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There was a time when women were not allowed to be members of lowrider car clubs — just models in front of the cars. But that’s since shifted, and women have a presence in the lowrider community.
In honor of Women’s History Month, this special-edition issue is completely written and designed by women who are “Más Que Modelos”—More than Models Lowrider magazine Modelo Partners with ...
Women lowrider car clubs in San Pedro often get together to fundraise for social issues or feed persons experiencing homelessness. Photo by Zaydee Sanchez for palabra.
The story behind the "Ladies Pride Car Club" is just one of many chronicled in a new book on the history of the lowrider car culture in San Diego County.
In the heart of the Bay Area, the traditionally male-dominated lowrider scene is undergoing a revolution, powered by a group of extraordinary women who are making their mark from San Francisco to ...
In the last Lowrider Girls issue we featured an ad for Lowrider Tattoo, and for no strange reason, it created a buzz that even we felt. We had calls and e-mails from readers all across the world ...
Joe Ray, editor of Lowrider magazine, estimates that 65 percent of the 1,200 lowrider car clubs in the United States do not allow women to join.
Cruising in my lowrider is more than driving. For me and my community, it’s therapy. A new mayor and two new council members were elected. And with a new council came new hope.
A sign prohibiting cruising in National City was taken down to mark a symbolic end to a nearly 30-year ban on lowrider cruising, and the start of a long-awaited community celebration.
At the women’s lowrider meet-up in San Pedro, California, Julissa Munoz shows off her ‘85 Buick Riviera. Munoz, a high school senior says, “It’s inspiring to see that our culture has not died.