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Lowriding is more than just cars. It's about family and culture for Mexican Americans
A lowrider car is on display at the Slow & Low Chicago Lowrider Festival, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, at Navy Pier in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
The decorated interior of a Monte Carlo vintage car is pictured during a lowrider exhibition for the 20th anniversary of Lincoln Park in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
A detail of 7-year-old Daniel Marquez's chrome lowrider bike, built by Daniel and family friends in memory of his late father Alberto, a longtime member of lowrider car clubs, can be seen Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at his home in Frankfort, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
The decorated interior of a vintage car is pictured during a lowrider exhibition for the 20th anniversary of Lincoln Park in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
Wearing Zoot suits of the Mexican American subculture known as Pachucos, Paula, Jacob, center, and Junior Hernandez pose for a photo while attending a lowrider exhibition during the 20th anniversary of Lincoln Park in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
Luis Martinez, 29, a member of the Uso Chicago Car Club, sits on his custom-built lowrider bike Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Mishawaka, Ind. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
An orange lowrider car is on display at the Slow & Low Chicago Lowrider Festival, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, at Navy Pier in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
A folklorico ballet dancer performs during a lowrider exhibition for the 20th anniversary of Lincoln Park in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
University of San Diego professor Alberto Lopez Pulido waves from his mobile classroom bus while attending a lowrider exhibition for the 20th anniversary of Lincoln Park in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
A detail of the lowrider bike custom-built by Luis Martinez, 29, a member of the Uso Chicago Car Club who was born in Mexico, can be seen Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Mishawaka, Ind. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Hugo Cardenas and Araceli Martinez, wearing Zoot suits of the Mexican American subculture known as Pachucos, dance while attending a lowrider exhibition during the 20th anniversary of Lincoln Park in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
University of San Diego professor Alberto Lopez Pulido smiles while speaking with attendees of a lowrider exhibition during the 20th anniversary of Lincoln Park in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
Attendees of a lowrider exhibition, wearing Zoot suits of the Mexican American subculture known as Pachucos, pose for a photo on a vintage car during the 20th anniversary of Lincoln Park in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
American and Mexican flags decorate a vintage car during a lowrider exhibition for the 20th anniversary of Lincoln Park in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
A detail of the lowrider bike custom-built by Luis Martinez, 29, a member of the Uso Chicago Car Club, can be seen Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Mishawaka, Ind. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Luis Martinez, 29, a member of the Uso Chicago Car Club, cleans his custom-built lowrider bike Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Mishawaka, Ind. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Details of the lowrider bike custom-built by Luis Martinez, 29, a member of the Uso Chicago Car Club, can be seen Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Mishawaka, Ind. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Wearing Zoot suits of the Mexican American subculture known as Pachucos, Cisco and Güera Martinez pose for a photo while attending a lowrider exhibition during the 20th anniversary of Lincoln Park in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
A detail of the lowrider bike custom-built by Luis Martinez, 29, a member of the Uso Chicago Car Club, can be seen Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Mishawaka, Ind. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
A detail of the lowrider bike custom-built by Luis Martinez, 29, a member of the Uso Chicago Car Club, can be seen Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024, in Mishawaka, Ind. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
A Chevrolet vintage car is pictured during a lowrider exhibition for the 20th anniversary of Lincoln Park in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
A detail of 7-year-old Daniel Marquez's chrome lowrider bike, built by Daniel and family friends in memory of his late father Alberto, a longtime member of lowrider car clubs, can be seen Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at his home in Frankfort, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Kenneth Santillan, of San Antonio, Texas sits at the steering wheel of a 1993 Nissan Hardbody at a lowrider exhibition during the 20th anniversary of Lincoln Park in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
A mural depicting a Mexican American woman is pictured at Lincoln Park during a lowrider exhibition for its 20th anniversary in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
Daniel Marquez, 7, sits inside his late father Alberto's 1963 Chevy Impala lowrider car Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, in Frankfort, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Seven-year-old Daniel Marquez sits on his chrome lowrider bike, custom-built by himself and family friends in memory of his late father Alberto, a longtime member of lowrider car clubs, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at his home in Frankfort, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Vintage cars are pictured during a lowrider exhibition for the 20th anniversary of Lincoln Park in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
Daniel Marquez, 7. is reflected in the mirror of his chrome lowrider bike, built by himself and family friends in memory of his late father Alberto, a longtime member of lowrider car clubs, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at his home in Frankfort, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Hugo Cardenas, wearing a Zoot suit of the Mexican American subculture known as Pachucos, dances while attending a lowrider exhibition during the 20th anniversary of Lincoln Park in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
A family visits a vintage car during a lowrider exhibition for the 20th anniversary of Lincoln Park in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
A gold lowrider car is on display at the Slow & Low Chicago Lowrider Festival, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, at Navy Pier in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Santos Gonzalez sits between a 1939 and a 1949 Chevy vintage cars during a lowrider exhibition for the 20th anniversary of Lincoln Park in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
A family looks at vintage cars during a lowrider exhibition for the 20th anniversary of Lincoln Park in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrés Leighton)
A sash paying tribute to the late Alberto Marquez adorns a Uso Car Club plaque attached to a custom chrome lowrider bike built by his 7-year-old son Daniel and family friends Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at his home in Frankfort, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
A Day of the Dead altar is placed next to a lowrider car on display at the Slow & Low Chicago Lowrider Festival, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, at Navy Pier in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
A photo of baby Daniel Marquez, now seven years old, sitting on his late father Alberto's lap inside their 1963 Chevy Impala lowrider car, is displayed with a custom chrome lowrider bike built by Daniel and family friends Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at his home in Frankfort, Ill. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)