We re souping up our rides The neighbors are furious latimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from latimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
WORTH showing off has a story.
Consider Mike Molina’s powder blue 1972 E-100 Econoline Ford van, which he inherited after his father and then his mother died during the early months of the pandemic. Parked on Van Nuys Boulevard, the in-process remodel looks a bit out of sorts, not quite as polished as the other lowriders and vintage cars drifting by. But it emotes a certain character, in the way a well-loved car often does.
“It’s a rare find, because it’s a shorty box, no windows.” Molina says of his father’s van. “So in his memory, I’m keeping it. It runs perfect.”
The lowrider is back: The glorious return of cruising to the streets of L.A. Daniel Hernandez, Allen J. Schaben, Myung Chun
Lowrider life: Cruising is back on the streets of L.A.
Replay Video
WORTH showing off has a story.
Consider Mike Molina s powder blue 1972 E-100 Econoline Ford van, which he inherited after his father and then his mother died during the early months of the pandemic. Parked on Van Nuys Boulevard, the in-process remodel looks a bit out of sorts, not quite as polished as the other lowriders and vintage cars drifting by. But it emotes a certain character, in the way a well-loved car often does.
Do You Like Word Play? Name Your Car. 10 Montana Car Examples
One of my Facebook friends bought a new vehicle and has yet to name it. But she did say that Penelope had been traded in.
There are many reasons people pick the names for what they drive. One common reason is the color of their vehicle. I ve heard Grey Ghost , Arrest Me Red , and even one friend who calls his tiny, imported car, The Blue Emu.
I grew up in a house where Dad named all our family vehicles. His Lean Green was a Rambler station wagon that he got cheap. Dad also had a 1975 Chevy half-ton pickup with a 454 motor that he called Super Truck.