Heatwave Tour showing the finest vehicles from across the nation

1. My brother and I got to attend
the Heatwave Tour
Austin, Texas

2. ● Since 1989 Heat Wave has been the leading custom truck and car show
company in the U.S.
● There was a range of attractions including Bmx stunts, racing, and the
legendary Hydraulic Contest
● Among the cars shown were various low riders
● Many of the car owners had Mexican flags representing their pride and
culture

3. One ofthe sayings onpeoplesT-shirts were,“Slow and
Low,thatshowI roll”

4. This quote is significant because in the Chicano culture slow low riders
were Chicanos prideful classic cars and always represented opposition of
the “White Hot Rods”

5. “Scholars have also interpreted lowriding as part of
the Chicano movement, which centered around
Mexican-Americans “who were rapidly redefining
their place, role, and identity in Mexican, American,
and Mexican-American social and cultural contexts'' (
LatinxKC)

6. The technical quality ofthesecarsarethe made ofa
sturdy metal.The low riders back in the daywere mostly
madeof iron andsteel.

7. Among some ofthe popularcolors weredeep brownsand
maroons.
Someof thecarowners shirts
read “BrownPride”
Brown Pride startedinthe1960’s
theMexican-American
Movement, AKA ElMovimiento,
advocating for social and
politicalnationalism

8. Mybrothernext toamodified bike. At the bottom isthe
Mexican Flagwith Invidious Trucking acarshow owned by
GerardoGarcia in
Conroe,TX

9. GerardoGarciatakesprideinhisMexican
backgroundandconsistentlyadornshis low
riders andbikeswithMexican colorssuchas
Green,Red and white.

10. The interest in low riding was at a high in the late 1970s

11. A vastsimilarity betweenthe cars wasthe hydraulic
function

12. - The Hydraulic function onsome ofthe carswere
impressive by jumping many feet upin the air
Theuseofhydraulicsdatesback tothelate1950s

13. Images I took of a low rider in the air! Amazing the
distance it can achieve!

14. The expressive qualities
in the car show are the
organized matter in the
way the cars are
aligned. Major effort
goes into making sure
the cars are pristine,
loud and durable.

15. One analogy that comes to mind is “Life is no different than
driving a car.”This analogy means that our bodies operate
like a car where we must stay in tune to run efficiently.
During the Chicano Movement the Low Riders were a symbol
of togetherness for Chicanos and signified durability and
opposition of the hate they received for being a different
color. The Low Riders signified a resistance to being
oppressed.

16. The Heatwave Tourisamajor success in my opinion
people from allovercome tosee theseamazingcars.
Manyof the times famous or upcoming artist appear,most
recently the HeatwaveTourfeatured that MexicanOT and
Paulwall whoare famous rappers.Ibelieve TheHeatwave
Tourwill continue togrow andexpandconsidering the
amount ofpeoplethatcome tothe shows now.