A few weeks ago, I decided to break out of my introverted shell (Yes kids, I'm introverted), and decided to converse with some automotive folks on twitter. I met Shaun- one of the guys who works at 713 Motoring in Houston, TX. I asked him the famous question: What is the best car show in the Houston area, because I know it's not Dub. Let's be real, Dub has become more and more commercialized as the years go on. Shaun told me about Los Magnificos and how they have a "good" turnout. My being such the investigative person that I am (My investigative nature did slip when it came to the Funkmaster Flex "Car Show"), I looked up the Los Magnificos show.
Apparently the Los Magnificos Car Show has been going on since before I was born. And the "good" turnout that Shaun was referring to was a total of 800+ cars, motorcycles, and bikes on display. On display, which means that they paid to show off their cars, it doesn't mean the parking lot.
800+ Cars, motorcycles, and bikes!!!! That's like three car shows in Atlanta put together.
To continue with my research, I did stumble across
Hugo Martinez's website,
Cadillac Photography's website, and
Ruben Serrano's Flickr Page. Basically I found three guys who know photography and that I liked their work enough to feature on this site and of course, give them credit for it.
We're going to kick things off with selected photos from
Hugo Martinez:
![](http://www.streetflixx.com/Cars/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW/i-vdRCjs5/0/L/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW59g-L.jpg)
That Purple hue is gorgeous.
![Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug](http://www.streetflixx.com/Cars/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW/i-V9n8bxr/0/L/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW71b-L.jpg)
(Love the angle)
![](http://www.streetflixx.com/Cars/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW/i-ccbsvvT/0/L/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW74a-L.jpg)
(Nice message)
![](http://www.streetflixx.com/Cars/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW/i-62qJqVR/0/L/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW80d-L.jpg)
(Photos like this make me realize why I love going to Lowrider based car shows. To shoot a lowrider car show, you have to have a crazy attention to detail, and I say that because those guys will detail a part of a car you wouldn't think of looking at, let alone photographing. It's a challenge, but it's an appreciated challenge. Why do you think I had a field day at the Torres Empire/Lowrider Car Show in LA? The person who took me to that show wasn't the only reason why I had the best time there.)
![Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug](http://www.streetflixx.com/Cars/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW/i-qbpPdQm/0/L/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW87b-L.jpg)
(Even though he's not smiling, I'm sure he's a sweetheart. I never understood why guys don't like smiling)
![](http://www.streetflixx.com/Cars/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW/i-DrgV5Xq/0/L/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW95c-L.jpg)
(Nice engine work)
![](http://www.streetflixx.com/Cars/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW/i-2KCHBMX/0/L/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW96d-L.jpg)
(That blue is gorgeous)
![](http://www.streetflixx.com/Cars/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW/i-Pg9GtV6/0/L/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW101e-L.jpg)
(That purpleish-blue is gorgeous as well)
![Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug](http://www.streetflixx.com/Cars/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW/i-KQtJr6B/0/L/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW123d-L.jpg)
(Purple Crush has a lot going on)
![Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug](http://www.streetflixx.com/Cars/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW/i-rwMBpg3/0/L/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW158i-L.jpg)
![](http://www.streetflixx.com/Cars/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW/i-MRGqc3z/0/L/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW161l-L.jpg)
![](http://www.streetflixx.com/Cars/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW/i-4hwxhLm/0/L/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW163b-L.jpg)
(It's safe to say that there is nothing left to customize on this Escalade)
![Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug Photo & Video Sharing by SmugMug](http://www.streetflixx.com/Cars/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW/i-9HK6qWF/0/L/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW170a-L.jpg)
(Wow...)
![](http://www.streetflixx.com/Cars/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW/i-TrfrmqP/0/L/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW172c-L.jpg)
(Wow...)
![](http://www.streetflixx.com/Cars/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW/i-Cxq859S/0/L/2011-MAGNIFICOS-CAR-SHOW174e-L.jpg)
(Talk about sports pride...)
Here's
Ruben's photos:
![Old school | 29th Annual Los Magnificos CarShow | 012 ** Explore **](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6476620337_ca7fcb53c5_z.jpg)
(love the detail)
![BMW Black & Orange | 29th Annual Los Magnificos CarShow | 009](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6465619877_09b120c5f0_z.jpg)
(Seriously, does Swift Car Club throw car shows???)
And finally,
Cadillac Photography's photos...
There's so many more, but at this point, it's safe to say that Texas is in a league of their own when it comes to customizing cars...
The Stars at Night are big and bright... 2012 Los Magnificos as well as Houston, TX, I hope you'se ready for me... But then again, everyone loves a New York girl.