Low Riders in Lawrenceburg

 

For just about every one of the nine annual Cruisin' to a Cure for ALS shows in Lawrenceburg there has been a substantial number of low riders. Originating in the minority neighborhoods of Los Angelas in the 1940s and 1950s, the cars were a status symbol of sorts and considered a nuisance by police, so much so that laws were passed to prevent people from dropping their cars too low. In order to bypass those potential tickets, drivers began to install hydraulics that could raise or lower the car in order to meet the law. Here are some of the low riders that were on display that cold, rainy day. Cue the song by War.