Lowriders

Young women admire a cruising lowrider on Crenshaw Boulevard.  (Gary Friedman / LAT)

Lowrider creator Mario de Alba and his 1951 Chevrolet.  (Iris Schneider / LAT)

This ’63 Chevy is displayed on jacks to highlight its elaborate chrome work.  (Jim Laurie / For The Times)

Joseph Valdez, 14, right, of Santa Ana, makes an adjustment on his dad’s 1959 Impala lowrider that is equiped with a hydraulic system to make the car hop up and down.  (Allen J. Schaben / LAT)

Linda Lopez cleans the chrome on the chrome bumper of her 1947 Chevy which she has named, “Golden Dream.”  (Karen Tapia-Anderson / LAT)

“Golden Dream” rolling along in all its ground-hugging glory.  (Karen Tapia-Anderson / LAT)