The Low Down on Lowriders

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Candy colored paint jobs, tons of artistic details, with bodies slammed almost to the ground or bouncing on hydraulics—lowriders definitely turn heads wherever they're cruising. Where exactly did this unique car culture get its start? This week, reporter Sebastian Miño-Bucheli takes us on a drive through lowrider history. Additional Reading: The Provocative, Rebellious and Flamboyant Origins of Lowriding Read a transcript of this episode California Lifts Decades-Old Ban on Lowrider Cruising from The Bay Check out some great lowrider footage Sign up for our newsletter Enter our Sierra Nevada Brewing Company monthly trivia contest Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts This story was reported by Sebastian Miño-Bucheli. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Amanda Font, Christopher Beale, and Ana De Almeida Amaral. Additional support from Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Holly Kernan, and the whole KQED family.

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0:31.2	From K-Q-Q-E-D. When Naomi Barrios and her sister Rosie were teenagers, they would
0:39.4	look forward to cruising around Salinas every Friday and Saturday night.
0:44.5	They'd roll low and slow down Alice All Street.
0:48.5	That was the best, just meeting people, seeing cars,
0:51.2	having fun, enjoying the music, flirting a little bit with guys, so it was fun.
0:57.0	Naomi and Rosie would cruise in a burgundy Pontiac Firebird, sporty-looking car,
1:02.8	with a regal yellow firebird painted on the hood.
1:05.9	After we would cruise a little bit a couple times,
1:08.2	you know, three times.
1:09.2	Then we would park at a windshield's donut place.
1:12.2	That was our spot. In the parking lot, people mostly from Salinas'
1:15.8	Chicano community would line up their immaculate cars and show off their newest modifications.
1:21.8	I'm talking leather seats, shiny rims,
1:24.9	and precise paint jobs.
1:27.1	These cars weren't simply modes of transportation.
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