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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Cypress Hill , Audio CD, Lowrider / Psychodelic /Superstar US $9.47 Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 1:41:33 PST | Watch this Item |
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Pumps & Dumps Lowrider Car Video Rare Footage VHS VOL X US $29.74 Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 1:47:01 PST | Watch this Item |
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Pumps & Dumps Lowrider Car Video Rare Footag VHS V XIII US $29.74 Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 1:49:55 PST | Watch this Item |
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Pumps & Dumps Lowrider Car Video Rare Footage VHS V XII US $29.74 Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 1:51:16 PST | Watch this Item |
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LOWRIDER LOGO TAG GREY BUTTON DOWN WORK SHIRT XL NEW US $16.99 Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 2:32:07 PST | Watch this Item |
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71 72 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 15" Hub Cap Hubcap Lowrider US $9.99 (0 Bid) Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 3:28:38 PST | Watch this Item |
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MARCH 1992 LOWRIDER car magazine US $12.00 Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 4:12:35 PST | Watch this Item |
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7/2001 LOWRIDER car magazine US $9.99 Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 4:53:54 PST | Watch this Item |
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6/1998 LOWRIDER car magazine US $9.99 Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 4:53:57 PST | Watch this Item |
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9/2003 LOWRIDER car magazine US $9.99 Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 4:53:58 PST | Watch this Item |
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10/2005 LOWRIDER car magazine US $9.99 Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 4:55:07 PST | Watch this Item |
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12/1999 LOWRIDER car magazine US $9.99 Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 4:55:08 PST | Watch this Item |
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2/2001 LOWRIDER car magazine US $9.99 Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 4:55:11 PST | Watch this Item |
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10/2006 LOWRIDER car magazine US $9.99 Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 4:55:11 PST | Watch this Item |
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11/2000 LOWRIDER car magazine US $9.99 Auction Ends: Sunday Feb-05-2012 4:55:13 PST | Watch this Item |