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A lowrider or low rider is a customized car with a lowered body that emerged among Mexican American youth in the 1940s. [3] Lowrider also refers to the driver of the car and their participation in lowrider car clubs, which remain a part of Chicano culture and have since expanded internationally.
Historically, car clubs (groups of people who share a love for custom cars and a passion for lowriding) have been predominantly led by men, with the exception of a few, such as Lady Bugs Car Club ...
The earliest car clubs were formed in the 1930s, [1] though the reputedly oldest lowrider club is the Dukes. The Dukes first got together in 1962. [2] The club went on for some four years, breaking up in 1969. The club started up again but between 1970 and 1977, the ghost of the club carried on.
[1] [2] He was a founding member of the Imperials car club and designed the famous Gypsy Rose lowrider in the 1970s, which went on to make international waves for lowrider culture, boosted by its feature on the show Chico and the Man.
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Lowrider was founded in the mid-1970s by San Jose State students Larry Gonzalez, Sonny Madrid, and David Nunez, "who sought to present a voice for the Chicano community in the Bay Area." [ 3 ] The first issue debuted in January 1977.
Waiting there along the KCK street were 50 eye-catching, lowrider cars — painted bright reds, greens and blues with gold and chrome rimmed wheels, gleaming under the sunlight.