Lowrider "Dave's Dream", 1992
date: label: date made
content: 1969-1992
name: label: maker
content: Ford Motor Company
label: maker
content: General Motors Corporation
label: maker
content: Citizens of Chimayo, NM
notes: label: Description
content: Dave’s Dream, a modified 1969 Ford LTD, is a beloved example of Latino lowriders. Lowriding is a family and community activity with parades, trophies, and other events celebrating cars and paying homage to their power and beauty. Artistic paint schemes and custom upholstery make each lowrider unique. Hydraulic lifts enable lowriders to hop, making them seem alive and animated. David Jaramillo of Chimayo, New Mexico began customizing this car in the 1970s, but he was killed in an accident in another car. His family and local artisans completed the modifications that he had planned, and the car often won “first” or “best in show.”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Family & Social Life
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content: Automobiles
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content: Transportation
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content: Road Transportation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1990.0567.01
label: accession number
content: 1990.0567
label: catalog number
content: 1990.0567.01
label: serial number
content: 9J62N178692
objectType: label: Object Name
content: car, lowrider
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: steel (body material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (windows material)
label: Physical Description
content: rubber (tires material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (body coating material)
label: Physical Description
content: synthetic fabrics (upholstery material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 18 ft x 7 ft x 5 1/4 ft; 5.4864 m x 2.1336 m x 1.6002 m
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17 27/32 ft x 7 3/32 ft; 5.4356 m x 2.159 m