Southern California. You needed a car to get anywhere in spread-out Los Angeles and environs; Henry Ford sold a lot of Model T's there starting in 1908; by the middle '20s, the region had a rate of auto. -
how low riders began.
A Chevrolet lowrider on display at a show. In Southern California in the 1950s and early '60s, young Chicanos created a car style called "lowrider" that expressed the pride and playfulness of Mexican American culture. -
the reason of low riders.
The aim of the lowriders is to cruise as slowly as possible, "Low and Slow" being their motto. By redesigning these cars in ways that go against their intended purposes and in painting their cars so that they reflect and hold meanings from Mexican culture -
first low rider show.
The peak of lowrider culture came in the 1970s on Whittier Boulevard in Los Angeles, a wide commercial street that cut through the barrio of the city. Gliding along Whittier on Saturday nights in the '70s were brightly-painted cars modified by young Mexican American men to ride low to the ground, fitted with special hydraulics to make them bounce up and down. The guiding principle here was bajito y suavecito: low and slow. -
how the culture of low riders keep on going.
Chicano's kept the culture of bouncing and riding low and smooth was to let people know that low riders were never gonna die out of style and that not all were that had low riders were gangsters. -
people who are likely to have lowriders.
Chicano's and soureno's and gangsters were more likely to have low riders and la raza people who would be down with a clique or something gang related. -
the reason low riders were illiegil
Lowrider cars are definitely street legal, however, state laws may prohibit the extent to which a car can be customized before it's declared unsafe for public driving.Any air or hydraulic suspension systems that violate these limits or make the car unsafe are also illegal. Engine modifications. These are generally considered illegal car modifications if they violate your state's smog or clean-air standards. -
winner of all low riders.
The winner of all low-riders cars and costumes was this Chevy impala year 1964 the owner of this stylish car is Chris Roark. -
The coast of a low rider.
Some lowriders cost as little as $2,000 to $3,000, while especially desirable models with top-notch technology cost as much as $20,000. It's rare, however, to find a lowrider that costs much more than that since typical lowrider modifications don't do much to increase the collectability of a car. -
low riders still cruising down my streets.
The culture of low riders hasn't died yet because there are always lowriders cruising down my street bouncing and driving low and slow and i still go to car shows they have because my dad owns a Chevy impala 1960 and he competes in the car shows.
