Sacramento, CA (MPG) – The California Automobile Museum is proud to announce the opening of a new exhibit, “Lucas and Carruchas: Women of Lowriding,” on Saturday, January 20th.
Led by our exhibit manager, Xiavola Rodriguez, this new exhibit focuses on lowriders, lowrider culture, Chicana culture, and the women who were the owners, builders, designers, and drivers of these beautiful vehicles.
Undated photo of a classic lowrider.Photo courtesy of California Automobile Museum
“Lowriders describe both the car and the owner at once, individually or in combination. Invested financially, emotionally, and even spiritually, lowriders are deeply invested in the craft, culture, and vehicle as a person. They are devoted to their car and are one with it. Similarly, a car is an extension of its owner, more than just a vehicle, it receives its owner’s hard-earned money, attention, and love like a lover. The car is showered with fine clothes and jewelry, polished and caressed, stared at for hours, dressed up inside and out, and how much money has been invested in the Lanfra. The lowrider is, in short, a person, a car, a culture, a lifestyle, a camaraderie, and even a religion. An extension of oneself, barrio, chicanismo. Riding is life.”
-Professor Patrick Fontes