Many young car enthusiasts, like Williams, fell in love with it. that it eventually appeared on NBC’s 1974 sitcom Chico and the Man, which took place in the neighborhood. The car became so much of a staple on Whittier Boulevard in East L.A. He kept it in perfect condition and had it until he died in 2011, when it was bequeathed to his son, Jesse Valadez Jr. Valadez re-created it a third time with the 1964 Impala we see today. It became an instant success, winning hot rod shows around Southern California, but was soon stoned by jealous rivals. Then he used a 1963 Impala to expand on that design, adding flowers and the glass roof. The first incarnation was a 1960 Impala, which was a simpler version of the design, pink but without the ornate flowers. He chose a Chevy Impala because they were extremely cheap and had clean lines and lots of wide, flat surfaces. In 1960, Jesse Valadez, then president of one of the most prominent lowrider car clubs in the world, The Imperials, was inspired by the famous burlesque singer Gypsy Rose Lee to design a pink lowrider and name it after her.
The current Gypsy Rose is actually its third incarnation. The Gypsy Rose's legendary status is also a result of its complicated past. The inside is all pink, with a chandelier in the back.” It also has its own cocktail bar in the back seat. It’s totally custom, almost like glass, and it has roses under it. “It’s pink with roses going up through the back, layers of different colors of pink,” says Pep Williams, one of the organizers of this Saturday's event, which showcases an array of famous lowriders. Lowrider Magazine calls it “the world's most famous lowrider,” and the Petersen Automotive Museum, which made it the centerpiece of a 2007 lowrider showcase, calls it “the most influential custom car ever built.” Individual lowriders typically resist “best of”–type generalizations (it's about the culture more than the individual cars), but when it comes to the Gypsy Rose, the distinction of All-Time Greatest is all but unanimous. to pay tribute to the greatest lowrider car of all time. This weekend, an estimated 3,000 people will gather in East L.A.
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