HOUSTON, Texas -- Houston's slab car culture took to the streets in the early 80s as a form of personal expression on wheels. Slab is short for slow, loud, and bangin'. The perfect description for ...

High gas prices have hit Americans' pockets everywhere, but slabs — and their owners — have held on in Houston. On any given Sunday in Houston's historic MacGregor Park, a Saturday night at Carrington ...

Slabs are modified vehicles outfitted with elbow wheels known as swangas, glossy candy paint and booming sound systems that originated in Houston. Older American luxury cars like Cadillacs, Lincolns ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Izaiah Saint, 3, rides a slab ride during the Pumpkin Festival in downtown Houston on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Raquel Natalicchio ...

Weddings, parties, anything can be taken to the next level with the addition of one element: a show-stopping car. If you have an 80th birthday or end-of-season Little League banquet in your future, ...

Massive rims poking out of an old school car is a common sight in Houston but it can be quite a shock for those unaware of the city's car culture. A recent video of a Houston visitor encountering an ...

The 20 or so slabs rolling down Buffalo Speedway on Sunday had a few things in common — spinning chrome swangas and fresh candy paint — but they also bore unique signifiers to make them stand out from ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: They're loud, shiny, brightly colored, and impossible to miss. At a quick glance, they might look like simple lowriders, but it's their iconic elbow ...

The rolling fortresses of steel known as slabs — vintage American automotive iron taken to decorative extremes — have become a uniquely Houston phenomenon. Chronicle reporter Julian Gill recently went ...