A lowrider or low rider is a customized car with a lowered body that emerged in the post-WWII, 1940s-1950's era. [3] The exact origin of the lowrider is debatable, but it was probably birthed in Southern …

Lowrider is an American automobile magazine, focusing on the style known as a lowrider. It first appeared in 1977, produced out of San Jose, California, by a trio of San Jose college students. In its …

The lacquered bodies of lowrider cars glow with brilliant colors, geometric patterns, religious symbols, and velvet trim. Unlike hot rods and other racing cars, lowriders were designed to parade slowly. …

Mar 18, 2024 · NPR's A Martinez talks with Denise Sandoval, professor of Chicana and Chicano studies at California State University, Northridge, about how lowrider culture has endured and spread.

Jan 3, 2025 · Here are 10 old-school cars that had a huge influence on the lowrider scene. It’s impossible to discuss the history of lowriders without highlighting the importance of the Chevrolet …

May 28, 2023 · Merriam-Webster defines a lowrider as a customized car with a chassis that has been lowered so that it narrowly clears the ground. The term “lowrider” usually refers to a customized car …

Jun 8, 2021 · A lowrider is defined as a car or truck that has had its suspension modified to decrease ground clearance. It usually includes an added hydraulic system or air-ride suspension that gives it …

Lowriding isn’t just about cars. It’s about family, community, and pride. It’s about turning adversity into art, transforming a vehicle into a canvas that tells a story of struggle, perseverance, and triumph.

Lowriders aren’t just cars; they’re moving pieces of art, dipped in paint so rich it tells its own story. They shine, they dance, they float down the street like poetry on chrome. But why do they grab people the …

Lowriding involves the customization of a vehicle — from the tires to the sound system — with vivid designs and colors.