lowrider
noun
low·rid·er
ˈlō-ˌrī-dər 
: a customized car with a chassis that has been lowered so that it narrowly clears the ground
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Ricardo Valverde depicts lowriders in East Los Angeles embellishing American cars with flames, mariachi hats and Mexican flags.
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Miguel Salazar, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Here’s what else viewers and visitors can look forward to, including lowriders and a new Nick Cave installation, retrospectives of painters from Grandma Moses to Amy Sherald, and a new fall start for the juried triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition at the National Portrait Gallery.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
May: San Jose’s Cinco de Mayo celebration will go full Silicon Valley with all-electric lowriders, but Santa Clara Street will be jammed for hours after most of the batteries die due to excessive bouncing.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
They’ve been welcomed at lowrider shows and spoken at prisons, breaking down barriers and fostering understanding.
—Grace Xue, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Miguel Salazar, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Here’s what else viewers and visitors can look forward to, including lowriders and a new Nick Cave installation, retrospectives of painters from Grandma Moses to Amy Sherald, and a new fall start for the juried triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition at the National Portrait Gallery.
—Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
May: San Jose’s Cinco de Mayo celebration will go full Silicon Valley with all-electric lowriders, but Santa Clara Street will be jammed for hours after most of the batteries die due to excessive bouncing.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
They’ve been welcomed at lowrider shows and spoken at prisons, breaking down barriers and fostering understanding.
—Grace Xue, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Lowrider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lowrider. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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