A custom filter emblazoned with the Ultimate Riders logo is attached to a Corvette LS engine mounted inside a 1963 Impala. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A mirrored hood reflects a finely detailed Corvette LS engine inside a 1963 Impala at a meeting of the Ultimate Riders Car Club at Fairmount Park. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
“Tee” exits a 1963 Chevy Impala as the Ultimate Riders Car Club gathers at Fairmount Park. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Russell Rudolph shines a 1963 Impala during a meeting of the Ultimate Riders Car Club at Fairmount Park. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Heavy duty hydraulic motors sit in a neatly trimmed trunk of Russell Rudolph’s ’63 Impala. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A customized Ultimate Riders dipstick is one of numerous details on Russell Rudolph’s ’63 Impala.
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The Ultimate Riders Car Club poses for a group photo during a meeting at Fairmount Park.
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Vernon Maxwell, well-known lowrider builder with his 1961 convertible Chevy Impala in candy ruby red color. The car has a LS9 supercharged 2010 Corvette engine; interior is done in red leather and has a Cerwin Vega sound system. The car is also equipped with custom hydraulics and Dayton wire wheels. Pinstriping is done by Mike Lamberson.
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Detail of a 1961 convertible Chevy Impala.
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Dayton wire wheels installed on 1961 convertible Chevy Impala a lowrider built by Vernon Maxwell.
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Detail of the 1961 convertible Chevy Impala lowrider built by Vernon Maxwell.
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Detail of the 1961 convertible Chevy Impala lowrider built by Vernon Maxwell.
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Pinstriping by Mike Lamberson on the 1961 convertible Chevy Impala lowrider built by Vernon Maxwell.
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Dayton wire wheels installed on the 1961 convertible Chevy Impala lowrider built by Vernon Maxwell.
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Detail of the 1961 convertible Chevy Impala lowrider built by Vernon Maxwell.
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LS9 supercharged 2010 Corvette engine installed in a 1961 convertible Chevy Impala lowrider.
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Custom hydraulics installed in the 1961 convertible Chevy Impala lowrider built by Vernon Maxwell.
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The 1961 convertible Chevy Impala lowrider built by Vernon Maxwell.
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Detail of the 1961 convertible Chevy Impala lowrider built by Vernon Maxwell.
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Under the hood of the 1961 convertible Chevy Impala lowrider built by Vernon Maxwell.
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Detail of the 1961 convertible Chevy Impala lowrider built by Vernon Maxwell.
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Vernon Maxwell, who converted the 1961 convertible Chevy Impala into a lowrider.
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The 1961 convertible Chevy Impala lowrider built by Vernon Maxwell.
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Detail of the 1961 convertible Chevy Impala lowrider built by Vernon Maxwell.
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The 1961 convertible Chevy Impala lowrider built by Vernon Maxwell.
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Vernon Maxwell and his 1961 convertible Chevy Impala lowrider.
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Luis Lemus is the owner House of Pain custom car shop in Baldwin Park that creates showpiece lowrider cars. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
John Herrera’s 1968 Chevrolet Caprice, with its paint and customizations, is a showpiece lowrider car.
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An emblem displays the name of the car club. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
John Herrera’s 1968 Chevrolet Caprice, with its paint and customizations, is a showpiece lowrider car.
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Upholstery covers nearly all of the interior of a 1976 Chevrolet Caprice targa top. Early-year models such as this are popular in the lowrider community. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
This 1963 Chevrolet Impala is a highly desired model in the lowrider car community. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
