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Cars at the Capital
April 12 - May 4
Lowrider
* An American art form of custom automobiles
* Designed to cruise low and slow
* A style that emerged from the Mexican-American neighborhoods of East Los Angeles in 1940s
What makes a car a lowrider?
* ornate custom painted exteriors
* lush redesigned interiors
* small usually 13" or 14" wheels and whitewall tires
* adjustable hydraulic suspension systems to lower and raise the ride height and in some cases hop
* typically based on General Motors sedans such as Chevrolet Impalas and Buick Rivieras
* affiliation with a lowrider car club
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