History Transitioning from Customs to Low Riders

1966 Impala known as the Garden of Eden

 

Not sure I am understanding the concept of transition.

Both still exist. Both existed. One did not turn into the other.

Over time there were shared attributes.

 

the majority of lowriders I see are restored cars with bags or lifts. wide whites and stock hubcaps are being traded for wires and pinner whites. I'd rather not see the deep dish 13" wires, but nobody asked me.

 

Growing up in San Diego in the 50's, there were low riders and customs. Never observed a "transition" from one to the other. Just spent a week in New Mexico and almost as many low riders there as in Southern California. There were more than a few shops specializing in building low riders in SoCal that expanded their customer base to include traditional customs. I knew several custom car owners that took their cars to low rider shops for paint.

 

I understand that looking back it seems to be a smooth flow from one to the other, but I also think it was a new fad splitting away from the early style. Just as music changed from one genre to something different, it can have elements shared, but became it's own thing.
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The person wearing 501s and the other wearing bell bottoms are both in jeans, but they aren't projecting the same fashion.

 

I have always liked lowriders, and I’m interested in the early history of them. There’s guy on Instagram that has a pretty good page posting the history and stuff. I can’t remember the name off my head. It’s 64 something. I’ll think of it

 

“46-64 history” is what he goes by.
Great guy and has a ton of knowledge, I’ve talked with him several times

 

Yeah I dont get it either. Lowriders started in the 40's alongside hot rods and customs. They didn't evolve from customs. And they certainly were around way before the 60's.

 

Yep. Stupid low cars been around way before the term “lowrider” became a type of custom

I just kinda took the question as the cars that came just before that common term