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Gears On The Pier XVI – BMW M | CCC
Classic Car Club Manhattan held the final Gears on the Pier edition of 2024 on a crisp November Saturday morning. It might be one of the last for the series overall before CCC relocates to a former Toyota dealership in Hell’s Kitchen. Having done now 16 of them, it’s quite an impressive run for the…
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Enrico Marone Cinzano | Friedman Benda
For the final show of 2024, Friedman Benda gallery in NYC presents Obsessed by Nature, furniture by Italian designer Enrico Marone Cinzano. At first I read the title as referencing a character trait instead of the natural world. Cinzano’s precise work leans heavily into the industrial vernacular and makes use of repurposed objects like automotive…
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Queen Elizabeth II Collection | Land Rover Classic
Land Rover Classic brought a collection of ten vehicles formerly used by Queen Elizabeth II to NYC for an exhibition at Rockefeller Center. The group traveled east following a presentation at Pebble Beach for Monterey Car Week a few weeks earlier. Comprised of modified Land Rovers spanning 55 years from a 1954 Series I to…
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Driveable Art | Hedley Studios
The intersection of art and cars is very relevant to what I cover on Seen.Today as the topic relates closely to aesthetics. UK-based Hedley Studios invited me to view a collection of three of their handcrafted 3/4 scale functional replica cars at the newly opened 550 Madison garden in NYC. Hedley specializes in producing limited…
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28 Liberty | Carpark
Carpark‘s 2024 season closer returned to Fosun Plaza in lower Manhattan on a sunny fall Saturday morning. Once again a diverse fleet of collectible vehicles made their way up the precarious ramp to the elevated plaza. There’s always a few hold-your-breath moments as the exceptionally low participants creep up the climb to avoid tearing front…
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Grassroots Edition Fall 2024
Grassroots Edition is a New Jersey-based automotive invitational event that aims to celebrate the full spectrum of contemporary car culture. As of 2024, it’s occurred twice a year with gatherings in the spring and fall. This is the first time I’d attended and I found a vibrant atmosphere in contrast to the serene setting of…