SAN DIEGO — The Black Lowrider Association is showcasing its cars at the San Diego Automotive Museum during Black History Month.
"Growing up, I remember the locations: Idle Square, Memorial Park, Oceanview Park. Our rich history was brought forward from brothers like Ray Smith and Leroy Brown, the Robert Baileys, the Keith Dunns, the Carl Overstreet. That’s where this came from," Forte said."We stand on the legs of those brothers before us..."
"Clean paint jobs, clean wheels, wire wheels, clean, chrome wheels, Supremes," Forte said."The main thing for low riding in southeast San Diego was you had to have some hydraulics. It's about riding fluid, so reverb color bars, clean, paint, yellow, rag top, or a moon roof, and being able to perform. The car had to be built for performance."