ROAD SHOWOFFS
Locals rev up their fast and fabulous cars for auto expo
Calling all New Yorkers with the need for speed. On Sunday, the Big Apple’s inaugural AutoCon — an automotive extravaganza that showcases some of the most tricked out, fastest and flashiest wheels on the road — is at Pier 94.
The daylong event is hosted by automotive journalistturned-“The Fast and the Furious” actor RJ de Vera and is expected to draw nearly 300 vehicles, as well as YouTube stars such as TJ Hunt and car-world pinup Dannie Riel. Tickets are $25 at the door. Meet some of the local speed demons who will be show
casing their coveted chariots.
Getting his kicks
As a former sergeant in the US Marine Corps, Martin Cabrera became interested in modified cars while stationed in Japan.
“I caught the ‘mod bug,’ ” Cabrera told The Post. The 39-year-old, who owns SXE Autoworx in Elizabeth, NJ, has souped up many cars in his time, but it wasn’t until 2012 when he found his diamond in the rough: a 2002 Lexus IS300 SportCross wagon. He bought the rare Lexus for $6,300 and poured $40,000 and five years into rebuilding his ride from the inside out. He turned the engine into a showpiece, converted it from an automatic to a stick and installed parts such as a carbonfiber hood from the Dominican Republic. Cabrera really got his kicks in the trunk, where he designed a special compartment (inset) just for a pair of shoes. Initially, he put a neverworn pair of Air Jordans Retro 6 “Cigar” sneakers in the box. “They [are] the same color scheme as my car,” he said.
In the family
His family has the largest collection of Lamborghinis in North America, so it’s no surprise that Andrew Magsino has become a collector himself.
“I became obsessed with cars when I was 5,” said the Manhattan native.
The 32-year-old is a partner in PCNY, an agency th that manages hip artists and YouTube stars, but it’s his 2017 McLaren 570S (top) that is the real piece of a art. by The artist $320,000 King Saladeen, British sports whose car is works hand-painted start at $ $60,000.
“I like to take it out in the city and drive it every d day,” he said of the splashy car, which can reach s speeds upward of 200 mph. He runs errands with his less expensive but still eye-catching 2016 BMW i8 hybrid (inset), wh which costs a mere $165,000.
He explained: “It’s wrapped in custom Bathing Ape design, which is my favorite clothing brand from when I was growing up.”
Flying high
You won’t see Manpaul Singh, 32, lining up behind you at the local Sunoco station. That’s because his 2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo can run on ethanol, so he fuels up at Newark ark Libery Airport.
“My car is 600 horsepower, but whenhen I put in ethanol, it automatically goes up to 800 horsepower with the change in fuel,” Singh told The Post. And at under $3 a gallon, it’s cheaper than filling up his $188,000 car with regular gas.
“Sometimes we joke that we get more horsepower and we’re paying less,” he said of the car, that boasts a top speed of around 190 mph.