History of the Lowrider

History of the Lowrider
In 1959 a young Mexican-American customizer from San Bernadino, Ron Aguirre, had developed the "X-Sonic," a wild bubble-canopy custom Corvette. While en route to a show in LA when a traffic cop pulled him to the side of the freeway, itching to ticket him for the car being too low. The cop dutifully measured its ground clearance, and began scratching his head. "Huh," Aguirre later quoted the perplexed cop, "I could have sworn this car was too low." What that confused patrolman didn’t know was that Aguirre’s X-Sonic was packing a secret new technology: hydraulic Pesco pumps and valves (scavenged from a surplus B-52 bomber) that allowed him to change ride height at the flick of a switch. Its debut at the Renegades show in LA later that same day caused a sensation, as Aguirre demonstrated his innovative adjustable suspension system.

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