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lbuquerque is the largest city in New Mexico. With a population
of close to 1 million people, you can bet your bottom dollar
that there’s a decent amount of lowrider fans mixed into
those numbers. That said, they also have a place to celebrate
lowrider culture, and it comes by way of Artemis Promotions. They are the
minds behind the Albuquerque Super Show and their growth over five years
has been phenomenal.
Upon arriving at the Albuquerque Convention Center, guests are
greeted by the Lowrider Rig. After passing through security, you will
find yourself smack in the middle of the main venue and ready to stroll
Showcase Lane. Some of the notable rides from this year’s event includes
Bobby Garza’s Lowrider of the Year (Double Trouble) and then came the
army of cars from Goodtimes, Rollerz Only, Lifestyle, and High Class.
Also on display was a car that hasn’t been seen since the early
’00s—“Casanova.” For those of you who don’t know the history of this car, it
was three-time Lowrider Euro of the Year. Owned by George Jaramillio, his
plans were to rebuild the car and take another title but unfortunately he
died before getting a chance to do so. To fulfill his legacy, “Casanova” was
completed by an old friend who took his time capturing the final vision of
what George wanted to accomplish.
Car clubs all over the southwest were spotted and it was High Class who
stepped up to the plate and brought out roughly 40 cars. Another highlight
of the show was the appearance of Lifestyle Car Club who graced both the
showroom and Showcase Lane while New Mexico Car Club took home the Best
Club display with their fine line of Chevys, including the club president’s
(Carlos Munoz) 1955 Chevy convertible, which was completed just hours
before the show officially opened.
If you came for the action, the hop pit was where it was at. Almost 30 cars
were hitting switches for a good portion of the afternoon. Everything from
street cruisers to radicals were trying to hit that infamous back bumper and,
in the end, Fernando Ortega took home top honors and the Lowkey Belt by
hitting 130 inches with his purple El Camino.
This year’s show had over 450 exhibitors registered and over 6,000 people in
attendance. The show is getting so big that they are currently in talks to expand
the venue for 2020. Once again, Lowrider would like to thank Artemis Promotions
for putting on one great show. We’re already looking forward to next year. LRREAD FULL STORY AT:
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