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A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Kristin Bedford: Cruise Night

When we think of really nice cars the mind tends to go the rare vintage route—a red Jaguar E-Type, maybe—or the tomorrow-today route: Hello, silver Tesla cybertruck! Brightly colored, impeccably detailed lowrider cars get lost in the fray, which is where this new book by the Los Angeles-based photographer Kristin Bedford comes in. Cruise Night is a visual tribute to the generations-old L.A. Mexican-American lowrider car community and the vehicles that fuel it. “It’s colorful. It’s shiny,” says Bomb Life Car Club’s Tommy Brizuela of the lowrider. “It’s full of gleam and glamour, and it’s like rolling out the red carpet in Hollywood on a Sunday night and showing your best.” Here’s hoping Jerry Seinfeld picks up his next guest in one of these. —J.V.

Photo: Kristin Bedford