By Megan Bennett/Journal North Reporter – ABQJournal.com – Photo: Eddie Moore/Albuquerque Journal.
Photo: The hydraulics and speakers in the back are key parts of Fred Rael’s classic 1964 Chevy Impala lowrider.
ESPAÑOLA, New Mexico – A walk around Fred Rael’s Española home is like strolling through a museum of lowrider culture. It starts with his two conjoined garages with walls covered in car show posters, license plates, rims and other relics from 40 years of lowriding. That’s also where he keeps two of his three vintage cars, a burnt orange 1967 Chevrolet Impala and a black 1994 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham.