Tejano Style Lowrider Magazine
La Bomba
Phillip loves old cars and respects the Lowrider scene. He knows the dedication and sacrifice it takes to own and maintain rare classics. Phillip would like to give special thanks to everyone who helped with the building of El Feroz. He sends his thanks to the all guys from Old Memories C.C., Tucson chapter, and to his wife, Leslie, for putting up with the time it takes away from the family. He also wishes to thank Phillip Jr. and Savannah, for being patient when Daddy was out in the garage working on the car. Most of all, he would like to give thanks to his parents for understanding his love for old cars and continuing to stick by his side, especially his father Manny. Watching him be a great father and a great role model helped to inspire Phillip in his own life. "You are the one person I look up to the most in this world, love you, Dad!" Phillip says.
It's The Bomb
Like many boys growing up in Barrio Centro, a predominately Hispanic community at the south end of Tucson, AZ., Phillip Canales grew up playing sports at Bristol Park, where he would see his first glimpse of Lowriders. The initial Lowriders that caught his attention were the "Bombs;" the '58 Impala and other American classics. He remembers seeing Manny Vasquez, now a fellow Old Memories Car Club member, in his 1950 Chevy Fastback and Anthony Madrid, cruising in his 1941 four-door. It was then that Phillip would first dream of one day owning a classic Bomb of his very own.