1987 Nissan Hardbody - Crown Royal - Lowrider Magazine
Anybody who truly knows about the history of Lowriding can't deny the mini-truck era from the ‘80's and ‘90's. In the early ‘80's, Lowriding was made up mostly of old school bombs and traditional Chevys and Fords when a new genre formed within... The mini-trucking phase really blew up across the nation over the next decade and featured lowered Nissan, Datsun, Mazda, Chevy, and Mitsubishi trucks sitting on deep dish 15-inch billet or star shaped rims. The young Lowrider-at-heart men and women wanted to catch on to this new mini-trucking wave, but not without adding the artistic and traditional Lowriding flavor. Mini-trucks were soon featured among the pages of LRM with customizations like hydraulically controlled suspensions and tilting beds, plush interiors, spoke rims, super shells, and airbrushed murals. The mini-trucks may be credited to what ultimately led to the next chapter of Lowriding in the 90s: the Euros. Although mini-trucking as a whole mostly died out in the late ‘90's, some die-hard truckers remain to this day, and they proudly display their old school rides at the local car shows. He not only hopes to keep the tradition going, but is optimistic that his '87 Nissan Hardbody may be what brings the phase back to popularity. Back in the day when mini-trucking was still popular, Ernie's sister actually purchased this Nissan brand new from the dealership. Source: www.lowridermagazine.com
