1965 Chevrolet Impala – Side Piece
A “side piece” is a slang name given to a man or woman who you are seeing outside your marriage. For 35-year-old Manuel Perez Jr. of Pueblo, Colorado, that’s exactly what it means to him in his ’65...
View ArticleRoll Model: Michael Gray
The day and age of crude assumptions and horrible stereotypes about lowrider owners are slowly dissipating and here today is an automotive culture that not only embraces what we do, but is also...
View ArticleTravis Bielert’s Harley-Davidson Softail DeLuxe
Travis Bielert has been into custom cars for as long as he can remember. Growing up he loved lowriders and Harleys so when it came time to build a Harley it was only natural that he would build it with...
View ArticleBudget Body Shop Using Harbor Freight Tools
Years ago, mentioning the name Harbor Freight would earn you plenty of laughs and almost discredit your mechanical prowess, but those days are long gone. Today, Harbor Freight has lasted the test of...
View ArticleShawty Bentacu – Simple Burque Girl with Big Dreams
Makeup Artist: Self Hair Stylist: Self Wardrobe: Self Shawty Bentacu is a gorgeous makeup artist and hairstylist from Albuquerque, NM. Her first modeling gig was for a friends shop. She enjoyed being...
View ArticleLOWRIDER Roll Models Episode 3: Michael Grey
In this episode of LOWRIDER Roll Models we take a look at Michael Grey of USO Car Club. Raised in the small, farming community of Durham, California, Michael grew up spending his summers changing...
View ArticleA 556hp Supercharged 1958 Chevrolet Impala
Previously, we’ve featured a 1961 ragtop owned by Tanya Maxwell, wife of Ultimate Hydraulics owner Vernon “V-Max” Maxwell. Going back further, we featured V-Max’s 1958 Impala ragtop in its previous...
View ArticleLittle KenNiyia’s 1976 Schwinn and Pedal Car
We met 4-year-old KenNiyia Holley’s father, Kenneth, of Los Angeles when he came into our studio this past December. Kenneth was there detailing DMack’s 1963 from Majestics before its shoot. It was...
View ArticleLogos Two – Weave Into History
Shop Logos Two City Paramount, CA Owner Randy Headley URL www.logostwo.com Culture and technology has changed … a lot. Smartphones have replaced home phones, Google has replaced libraries, and photo...
View Article1953 Chevy 210 – High School Sweetheart
Most of us can drift to memories of those high school days hanging out with our high school sweetheart. A fortunate few, they still have those sweethearts in their lives. For most however, they are...
View Article1953 Chevrolet 3100 – Attention to Detail
The Old Memories Car Club “Bombs Factory” in Tucson, Arizona, is known to have produced some of the top lowrider cars currently in today’s show circuit. It is their attention to detail that continues...
View ArticleGilbert Silas – A Tattoo Artist from Oxnard
Raised by a single father, Gilbert Salas has many fond memories of his father-son relationship. In particular, he remembers his father dropping him off daily to the babysitters at 5am. Yet before...
View Article1962 Chevrolet Impala SS Convertible – Driving Topless
“See the USA in your Chevrolet” is not exactly what was going through Mario Martinez’s head when he realized that a recent purchase of a ’62 Chevy Super Sport convertible was not going to be the quick...
View ArticlePioneer Sound System Installation
Follow along as the sound crew at Cars Etc. Audio in Turlock, California, hooks up a complete audio system by Pioneer. The step-by-step process begins with removing the old stock radio unit with...
View ArticleAcrylic Glass Roof Installation – Skies the Limit
For years Automobile sun roofs and moon roofs have come in a variety of different sizes and styles depending on the applications on certain types of vehicles. A Sunroof is a metal panel that would only...
View ArticleAnthony Williams’ Passion Led Him to a ’66 Buick Riviera
Society plays a big role in forming a young boy’s life. Anthony Williams of Memphis, Indiana, grew up watching movies and music videos. Those movies played a big role in his development of custom cars....
View ArticleSal Manzano – 40 Years of Candies, Pearls, and Flake
Sal Manzano’s father was a paint and body man who worked at a dealership but also did side work out of a shop he had with a friend. Sal would always end up at the shop after school when he was only 10...
View ArticleJustin King’s 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass
Growing up in Carson, California, Justin King found himself surrounded with the Lowrider culture. So, after years of living in the Phoenix desert, he found himself daydreaming of those infamous West...
View ArticleA ’72 Chevy Impala that’s LA Built for NY Riding
Benito Camacho of Brooklyn, New York, is better known as DJ Big Ben. Benito is a disk jockey at Hot97, a New York-based hip-hop radio station, and has been collecting cars since 2006. He’s a fan of...
View Article10 Life Tips Toward Being a Better Craigslister
We live in a society of rules and regulations; complete with an accepted set of social norms. Yet there is one place where these commonalities, courtesies, and social graces die hard: Craigslist. Let’s...
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