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 ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- You may have seen them or heard them in traffic: A special type of car that's unique to Houston. We've got the scoop on the slab car culture and the music that goes along with ...

This Sunday, the Houston SLAB Parade and Family Festival seeks to celebrate cars that are “Slow, Low, and Bangin.” Such SLABs are typically older-model American sedans enhanced by modifications to ...

Shiny cars, protruding rims (some of which are on “poke”) and sound systems with 100 percent bass reaching up to 50 feet range. These are the fine details of a slab, which for Paul Wall is "my car of ...

Chris Lockett's '84 Eldorado is, literally, a dream come true. For three years, he has lovingly shaped every detail into the slab of his imagination. Rolls-Royce wood grain dash and steering wheel.

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 ...

Slabs — custom cars characterized by features like extended wire spokes known as swangas, vibrant and almost-metallic candy paint exteriors and bass-heavy sound systems — originated in Houston’s Black ...