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Model Classic Cars on Display in Sag Harbor Are More Than Just Toys

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The limited edition model can also elude its pursuers with a smoke screen. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

The limited edition model can also elude its pursuers with a smoke screen. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Ben Hedley with a scale model of a Bugatti Type 35 racecar, which got him started on a quest to design and build perfect replicas of some of the world's most famous cars. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Ben Hedley with a scale model of a Bugatti Type 35 racecar, which got him started on a quest to design and build perfect replicas of some of the world's most famous cars. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Ben Hedley presses a button to reveal the machine guns hidden behind the headlights in this scale model of an Aston Martin DB5. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

Ben Hedley presses a button to reveal the machine guns hidden behind the headlights in this scale model of an Aston Martin DB5. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

The nose of a replica of a Ferarri 250 Testa Rossa, a famed racecar from the 1950s. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

The nose of a replica of a Ferarri 250 Testa Rossa, a famed racecar from the 1950s. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

An electric scale model of a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa built by Hedley Studios and on display at Tutto il Giorno in Sag Harbor this summer. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

An electric scale model of a Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa built by Hedley Studios and on display at Tutto il Giorno in Sag Harbor this summer. STEPHEN J. KOTZ

authorStephen J. Kotz on Jul 8, 2024
When Ben Hedley was 5 years old, growing up in England, his uncle gave him a model of a Porsche 911. “I was obsessed with it,” Hedley said of the... more

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