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Busted pipe leaking.Jan 15, 2009
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This car hopped high enough to stand on its rear end to show a holiday greeting.Jan 15, 2009
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Double car hop battle.Jan 15, 2009
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This guy busted a pipe while hopping.Jan 15, 2009
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A double car hop battle.Jan 15, 2009
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"Boat tail" of a 1972 Buick Riviera. They long stopped making cars like this.Jan 15, 2009
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Sexy MC. It was pretty cold that Nov. day.Jan 15, 2009
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Honda Civic, one of the few Japanese cars at the show.Jan 15, 2009
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This one came pretty close to the spectator seats.Jan 15, 2009
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This is what a hopping car looks like underneath.Jan 15, 2009
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They are measuring the height of the hop.Jan 15, 2009
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Even the engine is sparkling clean. Is that a gold-plated radiator hose??Jan 15, 2009
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Inside 1972 Buick RivieraJan 15, 2009
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1967 Buick Riviera looking like a manta ray.Jan 15, 2009
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1972 Buick Riviera, one of my all-time favorites, lowrider or not.Jan 15, 2009
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In the 1960s and 1970s, cars had distinguishing designs. But today, most cars look almost the same.Jan 15, 2009
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A woman car hopper.Jan 15, 2009
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1972 Buick RivieraJan 15, 2009
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Lowrider toy cars too.Jan 15, 2009
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The highlight of the show was the hydraulics competition where we could see car hopping during most of the day.Jan 15, 2009
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Bel Air finJan 15, 2009
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Such distinctive styling. It's such a huge car, with only two doors.Jan 15, 2009
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Mark of an Impala.Jan 15, 2009
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Chevy logoJan 15, 2009
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Pretty in pink.Jan 15, 2009
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An Impala even for a little one.Jan 15, 2009
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Very nice color scheme.Jan 15, 2009
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Chevy Impalas. I'd never seen so many Impalas in my life.Jan 15, 2009
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Show car with floor mirror. Note that this show does not feature female attendants, models, or "companions."Jan 15, 2009
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The Chevrolet Impala was by far the most common or popular lowrider car at the show.Jan 15, 2009
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The metallic flake paint job on this car was great.Jan 15, 2009
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The cars were all glossy and colorful, very nice.Jan 15, 2009
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Six times a year in Japan, a lowrider car show is held in major cities. The Japan Tour starts and ends in Makuhari Messe in Makuhari, Chiba where these photos were taken on Nov. 23, 2008.Jan 15, 2009
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This was the final show of the Japan Tour in 2008. There were over 150 cars displayed at the show. Admission was 4,000 yen at the door.Jan 15, 2009
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