History Low Riders, Zoots Suiters and "Pachucos"

Few from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

 

Thank you @Sky Six , 42 pages before I saw a car I didn’t care for, the workmanship is excellent however the car just doesn’t flip any of my switches. I don’t believe I’ve ever viewed so many cars before seeing one I don’t care for.
Thank you to all contributors.
Dan

 

It's not mandatory to like every car that is posted. Everyone has different style. I appreciate the compliment, as do the other people that post on the HAMB.
By the way, which one didn't float your boat?

 

That’s my point only one car in 42 now 43 pages Holy Smokes. The Gypsy Rose just doesn’t work for me. The workmanship and detail looks to be excellent. I really don’t like calling out someones car I don’t care for for several reasons.
1. It’s someone’s baby their pride and joy.
2. Oftentimes the workmanship is geometrically greater than my skill level allows. My mother used to tell me “If you can’t say something positive don’t say anything”
3. I’m not qualified to judge cars.
4. The owner didn’t ask for my opinion.
Dan

 

The original Gypsy Rose was a '63 Impala, there were others that followed. I believe there were a total of four built by Jesse Valadez (RIP) who was the founder of the Imperials Car Club, along with his brother.
It has been on display at some of the finest museums in the world and there are 115 or so roses on the car in various locations. It's at the Petersen on display.
At his funeral at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in East L.A., the car was behind the hearse on a flatbed truck and went down Whittier Blvd one final time before his internment.
Many car clubs were there to show respect.

 

Oh hell of all the cars not to
like
Dan

 

yeah, you screwed the pooch on that one.

 

Classy museum pictures for all of you who are cooth.

 

@Sharpone & @RodStRace, a few more weeks and I'll have you low n slo doing the gangster lean.

 

@Sky Six It wasn't an American car, but I did own a Spitfire for a while. While sitting in it, I could reach down and grab the bottom of the rocker, which was only 3-4 inches off the ground. If I leaned over I could touch the ground. That's the lowest I've gone.
I guess I could drag the 47 Windsor out of the back, toss some 14s on it and go Bomba.

The most common Chevys are priced like muscle cars, demand is too high to get good deals.
There was that early Monte I posted in the OT Craigslist but I am just trying to scrape pennies together for the T needs for now.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/interesting-inexpensive-or-not…but-cool-off-topic-craigslist-marketplace-cars.1316656/page-3#post-15581698
I could roll one of those. No way I could afford or do the top notch paint jobs, but a mild dechrome, blocking and single color I'd be happy.

https://www.speednuts.net/74monte05.jpg

 

@Sky Six while I certainly love the looks of the lo and slo stuff and would absolutely love one, it wouldn’t work very well for me. I live on a dirt/gravel road a couple miles from pavement and the pavement isn’t much of an improvement over the gravel. Driving on these roads would destroy the car I think. It’s not the low as much as the long overhangs from the wheels that would cause problems. So at present I just view the thread, drool, dream and enjoy.
Dan