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Do you consider Lowriders to be "Classic" cars?

16 messages,  Last post on Nov 14, 2007 at 9:55 PM

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#10 of 16 Re: . [Mr_Shiftright] by andre1969

Nov 13, 2007 (4:58 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 12, 2007 6:54 pm)
Yep, 746,800 Impalas for 1965. Not exactly rare.
 
Heck, try more like a million plus. That 746K was just for the V-8 mainline Impalas. Add another 56,600 for the 6-cyl Impalas, and then another 243,114 for the Impala SS! (considered a separate series that year).
 
And that doesn't include the ~144K Biscaynes and ~270K Bel Airs Chevy sold that year! Now these two series didn't have the hardtops and convertibles...just wagons and 2/4 door sedans. I doubt too many people made a lowrider out of a wagon, but I've seen plenty of low-rider sedans.
 
Hey, someone tell me if this is true...I've heard that the main reason lowrider Mopars are so rare is that the front torsion bar/rear leaf spring setups were a lot harder to fit with hydraulics than the coil setups on the GM cars. Any truth to that?

#11 of 16 If the Low Rider... by lemko

Nov 13, 2007 (7:03 am)

...survives into the future, will we be seeing plenty of Camry and Accord low riders? It will be a weird future if that happens! I've already seen a first-generation Avalon painted white with purple flames!

#12 of 16 Re: If the Low Rider... [lemko] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Nov 13, 2007 (8:29 am)

Replying to: lemko (Nov 13, 2007 7:03 am)
I think a low rider has to be long, low and slow, with a quiet burble and a whole lotta longitudinal attitude. An Accord or Camry just won't cut it.

#13 of 16 Re: If the Low Rider... [lemko] by bumpy

Nov 13, 2007 (9:18 am)

Replying to: lemko (Nov 13, 2007 7:03 am)
We already do on Accords (not so much Camrys). It's not unheard of to see a '92 or '97 Accord with drop springs, new wheels, and a body kit riding around on the bumpstops. It is far more common on Civics and Integras, though.

#14 of 16 Re: If the Low Rider... [bumpy] by fintail

Nov 13, 2007 (9:21 am)

Replying to: bumpy (Nov 13, 2007 9:18 am)
Around here I think unmodified 90-93 Accords are rarer than messed with ones.

#15 of 16 Re: If the Low Rider... [bumpy] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Nov 14, 2007 (6:33 pm)

Replying to: bumpy (Nov 13, 2007 9:18 am)
Yeah but they call those "slammed", not low riders---at least not in San Jose!

#16 of 16 lowriderz by low_ryder4ever

Nov 14, 2007 (9:55 pm)

Im an old car fenatic! I love anything pre 1980. Im not sure what you mean by lowrider. Personally I consider a lowrider anything big/low/baged/hydros/bigrims/even some just custom cars. You dont see people going around terring up cars that are ss's or cars with original hard to find parts like # matching cars with big blocks, 4spds etc. But now in this generation customizing is BIG. Customizing your car is like showing who you are and your classic shows what kind of a person owns it. As long as someones enjoying it instead of it sitting there rusting away too nothing im happy

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