- Low
'N Slow: Lowriding in New Mexico - This colorful volume
is a celebration of the customized lowrider cars that are
a vital part of a particular Hispanic subculture in New Mexico.
They have amazing custom paint jobs, upholstery, steering
wheels, and even murals on the hood, trunk, or sides. Parsons
has photographed many of these cars and their owners,
capturing them in the New Mexico landscape of adobe churches
and wide blue skies. Padilla's text complements the photos
with profiles of the cars' owners and creators, and Arellano's
dialogs in lowrider slang give the reader a taste of the lifestyle.
The exceptional photos evoke a uniquely New Mexican experience
that will capture the interest of many readers. For both public
and academic libraries.AGwen Gregory, New Mexico State Univ.
Lib., Las Cruces Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information,
Inc.
- Lowriders
- In the last decade, lowriders have roared out of the West
Coast and Southwest, popping up on commercials, movies, music
videos and hobby store shelves in the form of model kits.
Long associated with Hispanic culture, these amazing customs
are quickly gaining acceptance among car enthusiasts and the
general public. Divided into chapters examining the major
types of lowriders-traditional, bombs, trucks, Euros and new
age-this all-color, bilingual title features stunning examples
of each, emphasizing the painstaking artistic and mechanical
ingenuity that goes into the cars. In addition, there's a
chapter discussing lowriders overseas, and sidebars examining
the phenomenon of lowrider bicycles and the mechanics of hydraulic
suspensions. English and Spanish text.
- Lowriders
Legends - These titles in the new Wild Rides! series feature
topics rarely covered in books for young people. Lowriders
defines the vehicle and describes typical features, following
with discussion of the cars' history, competitions, and regional
types. BMX gives a brief but solid introduction to the evolution
of the sport, explains the bike's structure and parts, and
takes a quick look at competitive riding, ending with a page-long
biography of a leading rider. Filled with enticing color
photos and written in short, straightforward sentences,
these books will attract reluctant readers with a penchant
for cool wheels of all types.
- Sunday
Driver - SUNDAY DRIVER is a documentary chronicling the
Majestics, California’s oldest black lowrider car club
originally founded in Compton, CA. An upfront look at the
guys behind the chrome, SUNDAY DRIVER is the story of the
founding members of the club living the lowriding lifestyle
constantly under scrutiny by the cops. In candid interviews
recorded while hanging out with the club, the passions of
a unique group of car enthusiasts are revealed as they strive
to outlive their past, working together to realize their dream
of the building the ultimate customized lowrider.
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