The 2015 Lowrider Arizona Super Show
A few months after this year’s Super Bowl XLIX (49) was held in Glendale, Arizona, the University of Phoenix Stadium became the largest indoor/outdoor LOWRIDER Magazine-sanctioned Super Show anywhere....
View Article2007 Chevrolet Avalanche – Japanese Gold
Since his first ride, Dai Nunokawa of Japan has been into lowriders. “When I first started building rides I used to import LOWRIDER Magazine and it was my only source of instructional material to build...
View Article1996 16-inch Lowrider Bike – The Godfather
It’s up to all of us to keep this lowriding lifestyle going. For most, our culture and traditions continue to be passed down from generation to generation. This is exactly what Martin Parra of Pachucos...
View Article1979 Cadillac Le Cabriolet – Purple Rein
Cadillac Le Cabriolets sort of marked the end of an era. Extravagance and large-body cars were losing out to tighter regulations, more economical cars, and the rising price of fuel. Most regard...
View ArticleClassic Instruments Direct Fit Gauges Install
Classic Instruments can provide the finishing touch to your classic or custom creation by incorporating superior quality, exceptional styling, and constant innovation to your instrument panel. Besides...
View Article2001 Harley-Davidson Road King – Mando’s Road King
Big Mando from SouthSide CC found this 2001 Harley-Davidson Road King on Craigslist about a year ago. This isn’t his first Harley, Big Mando has been riding ever since his club started up. Big Mando,...
View ArticleMagnuson Supercharger Systems – Getting Force Fed
Forced induction has been around for decades, but it’s a relatively new concept when it comes to building a lowrider. Of course, our cars have always been built as cruisers, but over the past decade...
View ArticleArt Laboe – Lowrider Original
When it comes to music, it seems only fitting that the lowriding men, women, and children have a liking for those oldies but goodies. Lowriding itself, after all, has been around for decades and many...
View Article1949 Chevrolet Pickup – Laid to Rest
Alex Rodriguez’s grandmother used to own a bakery in East L.A. A nearby college held regular car shows and he and his brother would always go and check out what showed up. That’s when they began to...
View Article1964 Chevrolet Impala – Brown-Eyed Girl
Color choice on your car can be one of the hardest aspects of a build. You want something that looks slick and stands out from the rest of the crowd, but also speaks to your personality. It can often...
View ArticleOldies SFV 2015 Car Show & Concert.
The San Fernando Valley is home to almost 2-million people. “The Valley” as it’s known locally, is located north of Los Angeles and surrounded by mountains that cause extreme heat during the summer....
View Article1959 Pedal Airplane – Flying Low
Roman Felix of Visalia, California, has been collecting pedal cars since 1999. When he stumbled into this 1959 pedal airplane at a local antique shop he had to have it. “I figured it would be nice to...
View ArticleLowriders Representing at SEMA 2015
Our first day at SEMA and we thought it would only be fitting if we started off with a few of the lowriders that are out here representing. The first is a 2009 Harley Davidson Road King we found at the...
View ArticleInterior Necessities at SEMA 2015
Lowriders are known for our intricate paintjobs, wire wheels and hydraulics but we don’t seem to get credit for our custom interiors. When one thinks of custom upholstery, they think about the custom...
View Article1979 Chevrolet Malibu – Ladies First
With car show season upon us, many of you will drag your wife or girlfriend to every show you attend with the majority of them merely there for support. Fortunately, the past few years has seen a rise...
View ArticleUnder the Influence of Lowrider Paint
For everyone out there that happens to be addicted to the Automotive culture of performance, restoration and customizing, you have to mark down your calendar, and make it a once in a lifetime...
View Article45th Chicano Park Day
On Saturday, April 25, 2015 the city of San Diego celebrated the 45th Chicano Park Day. The historic park is located south of downtown San Diego, under the San Diego-Coronado Bridge. I’ve heard about...
View ArticleFavorite 5 at SEMA 2015
SEMA can be labeled as the Super Bowl of car shows. Everyone that’s anyone in the custom car world is here. This is the only show were you cant find a little of everything, from lowriders to hot rods,...
View ArticleLowrider Influences at SEMA 2015
Yesterday, as I walked around the opening day of the SEMA Show, it was business as usual. From one meeting to the next I felt like a preprogrammed robot on a mission. Yet as I was talking to one...
View Article1999 Lincoln Town Car – Str8 Payasiando
Alfonso started lowriding at the young age of 8 with his neighborhood buddy, Jose Pena, from Touch of Class Car Club in Southern California. Alfonso would help him out, working on Jose’s ’90 Lincoln...
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