Art Martin, 54, builds and collects lowriders. Martin’s 1947 Chevy Fleetmaster is painted kandy brandywine with a little Corvette red thrown in. There’s also a ’47 Cadillac in his garage, black cherry. He’s working on it, hood propped open with a rod, engine gleaming. He plans to unveil it next year. His ’47 Chevy will be shown and driven — along with hundreds of other local lowriders — at the 12th annual Slow&Low: Chicago Lowrider Festival at Navy Pier, Oct. 12, 2024.
Art Martin, vice president of the Pura Familia Car Club, poses in his garage next to his 1947 Cadillac convertible, which he will ride in next year’s Chicago Lowrider Festival at Navy Pier, at his home in Shorewood on Oct. 8, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune)Art Martin, vice president of the Pura Familia Car Club, takes a test drive in his 1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster convertible, which he will ride in the upcoming Chicago Lowrider Festival at Navy Pier, at his home in Shorewood on Oct. 8, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune)Vice president of the Pura Familia Car Club Art Martin’s reflection is shown next to his 1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster convertible, which he will ride in the upcoming Chicago Lowrider Festival at Navy Pier, at his home in Shorewood on Oct. 8, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune)A plastic head sits in vice president of the Pura Familia Car Club Art Martin’s garage at his home in Shorewood on Oct. 8, 2024. Martin will put two heads in the backseats of his car to mimic people during the upcoming Chicago Lowrider Festival at Navy Pier. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune)The hood is open on Art Martin’s, vice president of the Pura Familia Car Club, 1947 Cadillac convertible, which he will ride in next year’s Chicago Lowrider Festival at Navy Pier, at his home in Shorewood on Oct. 8, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune)Vice president of the Pura Familia Car Club Art Martin wipes down the Cadillac Goddess on his 1947 Cadillac convertible, which he will ride in next year’s Chicago Lowrider Festival at Navy Pier, at his home in Shorewood on Oct. 8, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune)Vice president of the Pura Familia Car Club Art Martin’s reflection is shown in the steering wheel of his 1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster convertible, which he will ride in the upcoming Chicago Lowrider Festival at Navy Pier, at his home in Shorewood on Oct. 8, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune)Art Martin, vice president of the Pura Familia Car Club, takes a test drive in his 1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster convertible at his home in Shorewood on Oct. 8, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune)Art Martin, vice president of the Pura Familia Car Club, puts the key in the ignition of his 1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster convertible, which he will ride in the upcoming Chicago Lowrider Festival at Navy Pier, at his home in Shorewood on Oct. 8, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune)Vice president of the Pura Familia Car Club Art Martin’s reflection can be seen next to the Cadillac V on his 1947 Cadillac convertible, which he will ride in next year’s Chicago Lowrider Festival at Navy Pier, at his home in Shorewood on Oct. 8, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune)Art Martin, vice president of the Pura Familia Car Club, poses for a portrait inside his 1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster convertible, which he will ride in the upcoming Chicago Lowrider Festival at Navy Pier, at his home in Shorewood on Oct. 8, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune)Art Martin, vice president of the Pura Familia Car Club, poses for a portrait with his 1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster convertible, which he will ride in the upcoming Chicago Lowrider Festival at Navy Pier, at his home in Shorewood on Oct. 8, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune)Art Martin, vice president of the Pura Familia Car Club, takes a test drive in his 1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster convertible, which he will ride in the upcoming Chicago Lowrider Festival at Navy Pier, at his home in Shorewood on Oct. 8, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune)
