1953 Chevy 210 – High School Sweetheart
Most of us can drift to memories of those high school days hanging out with our high school sweetheart. A fortunate few, they still have those sweethearts in their lives. For most however, they are...
View Article1953 Chevrolet 3100 – Attention to Detail
The Old Memories Car Club “Bombs Factory” in Tucson, Arizona, is known to have produced some of the top lowrider cars currently in today’s show circuit. It is their attention to detail that continues...
View ArticleGilbert Silas – A Tattoo Artist from Oxnard
Raised by a single father, Gilbert Salas has many fond memories of his father-son relationship. In particular, he remembers his father dropping him off daily to the babysitters at 5am. Yet before...
View Article1962 Chevrolet Impala SS Convertible – Driving Topless
“See the USA in your Chevrolet” is not exactly what was going through Mario Martinez’s head when he realized that a recent purchase of a ’62 Chevy Super Sport convertible was not going to be the quick...
View ArticlePioneer Sound System Installation
Follow along as the sound crew at Cars Etc. Audio in Turlock, California, hooks up a complete audio system by Pioneer. The step-by-step process begins with removing the old stock radio unit with...
View ArticleAcrylic Glass Roof Installation – Skies the Limit
For years Automobile sun roofs and moon roofs have come in a variety of different sizes and styles depending on the applications on certain types of vehicles. A Sunroof is a metal panel that would only...
View ArticleAnthony Williams’ Passion Led Him to a ’66 Buick Riviera
Society plays a big role in forming a young boy’s life. Anthony Williams of Memphis, Indiana, grew up watching movies and music videos. Those movies played a big role in his development of custom cars....
View ArticleSal Manzano – 40 Years of Candies, Pearls, and Flake
Sal Manzano’s father was a paint and body man who worked at a dealership but also did side work out of a shop he had with a friend. Sal would always end up at the shop after school when he was only 10...
View ArticleJustin King’s 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass
Growing up in Carson, California, Justin King found himself surrounded with the Lowrider culture. So, after years of living in the Phoenix desert, he found himself daydreaming of those infamous West...
View ArticleA ’72 Chevy Impala that’s LA Built for NY Riding
Benito Camacho of Brooklyn, New York, is better known as DJ Big Ben. Benito is a disk jockey at Hot97, a New York-based hip-hop radio station, and has been collecting cars since 2006. He’s a fan of...
View Article10 Life Tips Toward Being a Better Craigslister
We live in a society of rules and regulations; complete with an accepted set of social norms. Yet there is one place where these commonalities, courtesies, and social graces die hard: Craigslist. Let’s...
View ArticleTop Notch Customs Builds a Clean ’65 Buick Riviera
Coco Chanel once famously said, “Fashion fades, only style remains the same.” Some things just never lose their cool factor. Certain trends have come and gone in the car world, especially lowriding,...
View Article2016 Fun-N-The-Son Fundraiser
For the past three years, Techniques Car Club and Pastor Lawrence Garcia have been putting on a mini carnival/car show honoring the Boo Foundation. “It’s our way of giving back to the community,”...
View ArticleAnthony Solis’ Bomb: A 1939 Chevy Master DeLuxe
This classic beauty is owned by Anthony Solis of La Puente, California. He works for L.A. County Public Works and has been a welder fitter for the past 25 years. His passion for lowriding started at a...
View ArticleThe Tovars Cruise Their ’49 Merc for the First Time
Eddie Tovar bought this 1949 Mercury five years ago from the original owners daughter in San Jose, CA. The Merc was a solid project but still needed to be fully rebuilt. After five years of work, they...
View ArticleGM Model Drum-to-Disc Brake Conversion
While all the ’70s and ’80s favorite lowrider GM models will always be long and cool, what’s not-so cool on them are the hideous-looking rear drum brakes. Though these big body styles do come with...
View ArticleBest Paintjob at the 2016 Miami Show
LOWRIDER magazine’s Miami Super Show at the Dade County Fairgrounds featured over 500 of the hottest full customs, traditional classics, trucks, and big-wheel rides, as well as the multicolored...
View ArticleAndres Espana Jr.’s 1963 Chevy Impala ‘Vert
Salinas, California, has long been a hot bed for the Lowrider culture. It’s no wonder this city’s endless cruising left such an impact on Andres Espana Jr. Now residing in Arizona, he remembers...
View Article2016 Denver Show
Sunday, June 12, from 11AM-5PM LOWRIDER Magazine is coming to the National Western Complex for the 2016 Denver Show. Featuring over 400 customized rides, hop exhibition and more. Check out the live...
View ArticleCustomized 2008 Harley-Davidson Road Glide
With many lowrider builds under his belt, Jim Brown felt it was time to enter the world of customized motorcycles. For Jim, only a Harley-Davidson would do, so, after finding a 2008 Harley-Davidson...
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