Low rider cars (AKA “lowrider” cars) are outrageously customized classic cars, with suspensions dropped low to the ground. The opposite of a fast little sports car, the lowrider is made to go slow and low. This expression of the owner’s attitude helps explain why low rider cars have become more than transportation: they’re a culture, an art form, a way of life.
Low rider cars have been around for decades, and the cars that have been converted into lowriders are as old as the 1930s. The key is the low suspension, but some other characteristics are often found: custom paint jobs in flamboyant colors, whitewalls (often with spokes), flame graphics, custom exhausts, and let’s not forget those awesome hydraulic systems that can launch many lowrider cars clear off the ground!
In the end, low rider cars and the whole lowrider culture are all about self-expression. If neon or LED lights are your style, go for it. If you like an original, classic car look, then that’s what you should have. But in the end, it’s the classic, cool, low-to-the-ground profile that really defines low rider cars. Slow and low. Take a look:
The latest lowrider stuff for sale (click here for more):
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Lowrider Gangster Hardcore Shades Locs White Sunglasses US $8.99 Auction Ends: Sunday Sep-05-2010 13:51:27 PDT | Watch this Item |
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**L@@K** Skullcandy Lowrider Headphones (green/black) US $24.02 (2 Bids) Auction Ends: Sunday Sep-05-2010 14:01:03 PDT | Watch this Item |
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Lowrider Race Shirt Rat Rod Vintage Pickup Truck NORCAL US $12.00 Auction Ends: Sunday Sep-05-2010 14:06:06 PDT | Watch this Item |
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Mexican Army lowrider bandit shifter knob shift Resin US $12.00 Auction Ends: Sunday Sep-05-2010 14:19:26 PDT | Watch this Item |
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Hydraulics Warning Decal, pumps, switches, lowrider US $4.74 Auction Ends: Sunday Sep-05-2010 14:23:22 PDT | Watch this Item |
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LOCS LOWRIDER BIKER GANGSTER SUNGLASSES - 8LOC9025_1 US $8.90 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Sunday Sep-05-2010 14:33:06 PDT | Watch this Item |
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REVELL CHEVY S 10 LOWRIDER 3 IN 1 US $10.00 (1 Bid) Auction Ends: Sunday Sep-05-2010 14:40:34 PDT | Watch this Item |
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LOWRIDER FORK POLISHED SPRING US $12.00 Auction Ends: Sunday Sep-05-2010 14:46:18 PDT | Watch this Item |
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12" Plasti 5-Spoke Rear Wheel Lowrider Chopper Bicycle US $18.88 Auction Ends: Sunday Sep-05-2010 14:46:50 PDT | Watch this Item |
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LOWRIDER POLISHED CHAIN GUARD US $8.00 Auction Ends: Sunday Sep-05-2010 14:48:56 PDT | Watch this Item |
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12 1/2" x 2 1/4" Steel Front Wheel 80g Chrome Lowrider US $26.46 Auction Ends: Sunday Sep-05-2010 14:50:23 PDT | Watch this Item |
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Lowrider Rapper Gangster Cholo Hardcore Locs Sunglasses US $8.99 Auction Ends: Sunday Sep-05-2010 14:53:46 PDT | Watch this Item |
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12" 52 Spoke Front Wheel Chrom Lowrider Chopper Bicycle US $44.88 Auction Ends: Sunday Sep-05-2010 14:56:46 PDT | Watch this Item |
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12" 52 Spoke Coaster Brake Rear Wheel Lowrider Chopper US $54.88 Auction Ends: Sunday Sep-05-2010 14:59:29 PDT | Watch this Item |
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Lowrider Gangster Hardcore Shades Locs White Sunglasses US $8.99 Auction Ends: Sunday Sep-05-2010 15:02:11 PDT | Watch this Item |