All my dreams have four wheels. My childhood fascination with Matchbox cars, Hot Wheels, and Revell plastic model cars grew as I got older. Cantwell High School Parking lot and the iconic Whittier Boulevard in East L.A became my automotive playground as both of these locations were considered home of the Lowrider. This was the early '70's and while Muscle cars thrived, my heart and soul belonged to the custom painted Lowriders. I especially favored the '60's and '70's styles of Buick Rivieras, Chevrolet Caprices, and Lincoln Continentals. I purchased my first Lowrider in 1975 and joined Lifestyle Car Club a few month later. As time passed I became more involved with customizing cars because of car show competition and have built some of the most popular Lowriders in the industry. Three decades later in 2006, I was elected into the Lowrider Hall of Fame and a year or so after I was offered the dream job of Editor for Lowrider Magazine. I feel fortunate to be the voice of our culture and express to the world why Lowrider Magazine will forever remain the number one authority in our automotive culture. Under my guidance, the magazine remains committed to extolling the virtues of hard work, creativity, and raising the bar for automotive modification.
Rafael Perez is many things, teacher, community leader, a father and an avid lowrider who promote economic empowerment in his community through education, homeownership, and entrepreneurship.
Repairing gauges is costly, and chances are something sooner than later will go wrong once again so to get a classic Caddy back on the road we opted to replace it’s failing gauges for for drop-in replacement setup from Dakota Digital
Sending good energy to anyone who needs it and taking a moment to remember all the fallen riders and legendary icons who have helped pave the way for lowrider culture to thrive
With the paint on the Quaker State Six Eight Impala done it’s time to get it put together and ready to be unveiled at the annual SEMA Show.
Car audio has changed a lot over the years. Today, “smart” head units are all the rage and they’re basically car stereos that serve as an extension of your smart phone.
As a community leader and advocate for the advancement of inner-city youth, Jaime Constantino had a vision on how to connect with inner-city youth.
We started off with an Impala with a laser-sharp body and called in the experts over at PPG who gave us full reign with their world-class products.
Add some flair to your LS with these great parts from Holley.
This isn’t an article about top gear for creatives. Instead, it’s about the show Top Gear giving way to create new ideas that might be far out of reach, but nonetheless fun.
