lowrider

thumb|1964 Chevrolet Impala (fourth generation)|Chevrolet Impala named "Gypsy Rose," owned by [[Jesse Valadez, on display in the Petersen Automotive Museum. It is considered one of the most iconic lowriders ever built.]] A lowrider or low rider is a customized car with a lowered body that emerged in the post-WWII, 1940s-1950's era. The exact origin of the lowrider is debatable, but it was probably birthed in Southern California, with many people claiming that lowriders really started in Tijuana, Texas, or New Mexico. Lowriders were particularly popular amongst young Chicanos, who adopted the art of rolling “low and slow” (or bajito y suavecito), directly opposing mainstream culture which focused on fast cars such as hot rods. In lowrider culture, lowriders are considered to serve as transportation art or transported art.

Lowrider also refers to the driver of the car and their participation in lowrider car clubs, which remain a part of Chicano culture and have since expanded internationally. These customized vehicles are also artworks, generally being painted with intricate, colorful designs, unique aesthetic features, and rolling on wire-spoke wheels with whitewall tires.