silver and gold side trims, with intricate, swirling designs; and exhaust pipes that actually smoke. Even undercarriages get the custom treatment with RC lowriders. “A lot of people can’t ...

When the lights go up at today's huge lowrider shows ... We lowered the rear springs, had fender skirts, two side pipes. It was mostly cosmetic stuff in those days. You had to have two spotlights ...

They’re unapologetically bold, some with flames emerging from the exhaust pipes ... West Side style—we don't have much, but what we do have, we make it shine," exhibit curator and lowrider ...

When I was a teenager, cruising the streets of northern Indiana was a rite of passage. Cars slowly rolled by as we blasted music through open windows and hollered at people we knew (and wanted to ...

head of the San Francisco Lowrider Council. The trunk of Hernandez's 1964 gold Chevy Impala has 10 batteries to feed the hydraulic system, which makes his car rock from side to side, back and ...

With the law on their side, lowriders hope people's attitudes will also change. Cruising is not only about showing off your rides. For some, it is a trip down memory lane. "My father, his name was ...

The 1980s brought more upscale fare for those who wanted to push a classier lowrider down the block. Cadillac had fallen on hard times during the ’70s as its prestige was pushed to the side by ...

Many people mistakenly blame lowriders for side shows, revving engines and creating tire marks, he said. But that’s a contrast to what actually happens at lowrider events. The gatherings are ...