Here's a '70s clip of low rider cars in the Mission District of San Francisco. Specifically, we see them being repaired, being driven around the Mission, and traveling with other low riders. There are also shots of members of “Low Creations,” a local car club, and low rider artwork. 

The clip begins with a man kneeling next to a red car that is being given a new paint job.

A white car has a front fender and its engine hood removed, revealing its engine and part of what appears to be a custom-made hydraulic system. A person attempts to roll a heavy-duty car jack beneath the car.

A man sprays a car’s back fender red. The tire beneath the fender is covered.

Two low riders are parked on a side street. 

Two different low riders pass Mission High School on 18th Street, heading towards Church Street. 

The details of several low riders are shown, including an artful paint job, a low-hanging fender, and a car’s front grill work and head lights. One of the cars is a Pontiac Grand Prix.

A young, Hispanic-looking driver drives his low rider past the 24th Street BART station. As he drives his low rider north on Mission Street, people on the sidewalk notice him and/or his low rider; people wave and smile. A low-angle shot of the driver reveals a sun roof over him, lighting his hair and the front part of his face. 

A low rider that’s mostly blue and purple with red highlights and chrome-like spoked rims is parked outside a print shop at 3318 20th Street. 

The inside of a low rider is covered with black, velour-like material. Its steering wheel is chrome-like. The driver’s seat appears to be able to swivel, as if it were an office chair. In the car’s rear window is a silvery sign that reads “Low Creations.” The car’s back trunk is lifted, revealing at least four car batteries that are connected by wires. One car battery sits in a milk crate that’s faded red.  

A low rider heading north on Mission Street bounces on its front tires. Its headlights are on even though it is broad daylight. We see assorted shots of the driver from within his car. We also see parts of the Mission District from the POV of his car, including the road before him and women waiting on the sidewalk next to telephone booths. 

A line of low riders forms on 18th Street. We see the line of low riders from an extremely low angle. All the low riders slowly pass the camera. One of the low riders bounces on its front tires, and all the others low riders passing by either rise or lower themselves using their hydraulic systems. Two young women, dazzled by what they are seeing, smile and look at the camera as they are passed by. The building in the background of this sequence of shots is Mission High School. 

Assorted low riders are parked on 20th Street in the Mission District. Several members of the car club Low Creations stand on a sidewalk. A number of them are wearing jackets featuring the logo of their club and reads, “San Francisco Low Creations.” 

The remainder of the clip features artwork that highlights, reflects, and/or celebrates Chicano-Chicana low rider culture. 

One artwork is a drawing by Ramon Cisneros that reads “The Adventures of Kiki and El CRUISER.” Shown is a Hispanic couple looking at the viewer as well as being affectionate with each other. The man also plays his guitar. A little boy twirls a chain or rosary-like necklace using his left hand’s index finger.

Other artworks include the following: 

First, four Chicanas pose before a yellow low rider. 

Second, a Chicano poses before his red low rider while drinking from a can or bottle. The artwork is labeled “LOWRIDER JESSE PEREDA.” 

Third, a low rider with a “CHOLO” license plate in its back window passes two women on a sidewalk; the car’s passenger appears to be admiring the women. 

Fourth, a Chicano and Chicana sit in the back seat of a low rider. Bottles of possibly liquor are visible in an open compartment; the compartment may be a part of the low rider’s trunk. 

Fifth, a couple drives their low rider through a desert-like landscape. The entire piece is whimsical and uses Aztec-like iconography. 

Sixth and finally, an artwork shows a couple posing next to their red-burgundy low rider. In the background is a mural that has Mary Magdalene and the baby Jesus at its center. Two maidens hold onto a ribbon that reads “NOSOTROS CHICANOS RIFAREMOS SOBRE EL MUNDO ENTERO.” A larger ribbon that stretches across the entire mural reads ”SI PODEMOS QUITAR DE MATARNOS UNIDOS RIFAMOS.” American and Mexican flags frame Mary Magdalene. And the following four scenes fill the corners of the mural: An Aztec holds the bodyless head of a European explorer; Mexicans with rifles and wearing sombreros ride their galloping horses; a Chicano holds a bloodied woman in a cemetery as the grim reaper looks on; and a bald eagle bites a snake as the bald eagle appears to hover over a bed of cactuses.