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Lowrider lowdown: Long-standing dream of an Española lowrider museum may be coming true

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...

Lowriders on Route 66 featured at LeMay museum #2

By Larry Edsall – Journal.ClassicCars.com – Photo: LeMay-America’s Car Museum. A display of lowrider vehicles has been hugely popular at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California, and now the LeMay-America’s Car Museum in Tacoma,...

Lowriders cruise into Santa Fe

By The New Mexican – SantaFeNewMexican.com – Photo: Jane Phillips/The New Mexican. Photo: Santiago Griego steps out of his 1946 Chevy Convertible, Style Master, during the lowrider show Saturday on Washington Avenue. Lowriders were on display Saturday...

Straight Lines & Hard Times: Julio Hernandez and the dying art of pinstriping

By CSUSignal.com – Photo: Signal Photo/Andrew Cabrera. Smooth lines, vibrant colors, and long hours at the shop. Unlike many artists, the style of pinstriping is only taught to a select few. Made popular through the low rider culture, this technique of painting...

Lowriders get the limelight

By Sami Edge/The New Mexican – SantaFeNewMexican.com – Photo: Gabriela Campos/The New Mexican. Santa Fe, New Mexico – Orlando Martinez had just started his new job as a security guard at the New Mexico History Museum a few years ago when word started...

Lowriders roll into Cultural Center

By Hunter Marrow/The Argus Observer – ArgusObserver.com – Photo: Hunter Marrow/The Argus Observer. Ontario, California — For the seventh year, the Four Rivers Cultural Center Classic Car show has brought vehicles — including motorcycles, lowriders and...