Theme Tuesdays: Vintage Lowriders Part II

Jul 3, 2012

I love looking at vintage coverage from all areas of the hobby because it is a great way to see what styles were here to stay and continue to stand the test of time and which were ‘of the era’.

I hesitate to use the word fad because it has a lot of negative connotations and some styles tend to boomerang and come full circle in the end anyway.

Furthermore all of us followed a “fad” at one time or another that we either look back on and chuckle or cringe.

In high school I had some huge ass JNCOs man…

vintage_lowrider_8 — Cutting your springs now is a bit of a cheap way out but for some platforms it’s still the only way to get low

vintage_lowrider_25 — Straight up timeless look

vintage_lowrider_23 — This appears to go back only to 1997 which explains why it still looks pretty relevant

vintage_lowrider_22 — I think I could count the amount of these I have seen modified in anyway, shape, or form, on one hand

vintage_lowrider_21 — Personally I think this car would look better without the wheel covers

vintage_lowrider_20 — This show looks to be full of all sorts of interesting rides

vintage_lowrider_19 — Not too often I see trucks get the traditional wire treatment nowadays in ONT

vintage_lowrider_18 — Hubs, whites, and one hell of a fading photo

vintage_lowrider_17 — I hope 10 years down the road I can still at the very least host this site and people can visit it for old show coverage to bring back memories

vintage_lowrider_16 — The cotton ball show setup is one of those things that seems to go in cycles

vintage_lowrider_15 — One of the most aggressive, looking chopped tops I have ever seen

vintage_lowrider_14 — Another aggressive chop this time with a radical front end

vintage_lowrider_24 — On the topic of chops I think a bit of one would look great on this, though with all that glass…

vintage_lowrider_13 — Looking in the background… is that a Geo Prizim?

vintage_lowrider_12 — Not sure what the story behind the light is

vintage_lowrider_11 — ~~Vega I think~~? Pinto

vintage_lowrider_2 — ~~Wait another Vega? Or is it an AMC?~~ And another Pinto

vintage_lowrider_9 — The amount of attention to detail in the paintwork of a well built lowrider is just insane

vintage_lowrider_7 — Switch in one hand beer in the other?

vintage_lowrider_6 — You know a lot of these guys cherish these photos and use them to remember the good ol days

vintage_lowrider_1 — Some obviously also have crates upon crates of magazines

vintage_lowrider_4 — Can anyone identify these wheels? Love this look

vintage_lowrider_10 — Do people still buy copies of Penthouse with the internet? Serious question.

vintage_lowrider_26 — That guy looks exactly like the lowrider guy…

The sources for this one are the same as the last: layitlow.com, The H.A.M.B, Squaredump.com, along with Wheels Are Everything and The Low Down

8 COMMENTS

go kart tyre fitment oliver Jul 3, 2012 At 5:51 pm

hahaha i remember JNCOs for ever getting stuck in my freaking chain i learned to sew because of those fkers what was i thinking

- DaveT Jul 3, 2012 At 8:58 pm
  
  That’s how I learned to sew too lol
  
Jake Jul 3, 2012 At 7:15 pm

Im almost positive the so called vegas are actually ford pintos!

Parthen Jul 3, 2012 At 11:44 pm

The “Vega’s” you posted are actually Ford Pintos.

- DaveT Jul 4, 2012 At 7:42 am
  
  Thanks guys, I had no idea hence the question marks
  
Quan-G Jul 4, 2012 At 2:27 pm

The picture with the Geo. That’s a Geo Storm from way back. Awesome old school pix man. I had couple of pairs JNCO’s too lol Remember the JNCO Cords?

Don Usner Aug 17, 2015 At 1:51 pm

Hi–I’m interested in using one of these photos in a book I’m working on. Please contact me if it might be available. Thanks!

- DaveT Aug 20, 2015 At 4:53 pm
  
  Hi Don,
  
  Unfortunately none of the scans are mine so I can’t give you the rights but if you look on layitlow.com long enough I’m sure you could find the owner.