{"id":2659,"date":"2019-02-20T02:06:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T03:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eoffer.us\/?p=2659"},"modified":"2024-05-03T05:19:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T05:19:40","slug":"theme-tuesdays-lowriders-the-canadian-international-auto-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eoffer.us\/index.php\/2019\/02\/20\/theme-tuesdays-lowriders-the-canadian-international-auto-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme Tuesdays: Lowriders & The Canadian International Auto Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Media Day at The Canadian International Auto Show<\/a> has been my escape from winter for nearly a decade now. If I\u2019m to be completely honest it\u2019s not the new model releases, or concept unveils that keep me returning year after year. It\u2019s the special interest rooms.<\/p>\n

In years previous these rooms have hosted muscle cars, exotics, vintage manufacturer concepts, motorcycles and hot rods<\/a>. This year the show opened it\u2019s doors to an unlikely niche, lowriders.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>To be clear, I love<\/em> lowriders, but they\u2019re not a genre that has a lot of universal appeal. In general the culture is quite a bit misunderstood. That\u2019s why it was awesome to see lowriding promoted on a stage like this.<\/p>\n

Most people in Toronto don\u2019t know there\u2019s a thriving lowrider culture here, so some widespread exposure certainly can\u2019t hurt.<\/p>\n

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Given the record foot traffic the auto show receives I think it\u2019s safe to assume that at least one child leaving the show is no infatuated with the art of building a low rider.<\/p>\n

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One of the cars I was most excited to see back out dippin\u2019 was the Chilango \u201964<\/a>. The car was in for a bit of refurbishing these past few years and has returned better than ever.<\/p>\n

Can\u2019t wait to see it back out at shows this summer, and perhaps even out doing a bit of cruising.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The main feature vehicles of the elaborate lowrider display came from Los Angeles care of the Del Alba family and the Petersen Automotive Museum.<\/p>\n

Petersen brought six cars to the show in total, three of which were lowriders.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve had the pleasure of enjoying some really well built lowriders while operating this site, but these three were truly next level.<\/p>\n

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The car above, a \u201936 Chevrolet Master Deluxe known as El Padrote, was \u201cbomb\u201d of the year in 2011. With bombs being fairly rare in Ontario you\u2019ll have to forgive me for giving this car a little bit of extra camera time.<\/p>\n

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There wasn\u2019t a panel or curve on this car that wasn\u2019t heavily detailed in some way, and it was quite difficult not to get lost in the work.<\/p>\n

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The other two cars on display, The Legacy<\/em>, and El Rey<\/em>\u00a0proved to be a bit of a challenge to shoot. Their positioning, the surrounding hall, and people didn\u2019t allow for the best overall photos.<\/p>\n

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However the beauty of shooting a lowrider is that it\u2019s totally appropriate to get lost in the details. So I adapted and shot what I could to capture the beauty of El Rey in particular.<\/p>\n

I still may try to return to the show to see if I can do these cars better justice. If any cars are deserving of a revisit, it\u2019s these two.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>El Rey has been lowrider of the year twice. It\u2019s a stunning example of just how detailed an Impala build can be.<\/p>\n

Truly a countless number of hours have gone into painting, striping, engraving and airbrushing every inch of this car.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m sure, even with these top-teir examples on display, there\u2019s still quite a few show goers who don\u2019t \u201cget it\u201d. But that\u2019s ok if they\u2019ve at least learned to appreciate them for the works of art that they are.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>More general coverage of the Canadian International Auto Show will be up later this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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