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CRUISIN' EL CAMINO: A SOURCE OF THERAPY, A SOURCE OF ART

Words & Photos: LRS STaff

This custom built El Camino lowrider celebrates the fight for life and acts as a vehicle of awareness and education for brain tumor awareness. 

A BEAUTIFUL DISTRACTION

If you haven’t read our feature on this 1983 Chevy El Camino, then be sure to click the link below. Owned by Mike Contreras, this classic car has become an extension of his family and a creative outlet that doubles as a source of therapy. Built to help his family deal with his wife having a brain tumor, it wasn’t till after her surgery that construction on this award-winning lowrider began. From top to bottom, this El Camino has gone through a major transformation which hasn’t stopped, and since we photographed it, Mike has added a ton of additional mods. Read the full feature by clicking the link below….

Cruisin El Camino | READ THE FULL FEATURE HERE

THE FACTS

  • Most of the car was built in his backyard with his good friends Orlando and Abel. 
  • The interior and exterior took only one year to complete.
  • Hydraulic setup up done by Alex over at Hoppos Hydraulics
  • Pinstriping & Leafing by Lefty’s Pinstriping (Yucaipa)
  • Chrome by AP Showchrome and Pablo the Chromer
  • Wheels by Speedy’s Metal Finishing
  • Murals by Tim Lowrey – Glendale, AZ
  • Interior by California Upholstery

 

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