![]() It’s why the pink car pictured here has a license plate stating “s’low”. Like those other things, nothing in car culture is more American than the Lowrider. It’s because of things like this we got the cheeseburger, the Saturn V rocket, and even blue jeans. Many of the best things about the United States is when there is a merge of traditional American ideas with immigrant ingenuity. Stemming from both a rebellion of the status quo and embracing of their ancestral heritage, lowriders made quite the impact. While hot rodders were doing their thing in the 40s and 50s, a new sect of car culture was blooming from the groups of Mexican Americans living in Southern California. One of the most iconic and unique parts of Southern California however is the lowrider scene. Many classic car movies are based in California (The Fast and the Furious, Gone in 60 Seconds, among many more). ![]() Car guys like James Dean lived out his automotive dreams in Southern California. The aerospace scene helped give way to home-grown land-speed cars. It started out with Hot Rodders after WWII. Southern California is a haven of car culture.
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