Lowriders
A lowrider drives along a side-street in Los Angeles. (Gary Friedman / LAT)
Young women admire a cruising lowrider on Crenshaw Boulevard. (Gary Friedman / LAT)
Lowrider creator Mario de Alba and his 1951 Chevrolet. (Iris Schneider / LAT)
This ’63 Chevy is displayed on jacks to highlight its elaborate chrome work. (Jim Laurie / For The Times)
Joseph Valdez, 14, right, of Santa Ana, makes an adjustment on his dad’s 1959 Impala lowrider that is equiped with a hydraulic system to make the car hop up and down. (Allen J. Schaben / LAT)
Linda Lopez cleans the chrome on the chrome bumper of her 1947 Chevy which she has named, “Golden Dream.” (Karen Tapia-Anderson / LAT)
“Golden Dream” rolling along in all its ground-hugging glory. (Karen Tapia-Anderson / LAT)