The Unbelievable Story Of Lowriders, Bumper Stickers And 'Swangers'
Lowriders
Lowrider cars have a deep history of acting not only as a cultural staple, but also as a platform for social activism. Cars in East Los Angeles started dropping it low after World War II and car clubs began forming in the 1950s, but the customized style didn’t really catch on at a commercialized level until Lowrider Magazine began circulation in 1977.
The magazine, and the lowriding car culture in general, assisted in the Chicano rights movement in Mexican-American culture. Early issues of Lowrider covered not only the motorized aspects of the cultural push, but also social inequalities like police misconduct, prisoner rights and media representation of Mexican-Americans.
Today, there are laws regulating how low the cars can go (obviously, you can’t drive through the streets plowing your car against the concrete), so it’s best to stay above the “scrub line” if you want to remain street legal.
All in all, social movements and cars are two of the things that help make this world pretty great. When combined? Boom, confetti.
(Jalopnik.com)
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