On Tha Eastsidaz album there was one song that struck a match under the ass of many lowriders. That song was called “G’d Up” and in the song, Snoop Dogg dropped a line that said, “If it ain’t chronic don’t blaze it up, and if it ain’t a Chevy don’t raise it up.”
Well, I might agree with the first verse, but the second part was nonsense. Now don’t get your bowties in a bunch – because I’m a die-hard Chevy lover too – but I think he put that verse in there simply because it rhymed – and he got tired of spelling his name out. Now there’s no denying that what he said has become an unofficial code on the streets, written by lowriding purists, but it doesn’t mean we all have to take it literally. That said, there’s no doubt that Chevrolet has produced some of my very own personal favorite body designs, but it surely doesn’t mean that they’ve produced them all, so here’s a breakdown of some of my favorites outside of the box.
THE LINCOLN CONTINENTAL
When it comes to non-Chevy’s, one of my top favorites is the 1979 Lincoln Continental Mark V and Issac Sainz of Classic Angels car club owns the cobalt blue one you see here. To be exact, it’s from the Lincoln Collector’s Series, and while the build might seem simple to most, the truth remains that it’s the last full size gas guzzling luxury vehicles and doesn’t need much. The execution of his build was spot on with the dark cobalt paint, paired with a chrome double pump, and touch of gold, was enough to accent his ride in sheer perfection.
FORD F-100
On the flipside, I do appreciate a great build that thinks out of the box and that’s exactly what Bill Conner did with his 1953 Ford F-100. As a member of the Dukes, he hauled his truck out all the way from Atlanta, and it’s loaded with a host of custom amenities which includes a load of micro flake, a crisp white interior, a bad ass two-tone fade as well as retro patterns which flaunts and represents the70’s style era of lowriding.
THUNDERBIRD
The final car on this list is a 1965 Ford Thunderbird from USO car club. Juan Gonzalez of Miami, FL is the owner of this ride but it’s not the only one in his stable. He is also the proud owner of a purple 1964 Impala so lowriding is in his blood. But this time around, all eyes are on his fourth-generation T-Bird. Extremely rare, and hard to even come by, he did a great job flipping the script on this American classic.
In all, none of these three may be Chevy’s, but they’re definitely worthy of our appreciation and respect. They’re classic builds, which in the end pay homage to the culture of lowriding, so I tip my hat to these three gentlemen for building what they want Besides, variety is the spice of life and these cars are great representations of what lowriding is all about, and that’s self expression.
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