the Petersen hosted a car show that brought out hundreds lowriders, and their hand-crafted art vehicles. They’ve been rolling and bouncing and booming their way across Los Angeles for decades.

When lowriders reach their ultimate form, they actually become barely functional as transportation -- they're more like works of art, so what better place to appreciate them than in a museum?

the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in 1974. "Basically we're focused on looking at the lowrider car as both artistic inspiration and art object," says Sandoval, explaining how this show differs ...

the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in 1974. “Basically we’re focused on looking at the lowrider car as both artistic inspiration and art object,” says Sandoval, explaining how this show ...

The art, culture and history of lowriders ... When A Lowrider Isn't Just A Lowrider. New Exhibit Explores An LA Tradition And Its Deeper Meaning “It's about family, it's about culture, it's ...

the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in 1974. "Basically we're focused on looking at the lowrider car as both artistic inspiration and art object," says Sandoval, explaining how this show differs ...

El lowrider es más que una pieza de arte, dijo. Representa el amor por su hijo y su pasión por la subcultura chicana de lowriding. “Mi papá tiene toda una colección de Cadillacs en Texas ...

"The second one was how lowriders fit in LA history, but this one is really focused ... get some real grit to cut that down.'" Rohan Izawa Art in Japan has perfected a method of engraving layers ...

the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in 1974. “Basically we’re focused on looking at the lowrider car as both artistic inspiration and art object,” says Sandoval, explaining how this show ...