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Description of Pictures: Dave's Dream
May 27, 2022 – Indefinitely
Dave’s Dream is a modified 1969 Ford LTD known as a “lowrider” and named for David Jaramillo of Chimayo, New Mexico, who began customizing this car in the 1970s. After his death, Jaramillo’s family and local artisans completed the modifications that he had planned, and the car often won “first” or “best in show” in area competitions. Lowriding is a family and community activity with parades, trophies, and other events celebrating cars and paying homage to their power and beauty. Artistic paint schemes and custom upholstery make each lowrider unique and culturally significant. Hydraulic lifts enable lowriders to hop, making them seem alive and animated.
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DDREAM_220529_22.JPG: 1969 Ford LTD lowrider
Dave's Dream
DDREAM_220529_31.JPG: Dave Jawamillo converted this 1969 Ford LTD into a lowrider -- with elaborate styling and a hydraulic system that raises and lowers the cars frame -- as a way of expressing cultural pride.
DDREAM_220529_33.JPG: Dave Jawamillo of Espanola, New Mexico, converted this 1969 Ford LTD into a lowrider -- work his family completed following his death in 1978.
DDREAM_220529_36.JPG: Lowriders are customized with elaborate styling that draws on Mexican American and Chicago artistic traditions.
DDREAM_220529_40.JPG: A lowrider has a modified engine and a hydraulic system that raises and lowers the car's frame -- enabling it to cruise "low and slow."
DDREAM_220529_43.JPG: Individuals are car clubs in Mexican American communities in New Mexico and California created the first lowriders in the late 1940s as a way of expressing cultural pride.
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