Denise Sandoval, who has taught at Cal State Northridge since 2002, is perhaps the premier scholar on lowrider culture and also an exemplar of what an academic should be.

Leo Jaramillo (D-Española) sits behind the wheel of an Española Valley lowrider. (Photo provided ... the ground as possible is just about as New Mexican an experience you can get.

ESPAÑOLA — This proud and gritty city in the heart of Northern New Mexico proved its status Saturday as the Lowrider Capital of the World. More than 100 lowriders with custom paint jobs ...

With ample space to park, it became a popular spot for lowrider meetups. “I would always see the lowriders gathering, and I always used to just admire them. … The more they were fixed up ...

Lowrider cars are more than hydraulics ... While many were obsessed with hot rods, Mexican Americans favored customizable ...

House Bill 239, sponsored by Rep. Susan Herrera, D-Embudo, with support from several other representatives from Northern New ...

Lowrider owners, designers and community members gathered in Glendale to celebrate the artstyle on wheels pioneered by the Chicano community.