All I ever saw in the 70's was blacks cruising in pimped out cadillacs with no hydaraluics and the chicanos were the ones in the hydraulic lowriders with the bas ass mural paintings.And now it has grown nationally and internationally where you will even find Japanese that customize their own lowridres.
Right? I talked to this dude in the video from the tv company "OWN" , which had Paul Wall talk about "Swangaz" of what them wired rims are called in Texas. Some dude commented saying that " Are anyone is going to jack our texas Swangas style?" I told him in that case, "us blacks" should give back the lowriders n hydraulics back to the Mexicans and Chicanos since "we" "jacked "those lol
@@stuchbrosmnore8627 nah just let people do what they want to do, who cares black,hispanic, asian or white, as long as they're appreciating the beauty of the car, that should be all that matters
I'm from Northern New Mexico for as long as I can remember people have been lowriding. Downtown Albuquerque on a Friday night you will see plenty just like Los Angeles.
You can't say that because this is Americans car these car like Apollo Cadillacs Buicks these are car that are popular in the black community so they put hydraulics on the car it is Americans culture that just like say Mexican Imitate black Americans but it is a Mexican culture because they have a different way of talking
Thanks man, I directed it and had a great crew who worked close with me on it. I am a lowrider at heart and you hit the nail on the head, I wanted to show people that Lowriding is a positive sub-culture and it involves incredibly talented and skillful people to create these rolling pieces of art. Lowriders preserve history with each and every car they build. I shot a ton of footage since in order to create a re-cut long format version that could be suitable for broadcast, just haven't had time.
i think it’s great that the art of low riders is so widespread to a global level but lets not forget where it originated from. from mexican americans in southern california.
“Everybody in Los Angeles was inspired or affected by Chicano culture. LA is not a European-based city, the Mexican culture is very dominant here, the first street in Los Angeles was Olvera Street (1781)”
If it weren't for Europeans and white Americans, you wouldn't even have cars in the 1st place to low ride. Be humbled. Plus white guys were lowering hot rods in the early 50s.
@@user-rw2dr5my1s I drive a German car. Do you drive a "Mexican car"? Lol that's not possible because there are no Mexican cars. There are Japanese, Korean, Russian, Chinese, Swedish cars. But no Mexican cars. Weird. Seems like it's you who is stealing other people's culture.
+Manuel Salas Damn dude, was that necessary? What if somebody told you to go back to whatever your ancestors came from? Would you go? Hell No! How come people can't just get along? Lowrider culture is nice, I don't care who wants to claim it. black, brown, white, whatever, the culture is nice. Life is too short to be so petty. I say we all embrace instead of hating each other. Looking at the cars is what I like and it is more productive than being ignorant.
David Simmons I don't care who who are, respect culture and recognize who started it. I was emphasizing on the fact that he is a foreigner trying to criticize the customs of people who have been here. I said that If he didn't like them he could go back to wherever he came from. It's not petty it's fact, nobody's forcing him to stay.I wouldn't have a problem with people telling me to came back to where I'm from, my people are Native and are from the Americas.
Foos don't even know who created the first bomba or ranfla as it was known originally nonetheless the area where it originated from: San Jo, El Paso, even East Los takes claim for it but needless to say it was a Chicano invention. Not black or white.. they've assimilated & built upon our invention later on. Btw Lowriders & Hot Rods aren't the same thing.
I grew up loving lowriders, one of my friends uncle had a 66' chevy impala with 12 switches, candy apple red,chromed out. That's when i fell inlove with lowriders which was 1973 ,i was 8yrs old. And my friend & his family taught me about LA RAZA. Lowridin forever!!
Just to set the record straight, Ron Aguirre was the first to use Hydraulics on a vehicle. Not Bill Hines. And I have allot of respect for the old man ( And have met him personally) and he can tell you himself that Ron Aguirre was the first. So please...Get your facts staright before you post nonsense!
@@brandonmoreno1752 Can we talk about how a lot of Chicano "oldies" is just African American soul, funk, RnB and jazz music? Same for the zoot suits that you guys wear in El Paso and East LA. Chicano rock borrowed heavily from Doo Wop as well.
@@bobmarley4272 i agree, you hear the delegation and zapp and older shit in the back of it all. but they do their magic with their lyrics too tho eh??/
@@shareefaleem4144they wrote that song from seeing the mex. culture embracing thier love for thier idea of lowriding ,,,just look at the original war music video ok ,,,all u see is mex. riding in thier lowriders bro ,,, that doesn't need no explaining
You'll find it in Japan too. My parents have a 64 SS 409. It's nothing extravagant but it is on wires and has extensive engine work and a super charger.
lol...I was debating about weather or not to include that part of the interviews to avoid the argument : ) but at the end of the day it is nice to see all cultures embrace lowriding and help the movement grow in a positive light instead of painting it like its some gang banger shit. Thanks for the comment!
Watching tricked-out lowriders on a cruise brings me joy. People that are creative, and take pride in their work, are what make America the place to be. If you look closely at some of the work done on these cars, it is obvious that people put their love into every detail. It's astounding. I am overwhelmed by some of it. I mean, I am speechless. Some of it is just fun, sexy, flashy, intricate...it's a true art form.
I'm 55 Mexican American I remember the old lowrider magazines since the Early 70s it was mostly Raza, Chicanos, Mexican American that started lowriders .. but now anyone can own a lowrider and that is awesome... lowrider 4L
My fam the Ruelas brothers started one of the oldest car clubs known the dukes car club in east la. Much respects to everyone still going on with the Mexican tradition.
Cheers man....much appreciated. Big up's to layitlow dot com for featuring the doc in their mail-out...Lay it Low played a big part as a forum that allowed me to reach out to many of the people in the film...A HUGE contributor to assisting with our contacts was in the film was Joe Wing from Niagara Rollers Only, he set us up with allot of the Cali contacts...Mufasa from layitlow was incredible, he had helped me on the forums years before at solving issues with my hydros...great community!!
I understand the love of understanding who "started" lowriding, but it's petty and childish to bash each other and argue over it. It's a culture that should unite people bc of the mutual love for the art
The first known lowrider was created by Harry Westerguard's shop. From there, some early innovators were George Barris, Bill Hines, Al Sullivan, Carl Watson, Terry Anderson, David Woo, "Bear," Don Lasar and Vince Bacardo.
It was really disrespectful of that Black dude to claim that Blacks deserve equal credit for lowriders, and it was disappointing that the producers would even include that claim because it may give clueless people the false impression that the topic is up for debate when it's not. Everyone knows that it was within the Mexican American community that the lowriding subculture flourished and achieved an iconic status. It's cool that more people are being introduced to it because of the internet, but people shouldn't forget about the roots. Overall, I found this documentary kind of disappointing, because it focused a lot on random people who seemed to have originally been introduced to lowridering more as a novelty. But if the producers really wanted to focus on the heart of the lowriding community, they should have spent more time going deep into the Mexican American barrios where it's been a way of life for generations. Another thing, some people associate lowriding with hip hop because of what they see in rap videos, but old school lowriders actually prefer oldies music, and it would have been cool if that had been reflected on this film's soundtrack instead of only featuring rap music.
As the Director of this doc. I would like to point out that this film was made on a near zero budget. With that being said all of the music was graciously donated by the artists. The inclusion of Kool Aid's (the black guy) statement was relevant because it's his perspective, his statement was more so geared toward what blacks have done for the Lowriding culture...it has been built over the years and made to by popular culture by people of all ethnic backgrounds. This documentary was a Canadian school film project that took us from Niagara Falls Canada to California, it was an incredible effort by some hardworking individuals long hours and no pay. And at the end of it all it it covered a lot of ground for a 20min. school project...being a solo rider myself and lowrider enthusiast since I was 15yrs old (I am now 38yrs old) I have been building lowriders over the years with very limited resources in Canada since the 90's,..I had hoped to make this a full length feature but had never got around to it, maybe one day I will be able to get the full cut done and help to round off the info with more time available. It was meant to give a brief overview from the individuals we had access to in a very sheet period of time...thank you for your feedback.
+James A I'm black and agree with your statements because it's the truth. I love lowriders and lowrider culture. It was created by Mexicans, period. Blacks and other races have embraced it. Just like Hip-hop was created by blacks and all races embrace it now.
Lowriding started in East LA and Espanola New mexico,mexicans started it and african americans followed and those both ethnicities keep it alive no doubt. 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
I believe to every owner that has a lowrider is to each is own style from street cruising,show car and hoping competition,I respect all of those styles.
i didn't buy a lowrider because I'm a different culture trying to copy another ones culture I'm a Mexican American that respects and loves the history of lowriding, its not just a look it was a way of life even before that I love to compare lowriding to the pachuco era in which Mexicans would pull themselves away from the America that looked down upon the way they lived and did things , we gave ourselves an identity every time we put on a zoot suit or every time we put a beautiful paint job and beautiful rims on a car . I also respect that its spreading I just feel like the Mexican American people aren't getting enough credit as they should
My parents and most my family are straight from Mexico, I was born here. Chicanos that dont speak spanish is weird to me, but not wrong, you do you ima stick to my roots a lil more tho lmao
For me it was like 8 or 9 yrs old and seeing Cheech & Chong. I was hooked. That and our family always owned Impala’s. Even used them for some of my first jobs driving taxi. Always ran with Impalas. Nothing cooler than a lowrider.
Always be humble.ok,Lowriders are ancient,back then blacks rolled lookin sharp in a horse and cairrage vehicle.the blackz had charriots with elaborate designs, and sometimes gold was used for royal families, the chariot was built with springs so that it will endure ruff turain, lol stuntin, way back then, in four wheeled vehicles that eventually inspired the four wheel cars u see today. LetsLets talk about how and why it really started.
Why are ppl hating on each other. Low riding is a culture for all races, it's something we can all have in common. Coming from a white guy, Idc what color your are, but I do respect you and our ride until you give me a reason not too. Luv...
That's cool people of all race can enjoy The Lowriders. These peole just needa give credit to the ones who started it. Or else it will be like saying a white guy created rap/hiphop because alot of whites like listening to it.
I'm a Puerto Rican and I love lowriders but we have to give the title of lowriding they started it and it took off. con mucho respeto Que vivan las rasas Latinas .
To the dudes here sayin blacks copied are just haters ..We don't hate when you try to rap and pumpin oldies or R and B or when you wear Laker and Raider jerseys and no Mexican in history has played for neither team so knock it off!!
@Finn Caomhánach Blacks do own oldies and RB and rapp u uncreative wall jumper.look at the fukin album covers...🤣.i give to fuks about a bouncing car ..lol.thats all u have besides cheap labor..
@film lab productions Great job on the video, I didn't know it was a project! There has been alot of speculation on who started lowriders, I heard all the time South Americans started it first and moved it to mexico. Or Mexicans started it first. The root are the most important because it is the heart. Have blacks contributed to the culture of course! Did blacks start it, I don't think so! Did blacks create hip-hop and rap YES! Did latinos contribute to hip-hop of course!! All the black dude was saying that blacks contributed to the culture and made a major impact on it RAP/Lowriding goes hand and hand. Just like those black oldies songs the Chicanos when jammin back then.
In the 1970's we were very possessive of our lowriding legacy. We fixed our car different than other ethnic groups. I remember our ELA car clubs throwing out black lowriders from Whittier Blvd. We Chicanos considered ELA our house. We were not as tight as the media makes it seem. You remember.
Lowrider is a car that's been lowered and has chrome wheels on it, the bigger the card the better. Some people should get off their high horse because back in the day that's what they had and that's how it started.
You guys probably meant well but this documentary was miss informed, Chicano in Los Angeles started the low rider scene period no one else! Blacks adopted the culture but that was decades later. Chicanos did it for an identity u can’t just take that away and give to other people as well. I’m glad more people adopted the culture and show love towards it, but don’t misinform people on its history, cause it’s Mexican American history no one else’s.
Harry westgaurd's shop was the first to put hydraulics on a car. Ask the inventer of lrm he might hesitate cause he's done it before, but I'm not here for all of that. I just want to thank the producers for not saying its a one sided culture to lie to the world like the media does. Its an inner city culture. I've been around low riding since 78 and know a lot of old school low riders thats given me a lot of game in my time, so we can stop all the arguing about who started it first...and just lowride.
me gusto el documental pero seria genial una version en castellano para la gente que vive mucho mas al sur de E.U.A. como Bolivia ya que aqui tambien nos gusta el estilo de LOWRIDER gracias .
That's what the media told y'all lol...but hey man whatever floats your boat. No time to get into full detail because its been an argument since the 70's. All I know is that I love low riding and will low ride for the rest of my days
Who really started the lowriders did it start in the Pachuco days or did it start in the 60s because I saw a documentary where this guy named Jesse and his 1964 Chevy Impala called Gypsy Rose from the Imperials car club and he also came out on the show Chico and the Man and really put lowriders on the map or did it really start before then???
There are great! GREAT!! Lowrider documentary video's out there, This one I got to question it's authenticity reason being there are maybe two or three vato's who are in my opinion qualified to even speak on behalf of the history of lowriding?! Although I believe lowriding can be for everyone no matter of race or creed or gender!
I used to hate Lowriders because I associated it with gangs, and I wanted it to get out of that fucking shit. But now I understand the Lowrider sub-culture. To me it is about to reappropriate the comercial car and becoming a craftman yoyrself. So, this is completely anti-capitalism because you invest in something that only has an emotional value, which is great.
Lowriders or creation of capitalism. You took something that a company made and you made it a little bit better. That's capitalism at its core. You have the freedom to do what you want. aIn most socialist company countries you can't even build a lowrider, the government wouldn't let you. Capitalism let you take the idea you haven't run with it. It lets the the individual be powered. Socialism is the exact opposite, its about being in a collective and not being an individual.
My dad grew up in LA .. his first job was at Douglas aircraft as a painter, he use to swear to me he painted the first car on hydraulics ever.., told me how few Latin guys he worked with had used parts off a landing gear to make it work.. he said he painted it for them and he thought it was absolutely stupid.. he within a few years ever car around had hydraulics 🤣🤣🤣.. I always thought he was maybe bullshitting me with a tall tale this this documentary mentions early hydraulics were aircraft dumps.? Mind blown.. too bad dads not alive to see this
It started out pachuco but it dont matter cuz since then everyone from every culture contributed a lot and low riding is like people. We are a fam where ethicity doenst matter cuz we have our own dream that connects us. Peace
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Much respect 2 da Mexican community for starting lowrider culture 🔥💯
I'm Armenian but I will always love lowriders and the lowriding community. Lowriding is not all about hoppin , it's a lifestyle
All I ever saw in the 70's was blacks cruising in pimped out cadillacs with no hydaraluics and the chicanos were the ones in the hydraulic lowriders with the bas ass mural paintings.And now it has grown nationally and internationally where you will even find Japanese that customize their own lowridres.
Jose Luis Meza Torres I agree with you.
Right?
I talked to this dude in the video from the tv company "OWN" , which had Paul Wall talk about "Swangaz" of what them wired rims are called in Texas.
Some dude commented saying that " Are anyone is going to jack our texas Swangas style?"
I told him in that case, "us blacks"
should give back the lowriders n hydraulics back to the Mexicans and Chicanos since "we" "jacked "those lol
@@stuchbrosmnore8627 nah just let people do what they want to do, who cares black,hispanic, asian or white, as long as they're appreciating the beauty of the car, that should be all that matters
@@PLAZMOHD nope
Lowriding is a mexican thang 🇲🇽🇲🇽
Sorry bro it's an American 🇺🇸 thing created by American citizens of Mexican descent. All American creation. 👍
@@cre8iveone699 nice true, im Mexican American but i don't speak much Spanish lol kinda embarrassing😂
Being black I have no problem saying that low riding started with Chicanos from LA period.
Thank you
Thank you!!!
Why would you have a problem. Is facts
I'm from Northern New Mexico for as long as I can remember people have been lowriding. Downtown Albuquerque on a Friday night you will see plenty just like Los Angeles.
You can't say that because this is Americans car these car like Apollo Cadillacs Buicks these are car that are popular in the black community so they put hydraulics on the car it is Americans culture that just like say Mexican Imitate black Americans but it is a Mexican culture because they have a different way of talking
LOWRIDING IS 100% MEXICANO !!!
Thanks man, I directed it and had a great crew who worked close with me on it. I am a lowrider at heart and you hit the nail on the head, I wanted to show people that Lowriding is a positive sub-culture and it involves incredibly talented and skillful people to create these rolling pieces of art. Lowriders preserve history with each and every car they build. I shot a ton of footage since in order to create a re-cut long format version that could be suitable for broadcast, just haven't had time.
i think it’s great that the art of low riders is so widespread to a global level but lets not forget where it originated from. from mexican americans in southern california.
“Everybody in Los Angeles was inspired or affected by Chicano culture. LA is not a European-based city, the Mexican culture is very dominant here, the first street in Los Angeles was Olvera Street (1781)”
lowrider culture origin is 100% Mexican American!
If it weren't for Europeans and white Americans, you wouldn't even have cars in the 1st place to low ride. Be humbled. Plus white guys were lowering hot rods in the early 50s.
ClickReportTo SilenceFreeSpeech 😂😂😂😂😂, white people didn’t invent shit. You guys just steal everyone’s culture.
@@user-rw2dr5my1s Lol keep making things up to make yourself feel like less of a failure.
@@user-rw2dr5my1s I drive a German car. Do you drive a "Mexican car"? Lol that's not possible because there are no Mexican cars. There are Japanese, Korean, Russian, Chinese, Swedish cars. But no Mexican cars. Weird. Seems like it's you who is stealing other people's culture.
ClickReportTo SilenceFreeSpeech Lol, did I strike a nerve LOSER!!!
Tattoos and low riders are the Chicano culture from Souther California!
Lowriders yes, but San Francisco was definately Californias mecca for tattoos.
Nor cal in san jose ..at Andys hydraulics!
Eric V
san jose?😂 you guys didn't start shit calm it down
Go pic some 🍇!
@Lykn Garcia LOL!😂
50/50 my ass the raza built the whole lowrider scene everyone else wants to be like us
I'm an English Man and love English cars, but also love Hot Rods and Low Riders in particular.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever..
lowriders also started in EAST LOS ANGELES.
Yes sir by A Young Chicano named Ron Aguirre.
boyle heights
You mean east los
Yeah thats
I admire the city of Los Angeles 💯
Los lowriders son 100% Mexico-Americanos o Chicanos. Saludos desde México.
Low riders are a Mexican thing point blank.
You got that right. Our culture is worldwide now.
***** WOW YOUR CULTURE SUCKS
Lol yeah Ok "My culture" sucks whatever you say. Is that why alot of Blacks like riding Lowriders? They must think my culture sucks too.
+Manuel Salas Damn dude, was that necessary? What if somebody told you to go back to whatever your ancestors came from? Would you go? Hell No! How come people can't just get along? Lowrider culture is nice, I don't care who wants to claim it. black, brown, white, whatever, the culture is nice. Life is too short to be so petty. I say we all embrace instead of hating each other. Looking at the cars is what I like and it is more productive than being ignorant.
David Simmons I don't care who who are, respect culture and recognize who started it. I was emphasizing on the fact that he is a foreigner trying to criticize the customs of people who have been here. I said that If he didn't like them he could go back to wherever he came from. It's not petty it's fact, nobody's forcing him to stay.I wouldn't have a problem with people telling me to came back to where I'm from, my people are Native and are from the Americas.
Foos don't even know who created the first bomba or ranfla as it was known originally nonetheless the area where it originated from: San Jo, El Paso, even East Los takes claim for it but needless to say it was a Chicano invention. Not black or white.. they've assimilated & built upon our invention later on. Btw Lowriders & Hot Rods aren't the same thing.
I grew up loving lowriders, one of my friends uncle had a 66' chevy impala with 12 switches, candy apple red,chromed out. That's when i fell inlove with lowriders which was 1973 ,i was 8yrs old. And my friend & his family taught me about LA RAZA. Lowridin forever!!
Just to set the record straight, Ron Aguirre was the first to use Hydraulics on a vehicle. Not Bill Hines. And I have allot of respect for the old man ( And have met him personally) and he can tell you himself that Ron Aguirre was the first.
So please...Get your facts staright before you post nonsense!
Let’s get to the point here, Lowriders are created by chicanos to express the Mexican American culture period.
Just like African Americans started hip pop to express their culture
@@brandonmoreno1752 Can we talk about how a lot of Chicano "oldies" is just African American soul, funk, RnB and jazz music? Same for the zoot suits that you guys wear in El Paso and East LA. Chicano rock borrowed heavily from Doo Wop as well.
@@bobmarley4272 i agree, you hear the delegation and zapp and older shit in the back of it all. but they do their magic with their lyrics too tho eh??/
If that's true why did a Black band with no Chicano's Create the internationally know theme song LowRider???
@@shareefaleem4144they wrote that song from seeing the mex. culture embracing thier love for thier idea of lowriding ,,,just look at the original war music video ok ,,,all u see is mex. riding in thier lowriders bro ,,, that doesn't need no explaining
Lowriders the Chicano Creation 🇺🇲🇲🇽
You'll find it in Japan too. My parents have a 64 SS 409. It's nothing extravagant but it is on wires and has extensive engine work and a super charger.
@@orneryokinawan4529 nice, I've heard Chicano culture is popular in Japan .
I have respect for the Japanese, for showing love for Lowriders 🇯🇵 👍
lol...I was debating about weather or not to include that part of the interviews to avoid the argument : ) but at the end of the day it is nice to see all cultures embrace lowriding and help the movement grow in a positive light instead of painting it like its some gang banger shit. Thanks for the comment!
Watching tricked-out lowriders on a cruise brings me joy. People that are creative, and take pride in their work, are what make America the place to be. If you look closely at some of the work done on these cars, it is obvious that people put their love into every detail. It's astounding. I am overwhelmed by some of it. I mean, I am speechless. Some of it is just fun, sexy, flashy, intricate...it's a true art form.
I'm 55 Mexican American I remember the old lowrider magazines since the Early 70s it was mostly Raza, Chicanos, Mexican American that started lowriders .. but now anyone can own a lowrider and that is awesome... lowrider 4L
Yup the Car culture started in L.A chicanos put hydraulics in lower cars, know it’s pretty much also used in lifted trucks, etc💯
🇲🇽CHICANOS🤙💯🇺🇸
My fam the Ruelas brothers started one of the oldest car clubs known the dukes car club in east la. Much respects to everyone still going on with the Mexican tradition.
i've always loved lowriders. finally got me a nice old school. got big plans for her.
Cheers man....much appreciated. Big up's to layitlow dot com for featuring the doc in their mail-out...Lay it Low played a big part as a forum that allowed me to reach out to many of the people in the film...A HUGE contributor to assisting with our contacts was in the film was Joe Wing from Niagara Rollers Only, he set us up with allot of the Cali contacts...Mufasa from layitlow was incredible, he had helped me on the forums years before at solving issues with my hydros...great community!!
I understand the love of understanding who "started" lowriding, but it's petty and childish to bash each other and argue over it. It's a culture that should unite people bc of the mutual love for the art
I WOULDNT SAY CHILDISH...JUST PRIDE IN THE FACTS. TRULY SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF FOR SURE.
The first known lowrider was created by Harry Westerguard's shop. From there, some early innovators were George Barris, Bill Hines, Al Sullivan, Carl Watson, Terry Anderson, David Woo, "Bear," Don Lasar and Vince Bacardo.
It was really disrespectful of that Black dude to claim that Blacks deserve equal credit for lowriders, and it was disappointing that the producers would even include that claim because it may give clueless people the false impression that the topic is up for debate when it's not. Everyone knows that it was within the Mexican American community that the lowriding subculture flourished and achieved an iconic status. It's cool that more people are being introduced to it because of the internet, but people shouldn't forget about the roots. Overall, I found this documentary kind of disappointing, because it focused a lot on random people who seemed to have originally been introduced to lowridering more as a novelty. But if the producers really wanted to focus on the heart of the lowriding community, they should have spent more time going deep into the Mexican American barrios where it's been a way of life for generations. Another thing, some people associate lowriding with hip hop because of what they see in rap videos, but old school lowriders actually prefer oldies music, and it would have been cool if that had been reflected on this film's soundtrack instead of only featuring rap music.
As the Director of this doc. I would like to point out that this film was made on a near zero budget. With that being said all of the music was graciously donated by the artists. The inclusion of Kool Aid's (the black guy) statement was relevant because it's his perspective, his statement was more so geared toward what blacks have done for the Lowriding culture...it has been built over the years and made to by popular culture by people of all ethnic backgrounds. This documentary was a Canadian school film project that took us from Niagara Falls Canada to California, it was an incredible effort by some hardworking individuals long hours and no pay. And at the end of it all it it covered a lot of ground for a 20min. school project...being a solo rider myself and lowrider enthusiast since I was 15yrs old (I am now 38yrs old) I have been building lowriders over the years with very limited resources in Canada since the 90's,..I had hoped to make this a full length feature but had never got around to it, maybe one day I will be able to get the full cut done and help to round off the info with more time available. It was meant to give a brief overview from the individuals we had access to in a very sheet period of time...thank you for your feedback.
I couldn't agree with you more James. A
I agree James These white and black need to give credit to the ones who started it and made it popular.
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+James A I'm black and agree with your statements because it's the truth. I love lowriders and lowrider culture. It was created by Mexicans, period. Blacks and other races have embraced it. Just like Hip-hop was created by blacks and all races embrace it now.
this amazing lowrider creation was 100% percent done with the early Mexican American chicanos so don't get it twisted!!
I have respect for all the OG riders still puting down to the wheels fall off
I love this Documentary, Great work!
Firmeee . keep pressing forward😜. Califas
Baller. Love watching an old project again. Frig it was good.
It’s a Mexican thing for sure. But the hip hop era that involved African Americans really did bring it back and gave it their on take
@Lykn Del Toro *chicano* my apologies yes.
Lowriding started in East LA and Espanola New mexico,mexicans started it and african americans followed and those both ethnicities keep it alive no doubt. 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽
@Lykn Del Toro serio.
Lowrider is a love machine
I believe to every owner that has a lowrider is to each is own style from street cruising,show car and hoping competition,I respect all of those styles.
hell yea man this is a nice vid. Lowridin till the death! much love to all lowriders all over. NUESTRO ESTILO!!TRUCK,CAR,AND BIKE CLUB
I'm Puerto Rican but I love lowriders always have and always will. mucho respeto a todos los latinos Que en pesaron esta forma de Vida.
Mexican Americans not Latinos.
Nice to see the Raza staying strong in the mix keeping up the Movement. From Johnny Oxnard BrownWaterzDesigns@2018
It's not 50/50 it's was Mexican that started low riding black were into caddy with no hydraulic
How is it 50/50 blacks didn’t invent low riders bruh Mexicans did white people and Hispanics make rap music but it was invented by blacks
Excellent documentary, it let's people know it's a positive thing and all about having fun. Great job...keep it alive brother
i didn't buy a lowrider because I'm a different culture trying to copy another ones culture I'm a Mexican American that respects and loves the history of lowriding, its not just a look it was a way of life even before that I love to compare lowriding to the pachuco era in which Mexicans would pull themselves away from the America that looked down upon the way they lived and did things , we gave ourselves an identity every time we put on a zoot suit or every time we put a beautiful paint job and beautiful rims on a car . I also respect that its spreading I just feel like the Mexican American people aren't getting enough credit as they should
My parents and most my family are straight from Mexico, I was born here. Chicanos that dont speak spanish is weird to me, but not wrong, you do you ima stick to my roots a lil more tho lmao
I like this bro;keep doin the damn thing,peace!!!!!!!!!!!
For me it was like 8 or 9 yrs old and seeing Cheech & Chong. I was hooked. That and our family always owned Impala’s. Even used them for some of my first jobs driving taxi. Always ran with Impalas. Nothing cooler than a lowrider.
best movie on youtube ever
Always be humble.ok,Lowriders are ancient,back then blacks rolled lookin sharp in a horse and cairrage vehicle.the blackz had charriots with elaborate designs, and sometimes gold was used for royal families, the chariot was built with springs so that it will endure ruff turain, lol stuntin, way back then, in four wheeled vehicles that eventually inspired the four wheel cars u see today. LetsLets talk about how and why it really started.
stop arguing its a chicano cultura but now ita world wide all races stop whit this and enjoy the ridaz
Best 26 minutes of my life
I love Lowriders so much. I don't know why eco friendly version can't be made to keep production going
Always had a thing for lowriders... Hopefully one day I can get my own
Why are ppl hating on each other. Low riding is a culture for all races, it's something we can all have in common. Coming from a white guy, Idc what color your are, but I do respect you and our ride until you give me a reason not too. Luv...
That's cool people of all race can enjoy The Lowriders. These peole just needa give credit to the ones who started it. Or else it will be like saying a white guy created rap/hiphop because alot of whites like listening to it.
nobody hating. it's straight up a Chicano thing . it was never a white or blk thing..
I'm a Puerto Rican and I love lowriders but we have to give the title of lowriding they started it and it took off. con mucho respeto Que vivan las rasas Latinas .
Mexican Americans not latinas.
To the dudes here sayin blacks copied are just haters ..We don't hate when you try to rap and pumpin oldies or R and B or when you wear Laker and Raider jerseys and no Mexican in history has played for neither team so knock it off!!
@Finn Caomhánach Blacks do own oldies and RB and rapp u uncreative wall jumper.look at the fukin album covers...🤣.i give to fuks about a bouncing car ..lol.thats all u have besides cheap labor..
Tom flores played and coached the raiders, Jim plunkett was the qb of the raiders and won two superbowls for them as well Lakers of course not
9:41 - 10:07 best part of the whole video!!
@film lab productions Great job on the video, I didn't know it was a project! There has been alot of speculation on who started lowriders, I heard all the time South Americans started it first and moved it to mexico. Or Mexicans started it first. The root are the most important because it is the heart. Have blacks contributed to the culture of course! Did blacks start it, I don't think so! Did blacks create hip-hop and rap YES! Did latinos contribute to hip-hop of course!! All the black dude was saying that blacks contributed to the culture and made a major impact on it RAP/Lowriding goes hand and hand. Just like those black oldies songs the Chicanos when jammin back then.
Who gives a fuck who started this shit we all love this shit JUS DIP'N CAR CLUB
What the best car to start off
In the 1970's we were very possessive of our lowriding legacy. We fixed our car different than other ethnic groups. I remember our ELA car clubs throwing out black lowriders from Whittier Blvd. We Chicanos considered ELA our house. We were not as tight as the media makes it seem. You remember.
Lowrider is a car that's been lowered and has chrome wheels on it, the bigger the card the better. Some people should get off their high horse because back in the day that's what they had and that's how it started.
Bill Hines was the FIRST to use hydralics...a hotrod and kustom builder... (hes white)
You guys probably meant well but this documentary was miss informed, Chicano in Los Angeles started the low rider scene period no one else! Blacks adopted the culture but that was decades later. Chicanos did it for an identity u can’t just take that away and give to other people as well. I’m glad more people adopted the culture and show love towards it, but don’t misinform people on its history, cause it’s Mexican American history no one else’s.
Well, I thought I had the first low rider in 1963. All stock, but I flamed the springs to drop it low.
My dad had a 53 Chevy bomb back in the mid 60 s . Had bricks in the trunk . Lol
Harry westgaurd's shop was the first to put hydraulics on a car. Ask the inventer of lrm he might hesitate cause he's done it before, but I'm not here for all of that. I just want to thank the producers for not saying its a one sided culture to lie to the world like the media does. Its an inner city culture. I've been around low riding since 78 and know a lot of old school low riders thats given me a lot of game in my time, so we can stop all the arguing about who started it first...and just lowride.
Word!
me gusto el documental pero seria genial una version en castellano para la gente que vive mucho mas al sur de E.U.A. como Bolivia ya que aqui tambien nos gusta el estilo de LOWRIDER gracias .
Imitadores
That's what the media told y'all lol...but hey man whatever floats your boat. No time to get into full detail because its been an argument since the 70's. All I know is that I love low riding and will low ride for the rest of my days
Cool vid!
Now everyone is copying us!Its koo but don't forget where it came from!
Daniel Rodriguez it's not coping you moron. It's appreciating car culture
Nasty Blazer on gold thangs there!
These are way better people than stars & elites
I'm not into lowrider but it's cool.. Im more Into racing and speed
speed kills man
Who really started the lowriders did it start in the Pachuco days or did it start in the 60s because I saw a documentary where this guy named Jesse and his 1964 Chevy Impala called Gypsy Rose from the Imperials car club and he also came out on the show Chico and the Man and really put lowriders on the map or did it really start before then???
I like the LowRider Vehicles 💯
It's chicano culture all over the world everyone knows that pachucos also so between the three I'd say 50/50 pachucos & chicanos ;)
Always got have the rims it just gives it that beauty to it
GTA San Andreas started low riders
Haha 🤣🤣🤣 stop stop🤚 ok go!
Does anyone knows video documentary that cover the very first roots of the low rider culture ? Thanks
I want to have an art work in my driveway so bad. one day I will tho
I want to convert my 06 impala to a lowrider with hydros and classic touches,painted to imitate a 64 but i want a cutlass supreme eventually
Damn I just got rid of my '77 Cutlass Supreme. I knew I should have held onto it.
There are great! GREAT!! Lowrider documentary video's out there, This one I got to question it's authenticity reason being there are maybe two or three vato's who are in my opinion qualified to even speak on behalf of the history of lowriding?! Although I believe lowriding can be for everyone no matter of race or creed or gender!
I used to hate Lowriders because I associated it with gangs, and I wanted it to get out of that fucking shit. But now I understand the Lowrider sub-culture. To me it is about to reappropriate the comercial car and becoming a craftman yoyrself. So, this is completely anti-capitalism because you invest in something that only has an emotional value, which is great.
Lowriders or creation of capitalism. You took something that a company made and you made it a little bit better. That's capitalism at its core. You have the freedom to do what you want. aIn most socialist company countries you can't even build a lowrider, the government wouldn't let you. Capitalism let you take the idea you haven't run with it. It lets the the individual be powered. Socialism is the exact opposite, its about being in a collective and not being an individual.
Please what the name of the song at 20:30 ???
Thank you
u are right 👍exactly
What are the names of the last two songs
Music by Sonny Blue & Code Blue
Did that fool day "restorated"??...
You think a 74 Ford maverick would make a decent lowrider?
My dad grew up in LA .. his first job was at Douglas aircraft as a painter, he use to swear to me he painted the first car on hydraulics ever.., told me how few Latin guys he worked with had used parts off a landing gear to make it work.. he said he painted it for them and he thought it was absolutely stupid.. he within a few years ever car around had hydraulics 🤣🤣🤣.. I always thought he was maybe bullshitting me with a tall tale this this documentary mentions early hydraulics were aircraft dumps.? Mind blown.. too bad dads not alive to see this
what's the title of the song saying hell yeah,,,can anyone tell meeee
Dalsy Corpuz Family by Sonny Blue & Code Blue
The Code Blue ft Sen Dog from Cypress Hill
open.spotify.com/track/1MJOWQTO4tH49f1Ceoiwax?si=WckwHN_SSJy4jS6ymPMqWA
It started out pachuco but it dont matter cuz since then everyone from every culture contributed a lot and low riding is like people. We are a fam where ethicity doenst matter cuz we have our own dream that connects us. Peace
What was the song at the end of the video
i got into it bcuz my dad had 1 nd he dropped me off everyday nd everyone said yur dad has a cool car santi, nd then now im obsessed with lowriders
Restorated?
KAKALAK from layitlow was here to learn how to do an 06 frame swap... but didnt learn sheit about it from watching this video :(
Hey that’s Valerie’s uncle !! 😱😱
14:15
7:07 Code Blue - I'm a Rhydah (feat. Sen Dog, Stalyn & DQ)
whot the song piople 20;00 - 21;00