Lowriders, Stars of California Car Culture, Await the Return of Legal Cruising

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Cruising in lowrider cars was a big part of 1970s California car culture, and car enthusiasts hope a bill in the state assembly will help bring it back

Several cities have banned cruising on popular drags, but a recent statewide measure could bring it back| Photographs by Jason Henry for The Wall Street JournalSAN JOSE, Calif.

—Robert Gutierrez was like a lot of California Latinos coming of age in the 1970s: He loved cruising the boulevard on weekend nights, in a 1972 tangerine Pontiac Grand Ville modified to ride low to the ground with hydraulics so it could bump up and down., cruising back and forth along Story Road—with tunes like “Suavecito” wafting—on this city’s predominantly Latino east side.

 

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Sounds great! As long as everyone leaves their guns at home. Judging from Oakland 'side shows', that may be a tall order.

LetBringBackLowriderCarsInLA

CA gas prices?

Just wait until they make gasoline illegal.

Such a car is also very elegant and worthy of inheritance

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