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12,000 p.s.i piston-stylesafe way pump tearing down a nitrogen air hydraulic system the ice 1973 capr sic clas the class of 2009 craftsmanship honor eddie tovar august 2009 $4.99 6.99 can in hollywoo d how far have we come raza

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lowrider magazine volume 31 august 2009 issue 8 departments new products 12 raza report 14 hall of fame 18 lowrider original 28 on the scene 34 car clubs 36 calendar 98 features more than a woman 44 pete caldera s 73 caprice classic cost more than a woman to customize rags to riches 64 dee s convertible 63 impala is a hard earned way of life car build hell-o-ween 76 an 85 regal from colorado that will scare the competition hidden treasure 80 victor s 62 impala is a jewel of a fortune la chingona 86 on the cover 44 this 39 is one bad bomba natural four 100 david rivas and family keep it real and the 64 impala too this month photographer edgar hoill captured the lovely justene jaro who has some attractive competition along with pete brocha calderas 1973 caprice shows arizona 52 the lowrider tour kicks off in the super bowl city arizona hop 60 invites only no rules and an old fashioned hop off tech piston pump 92 safety first before tearing down a 10,000 p.s.i tailgate pump lowrider issn 0199-9362 august 2009 vol 31 no 8 copyright © 2009 by source interlink magazines llc all rights reserved published monthly by source interlink media llc 261 madison ave 5th floor new york ny 10016 periodical postage paid at new york ny and at additional mailing offices canada post publications mail agreement no 40612608 canada returns to be sent to bleuchip international p.o box 25542 london on n6c 6b2 canada subscription rates for 1 year 12 issues u.s apo fpo and u.s possessions $35.00 canada add $13.00 per year price includes surface mail postage to canada and gst-reg #872093125 rt0001 foreign orders add $15.00 in u.s funds per year surface mail for a change of address six weeks notice is required send old as well as new address to lowrider magazine p.o box 420235 palm coast fl 32142-0235 cbn 129791596rt no part of this book may be reproduced without written permission printed in the u.s.a this book is purchased with the understanding that the information presented is from varied sources for which there can be no warranty or responsibility by the publisher as to the accuracy or completeness postmaster please send address changes to lowrider magazine p.o box 420235 palm coast fl 32142-0235 www.storemags.com www.fantamag.com

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a 1973 classic and the caprice too eep purple broke out with that song back in 1973 a time when a lot of us can look back and remember the sounds of those rock groups intertwining seamlessly with that beautiful breakout period of popular muscle cars and lowriders that era brings back the memories of the elegant looks that defined the caprice classic its wide body and bob-tail truck length style instantly ascended the car to the top of the throne in the lowrider kingdom at the time now don t get me wrong some ford ltd brougham owners would beg to disagree and argue with me for days about that still those times never fail to bring back the memories of these quintessential rides which chauffeured wedding processions quinceaneras prom nights and of course high school football homecoming halftime parade shows the early caprice classic for 1973 offered a stiffer and more comfortable suspension a higher grade cloth and vinyl used on the seats couches as well as thicker carpet and the optional vinyl top that added a luxurious style and class to the vehicle it is said that a chevrolet g.m named this model caprice because it was the name of his favorite restaurant he frequented when visiting new york city of all the lowrider chevrolet favorites there are some guys well actually quite a few who will argue that these particular 72 and 73 roof lines were even better than the following glass house model landaus these two models of caprice were certainly the baddest lowriders of the era maybe even of all time definitely top three or four for me i ll have to admit the extra cosmetics these rides came with the side skirts moon roofs and tilt steering oh man they just commanded ownership and respect while on the streets as deep purple s smoke on the water may have been playing through the craig power play stereo sounds mounted underneath their dashes we all knew that the now famed song really meant the 520s were melting while cruising these overweight beauties down the streets thus wearing out the rubber tread on those premium sportways the custom painter at pete s auto body known as brocha delivers a multi-colored beauty of a caprice classic to this month s cover issue of lowrider and it s a shame that we don t display these quality 70s aircraft carriers at least five times a year up here on front street there are plenty of these living room-sized rides out there just not enough of them as lowriders the legendary design of cars like these blew up the lowrider movement back then and we are still riding the waves of that movement today in order for lowriding to continue and survive we need to go back to those days and re-visit these luxury cars just to see why they were so popular let these pristine machines grow on you as they did back in those days when they virtually forced everybody to trade in their 60s for the 72s through the 76s hey we can t go on as an automotive culture sport by focusing only on building 59s 62s and 64s there aren t that many left to do anyways dare to be different normal d is boring building lowriders is a hobby/sport where we all show our personalities through customizing our rides the challenge of not looking like the next car is what this gig is all about and we need to step out of the box this includes you guys from the new school study these cars and their looks and do your homework it s all about tradition man august starts off the celebration of honoring legends past as we introduce the hall of fame s class of 09 richard ochoa our lifetime honor award recipient a.k.a mr arizona and mr society car club and lowrider legend himself finally comes through the hall s doors joining him is harvey reyes who established himself throughout his life and lowriding times as a leader and role model for his famed car club carnales unidos the meaning of the club s name portrays this man s character the memorial award is respectfully handed over to louis barr barrios from the lifestyle car club whose loss can only be summarized with the saying only the good die young big lou s twenty years as a dedicated lowrider brought out sincere respect from all other car clubs and friends many of whom knew him personally as a saint who gave the right advise when you were down on your luck his blue flakedout monte matches the skies he now cruises the craftsmanship honor goes out to the classiest family of car builders you will ever meet yes the tovars representing them in this upcoming class of 09 is brother eddie tovar a professional in the field of building unique quality rides whom you can read about in this special coverage of the hall of fame the raza report spotlights latinos in hollywood so put your sunglasses on and enjoy the first part of this series it s show time we kicked off the lowrider tour this year in arizona where hundreds of rides and thousands of people from the well-known super bowl town gathered for one more tailgate party at the state fair grounds this month s car club feature is represented by a 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lowridermagazine.com editorial editor joe ray joe.ray@sorc.com advertising associate publisher rudy rivas advertising director omar rojas omar.rojas@sorc.com managing editor ray gonzalez technical editor saul vargas feature editor edgar hoill contributors jae bueno phil gordon takashi kikuchi mike landers dustin volo pedder fred sotelo nate trujillo advertising operations coordinator melinda villegas sales assistant jennifer gonzalez national sales offices new york office 212.915.4000 261 madison avenue new york ny 10016 los angeles office 323.782.2000 6420 wilshire boulevard los angeles ca 90048 detroit office 313.964.6680 333 west fort street suite 1350 detroit mi 48226 chicago office 312.396.0609 500 north dearborn suite 1100 chicago il 60610 tampa office 813.675.3500 9036 brittany way tampa fl 33619 art direction and design art director gene coo lowrider events vp events mike karsting sales/promotions manager martha carrasco administrative assistant yolanda montiel warehouse 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ray andrade consider where we were and how far we ve come by fred sotelo vivahollywood minute rowing up whenever i watched tv or went to the movies i remember getting frustrated because the actors just didn t look like me don t get me wrong they were cool but there was just no diversity going on at that time but you know what things are seriously changing and not just on screen we are finally beginning to see an emerging group of latin hollywood influentials working behind the camera participating in directing producing writing and yes even shot-calling within the major studios you now have prominent latinos like salma hayek widely regarded as one of the most beautiful women to ever grace the silver screen taking off her actress hat and helming the producer s chair to produce oscar winning big box office films like frida and tv s emmy-winning breakout hit ugly betty additionally you have the trailblazing sports entertainment likes of oscar de la hoya who has not only been a three-time world champion he has also extended his reach well beyond the ring delving into serious investments in hollywood and revolutionizing his own sport by creating his own golden boy promotions company which recently set the record for highest grossing pay-per-view boxing event of all time oscar serves as the executive producer and high ticket prizefight promoter of his own company surpassing boxing promotion pioneers and legends like don king both of these latinos now successfully control the industries that made them stars which can be viewed as the ultimate sign of respect and achievement but this is just the beginning for us as a culture so how can you break into the field there are many options including organizations like g the national association of latino independent producers nalip that are willing to give emerging writers directors producers actors editors technicians as well as other aspiring industry workers an opportunity to test the marketplace connect with and interact with industry honchos every year during their national conference we checked it out nalip celebrated their tenth anniversary and examined the present and future trends of latino media at this year s conference nalip 10 a decade of influence held from april 17 ­ 19 in newport beach ca presented by hbo and the national latino media council the three-day event offered an unrivaled combination of conversations panels producing opportunities and networking events for both established and emerging media professionals nalip s mission is to remain committed to creating more images by and about latinos through professional training industry networking and trend forecasting the conference kicked off with a high-level keynote luncheon where michael lombardo president of hbo s programming group and west coast operations accepted a special award presented to the network for their dedication to diversity and the latino media community the keynote address entitled where were we where are we now given by director and playwright luis valdez la bamba zoot suit which got the crowd going while the opening plenary followed with a panel discussion around what s going on meeting today s challenges the discussion featured a new nielsen research report on the decade s latino viewing habits in film and television fol raphael montañez ortiz kenny ortega lowed by nalip welcoming pbs president/ceo paula kerger for a critical conversation about the role of latino producers in public television concurrent with the conference nalip presented the fifth latino media markettm thirty two select feature production and development projects documentary works-in-progress and reality television series ideas were accepted to participate in a special executive meeting series designed to advance each producer s project arrange financing and attract broadcast licenses sitv took non-scripted television series concept pitches and awarded a $2,500 prize plus a 4-month development option to the strongest series concept pitched at the market the buzz this generated was unbelievable could this be you next year the whole thing culminated with nalip s annual awards to honor world-renowned advocacy and filmmaking pioneers like ray andrade this year s recipient of the pioneer achievement for advocacy award andrade was the inspiration and associate producer for the television series chico and the man the first us sitcom set in a mexican-american neighborhood starring freddie prinze the series ran from 1974 to 1978 raphael montañez ortiz was this year s recipient of the pioneer achievement award montañez ortiz is a rutgers university professor of fine arts who 14 lowridermagazine.com www.storemags.com www.fantamag.com

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