Colorado Lowrider History

Big thanks to Sam Henry of Sam's Kustom Hydraulics for actually doing the homework, reviewing every single magazine!

These are all scans from my personal collection

Below is show coverage and article, press the button for featured vehicles

LRM April/May 1982

Low Impressions Car Club Dance in Denver with Louie Hassey and Johnny Cruz

1971 Riviera - Johnny Cruz - Denver

1952 Chevy - Mike Marquez - Denver

LRM October 1982

Name drop Sophisticated Lows CC

LRM March 1983

Road Angels in Platteville Car Show

Name drops Dave Rangel and David Maltos from Greeley

LRM March 1983

Imperials Car Club Denver formed

LRM April 1983

Knight Cruisers CC and Latin Illusions CC Car Show at the National Western

Johnny Cruz

LRM coverage in December 1983 issue

LRM April 1983

Imperials CC Denver Car Show at Adams County Fairgrounds

Dennis Duran Imperial CC name drop

LRM September 1983

Just Casual CC show in Cheyenne but name dropped Tico Lopez (Latin Illusions CC Colorado Springs), Sophisticated Lows CC Westminster, Bill Bernal (Royal Airs CC Denver), Los Scrapers BC Denver, and I believe that's Ron Alexander in the photo leaning up against the 63 Impala

LRM October 1983

Bob Gomez - Popular CC Denver - 1963 Impala

Carlos Trujillo - East Side Low Ride CC Pueblo - 1951 Chevy

LRM November 1983

Los Latinos CC Pueblo

Royalairs CC Denver

Luv N Low CC?

East Side Low Ride CC Pueblo

Who else can you see?

LRM December 1983

Knight Cruisers CC (Denver) Latin Illusions CC (Colorado Springs) car show

Name drop Pueblo - Los Latinos CC & East Side Low Ride CC

Salida - Royal Few CC

Denver - Royal Airs CC, Low Impressions CC, Stylistics CC, & Los Scrapers BC

LRM January 1984

Frank Bustamente - Denver - 1967 Impala

LRM January 1984

Nebraska show 

Name drop Tico Lopez - Latin Illusions CC (Colorado Springs) hopping his 63 in the pic

Sonny Herrera - Imperials CC (Denver)

Fred Morales (Brighton)

Rick Murray in the pic with the 67

LRM March/April 1984

Antonio Sanchez - Royal Few CC (Salida) - 1955 Chevy

LRM May 1984

Larry & Shirley Romero - Royal Few CC (Salida)

LRM November 1984

Tito Tabangay - Dynasty CC (Denver) in the article along with a photo of the club

Sam Henry in his 72 Monte Carlo on the top pic

LRM April 1985

Lowrider show and concert in Greeley at the Island Grove complex

LRM August 1985

Royal Cruisers CC (Colorado Springs) Car Show

Very Special CC, Christ Crusaders CC, Los Bajitos C (Colorado Springs)

New Horizons CC (Walsenburg)

Royal Cruisers CC (Denver)

Name Drop Paul Salas Royal Cruisers CC (Colorado Springs), Roy Ortiz - Los Bajitos CC (Denver)


LRM April 1991 

Reader's Ride Arthur Luna (Pueblo) with his Eldorado

LRM August 1991

Reader's Ride David Gonzalez (Denver) with his Nissan mini

LRB 1997 Winter 

Denver SuperShow Coverage

Gary Archuleta Hard Time CC, Rodney Fresquez Jr, Jonathan Valdez named, but I think the only pic was Gary's bike on the center right

LRM February 2012

This one didn't make it to the printed edition but Ceez Bejarano threw down an article for Lowrider Magazine website

LRM March 2011 

Colorado Lowrider Alliance Event

LRM December 2011 

LRM Supershow

LRM April 2015 

Goodtimes CC Summer Showdown in Colorado Springs

LRM November 2017

LRM 2017 December Supershow Coverage

LRM 2018 December Supershow Coverage