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Cultural pride - Fun fact: lowriders are particularly popular within Mexican-American culture, and you can see many in parades celebrating Mexican or Latino heritage.
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Cali Chevy - The suspension power on this bad boy was on full display at the California State Fair in Sacramento.
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Liftoff - Don't let the fact that all four wheels are lifted distract you from this car's brilliant panel paint job.
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Chain game - Yup, that's a chain. And that's a 1979 Buick Regal impressing at the London Motor Show.
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Optical illusions - Don't be fooled: this car doesn't have three front wheels. While you're here, take a closer look, because that paint job goes beyond a simple yellow.
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Reaching new heights - This is about as exaggerated as it gets in terms of height. A monster truck event seems like a better fit, even though we're dealing with a classic car!
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Motor City moves - This lowrider is performing a "three-wheel motion" in Motor City itself, Detroit.
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Classic close-up - Now this is how to admire a lowrider: taking in the suspensions, hubcaps, and paint job!
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Traffic-stopper - This car and its paint job are tearing it up, this in Chicago in 2017.
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Spring forward - Look at that coil spring under this car's left side. It's no wonder these vehicles can do the seemingly impossible.
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Red alert - A bright red Chevrolet Impala hits the streets of San Francisco.
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Power and size - Here's another close-up of the coil springs that make the magic of a lowrider possible. It's also worth noting the relatively small size of this tire—they don't all have to be giant.
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Top-heavy - This car apparently has no need for its back wheels. With stunts like this, it's worthy of its gold trimmings.
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Big blue - This is one heavy-looking car, but it's nothing its suspensions can't handle!
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Black beauty - That's a Cadillac Fleetwood right there. Bonus points for its hood ornament: it says 401K.
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Three's company - We have a lot of respect for this setup. Why? Because this man has his lowrider car surrounded by lowrider bicycles.
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Driverless cars? - This lowrider's lifted at such an odd angle that we're not even sure there's a driver in there!
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Parked and pretty - Now, we highly suspect the same of this one, but it's parked, so it's all good—except for the bad parking job...
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Loved internationally - Should you make the mistake of thinking lowriders only come from one area, keep in mind that this image was taken in Halden, Norway.
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Russian rides - And this Moskvitch 427 station wagon lowrider was snapped in Moscow.
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Upping the standards - This photo shows off a big contrast between the old, a stopwatch-inspired clock, with the new, this tricked-out vehicle!
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Classic in chrome - A classic hot rod turned lowrider—we approve! Even if we can't find out where exactly its back wheels are...
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Sedan show - This Chevrolet Caprice sedan has left little to the imagination.
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Lincoln lowrider
- At first glance, this Lincoln Town Car looks like it's actually flying.
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Crowd-pleaser - This Cadillac has attracted quite the crowd, and we can't blame them!
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Church of Cars - It almost looks like this car is standing up in awe of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Stacked lineup - A lineup of lowriders on display for Cinco de Mayo celebrations in San Diego.
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Beyond protecting and serving
- Okay, so it's no classic ride, but a police car lowrider is definitely worth your attention.
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Nightrider lowrider
- No lowrider gallery would be complete without a nighttime shot, which is when they really shine.
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Classic cars get the lowrider treatment
Customized cars reach new heights
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They look like the unattainable rides of many a music video: lowriders. But actually, in several communities these customized cars are not that unusual. Seeing these vehicles dropped fully to the ground or soaring to new heights is truly a sight to behold. You don't even have to be that into cars to enjoy these!
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