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Betting Big On This 1983 Monte Carlo That’s Remained In A Constant State Of Change
Introduced in 1970 and touted as the “personal luxury car,” this custom 1983 Chevy Monte Carlo is the epitome of that label. The car derived its name from the famous city in Monaco and has since become a piece of automotive history and a popular platform for lowriding and hot-rodding enthusiasts. Among the brand’s loyal fans is Orlando Martinez. He took his passion for lowriding and infused it into his own Monte and it all started in 1997 while searching for a new daily driver. He wound up finding this one in bone stock condition—exactly what he needed, though, that wouldn’t last long.
https://www.motortrend.com/vehicle-genres/a-1983-monte-carlo-lowrider-named-espanola/
Slow Ride
“I can remember being 3 years old and hanging out in the backseat of my parents’ lowrider,” Orlando Martinez Jr. says as he glances with a certain kind of love at his beautifully customized 1983 Monte Carlo. Martinez, a security guard at the New Mexico History Museum and lifelong lowrider, has graciously allowed his car to be exhibited in Lowriders, Hoppers and Hot Rods, the first in a pair of exhibits curated between the New Mexico History Museum and the New Mexico Museum of Art that will run throughout the spring and into the fall. He refers to the vehicle as “my baby” and lights up at the very mention of the thing.
https://www.sfreporter.com/news/coverstories/2016/05/17/slow-ride/
Lowriders get the limelight
Orlando Martinez had just started his new job as a security guard at the New Mexico History Museum a few years ago when word started circulating that the museum was going to open an exhibit on lowriders.