LOWRIDER

LOWRIDER

The Lowrider was born out of Latino culture in Southern California back in the ’40s. It came into global consciousness in 1975 with War’s hit “Lowrider.”  What defines a Lowrider is a car modified with air suspension shocks which raise and lower the car allowing it to “bounce.”  The ethos is “low and slow” – the Lowrider was designed to slowly cruise and show off the magnificent body, paint and rims. Slow is cool.  Each Lowrider is a work of automotive art.  The creativity and ingenuity come from within the community, learned and passed down. The old Imapala rescued from the junkyard becomes the belle of the ball. Old skool music goes along with the cruise.  El Monte, Whittier, Pomona, Compton and are Oxnard hubs for Lowriders.  August 11 3rd Annual Lowrider Car Rally – La Gente Car Club – Oxnard. Free admission, car registration benefits the school. Fred Williams Elementary School, 4300 Anchorage St., Oxnard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDGz0Lqwr1U