Some of the best-looking and most celebrated lowriders ever made will park at Southern California's Petersen Automotive Museum for almost a year.
Beginning Saturday, the “Best in Low: Lowrider Icons of the Street and Show” will be on display at the Peterson, hosting some of the most notable lowriders, including the world-famous 1964 Chevrolet Impala"Gypsy Rose,” the first lowrider to be inducted into the National Historic Vehicle Registry.
The exhibit that will take over the Mullin Grand Salon will also feature bikes, motorcycles as well as artwork from influential artists from the Chicano lowrider scene.The lowrider community has grown throughout the years, and Southern California is known to be home to many of these car clubs. “Los Angeles is often called the center of lowriding, and the city continues to be the dominant image of the culture both nationally and internationally,” the museum wrote in a press release to announce the event.A guest curator for this year’s event, Dr. Denise Sandoval, said this year's display will also include cars owned and worked on by women.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more.