These came from a facebook site called 46 to 64,it's full of customs and rods from that era, the goofy laws above were from 1959 and are no longer enforced or on the books.
Nanny states begin with busybodies banning innocuous stuff like this... Diapers and politicians should be changed often and for the same reason. Mark Twain
lower profile tires will allow the wheels to get closer to the ground therefor allowing the car to stay closer to the ground. say goodbye to the retro style white walls. no ticket for this guy
that law seems to be very insensitive to the very extensive popular latino lowrider community that resides in southern california. cant imagine why the dems would attack the traditions of their voter base
I drove this truck in SoCal for 25 years and never got a ticket for being too low, I got pulled over a couple of times but never ticketed. I told a young Latino at work the reason I got away with it was because I am an old white guy.
I was serving in the U.S. Navy in San Diego in 1961, 2, 3 and 4 when they were pushing this law because the guys were running what was referred to as the Calif. rake. Which was jack the back of your up in the air and lower the front. The law was that you couldn't have any metal part of your car below the wheel rims because the guys had the tail pipes pointed down so they hung below the rear end.
actually they were the largest minority demographic with about 2 million in cali. havent found the origin of the low profile tire
THE NEIGHBOR'S 53 CHEV COUPE , HYDRAULICS, LOUD PURPLE . GOT TICKETS ALL THE TIME, COULD HAVE PLOWED SNOW WITH IT. WEIRDEST THING HE HAD WAS A 10 INCH? DEEP DISH MOON STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED UPSIDE DOWN
The newspaper tidbits I posted were from 1959 which illustrates the saying "Like father like Son" may just ring true, Edmond G. Brown was elected governor in 1959
The Jalopy Journal
