Actually the "Term" flush started out in the So Cal scene, like someone said above. Stretching tires and all that has been around alot longer. The first time I saw stretched tires was like 20 or more years ago on Lowriders. I'm sure it's been around longer than that.

The tires sticking outside of your fenders crap has been around longer as well. The whole thing used to be called the "Rottweiler look". Folks used to get 16 inch chrome wheels with huge lips and leave the car stock height and have the wheels all bulging out the side of the car. This was back in the 80's. Looked like dogshit then, still does. The only thing thats changed is that the wheels have gotten bigger.

Personally, I think stretched tires on big wheels with over fenders are gangster. But if you don't go through with the whole package, you may as well not do it at all.

Personally, I think the "Clean" look is a bunch of shitola myself, but hey.