RAGGARE!

Scandinavia has a love affair with vintage american cars, growing up in NM we always had old cars and the best biker mechanic. This is a different experience but one we love none the less.The cruisers clubhouse has a big meet in the barn once a year, 100s of vintage cars, weekend warriors in leather vests, rockabilly bands, salmiakki shots, smoked pigs and and a ton of fun!!!   Raggare is a subculture found mostly in Sweden and parts of Norway, Denmark, Germany. Raggare are related to the greaser subculture and are known for their love of hot rod cars and 1950s American pop culture.  While the raggare movement has its roots in late 1950s youth counterculture, today it is associated mainly with middle aged men who enjoy meeting and showing off their retro American cars. However, the subculture retains its rural and small town roots as well as its blue collar and low brow feel. The original phenomenon unleashed moral panic but the contemporary raggare subculture tends to be met with amusement or mild disapproval by mainstream society. However, there has been an increase of younger raggare lately, possibly due to a growing interest in the 1950s and 1960s culture.