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more about #woodwarddreamcruise more comments → Mobius: This article has the most insightful, passionate, elaborate, articulate, charismatic, soul-stirring commenting anywhere on the internet. more » GV_Goat: Exactly. American car culture will evolve, not die. This is evidenced by the many non-American, economically disadvantaged countries around the world ... more » ThreeLitre: Bottom line about car culture is this: people are ingenious. They will find a way. Tuning a drivetrain will require certainly more knowledge of elect... more » GasGuzzler: I very much doubt the spirit of motoring will die, at least anytime soon. I know I'll be collecting, modifying, and wrenching until the day I die or ... more » DLBlast: I'm 17 and my friends and I are the weird ones who change our own oil. Mavericks. /facepalm more » Tanshanomi: "One must be of one's time" - HonorĂ© Daumier Are hobbyist cars of the future going to look like a fastback mustang with chrome Cragar SS's? Nope. Th... more » WilliamG.: American motoring will survive the way it was birthed, not as a scene with representative trade shows and corporate interests trying to make a lifesty... more » Jeb_Hoge: Car culture in the US will never die. Hell, a guy rolled up to our neighborhood pool in a 1931 Chevrolet coupe last night. I know a guy in town rebuil... more » Franzouse: What made American motoring so awesome were: its mass appeal, the freedom it gave people to innovate, go retro or just go crazy, and the fact that any... more » wojo-The Defective Psyience Detective:: I doubt very much that that the spirit of motoring is dying, consider the hotrods made from Model T's and Model A's, and the chop top cars from the fo... more » -
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Is There A Future For American Motoring?
The Dream Cruise was astounding-not merely the cars, but because cars were celebrated during a time of economic instability, environmental worries, and changing definitions of personal mobility. So what's the future of the Dream Cruise-and auto enthusiasts in general? More » -
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Badvertising Of The Woodward Dream Cruise
The Woodward Dream Cruise attracted over one million cruisers and car-obsessed nuts. That's a lot of eyes for advertisers to drool over. While some pitches were good, many were not. Here's some of the worst. We call it "Badvertising." More » -
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Cops Cruise Woodward Avenue On Nerd Chariots
The Segway was the high-water mark of nerd-tastic transportation until the T3 Motion three-wheeled chariot came along. The local police had 'em to patrol this weekend's Woodward Dream Cruise. And believe us, nobody respected their authority. Gallery below. More » -
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Circuit-Covered Cruiser Looks Like A Computer Vomited
Easily one of the oddest and most time-consuming art cars we've seen at the Woodward Dream Cruise is "THIS IS CARPUTER," a Ford Escort with thousands of square inches of silicon circuit boards glued to it. More » -
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Crazy Euro Car Boy Meets DeLorean for First Time
Despite being as European as an American car can get, our Euro car boy has never seen a DeLorean before. His first impressions follow. More » -
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The Right Way to Drive a Smart Car at the Woodward Dream Cruise
While the Smart is a road car, the Woodward Dream Cruise is definitely not where it was designed to travel. There is, however, a way to pull off the most unlikely trick of cruising in one here. More » -
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How Big Is The Woodward Dream Cruise?
Despite 1.1 million attendees and 250,000 classic cars along 14 miles of metro Detroit roadway, the Woodward Dream Cruise rarely makes top lists of major world-wide auto events. A helicopter's necessary to reveal the massiveness. Luckily, we've got one. More » -
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Woodward Dream Cruise Tragically Misinterprets Ozone Action Day
Hundreds of thousands of metro Detroiters came out today with their muscle cars to the Woodward Dream Cruise, misinterpreting today's "ozone action day" declaration by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG), believing ozone must be destroyed. [DetroitNews] -
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Woodward Dream Cruise: Challenger Smokes Tires For America
We’ve already shown you the general pace of the cruise, it's comparable to a person walking. Click through for a video of what happens when a gap opens up on Woodward Avenue. More » -
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Army Invades Dream Cruise, Fills Tank At Speedway
It's both massively cool and somewhat disconcerting to see a seemingly military-spec truck filling up at a public gas station in a region that’s not occupied by an army... yet. More »
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World's Largest Cupcake Revealed At Woodward Dream Cruise
The Guinness Book of World Records just delivered the award for the world's largest baked cupcake here at the Woodward Dream Cruise. The confection tipped the scales at 1500lb and had to be carried by forklift. More » -
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Hipsters On Bicycles Seek To Screw With Woodward Dream Cruise
Apparently hippies-on-bikes in Ferndale are looking to screw with the Woodward Dream Cruise by massing at 9 Mile and Woodward. As you can see, all eight of them will likely be easily dispatched of by one Mustang's open-ended burnout.
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Woodward Dream Cruise: Riding Down Woodward In Bumblebee
“Phyllis,” our Transformers Camaro, is equipped with a sunroof. Here’s what the view is like cruising down Woodward. Click through for video. More » -
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Woodward Dream Cruise: This Maserati GranTurismo's A Long Way From Italy
It’s always good to see a Maserati GranTurismo and this gray one we found on Woodward was no exception. More » -
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A Different Kind of Horse Trailer
Sometimes, a single Mustang just won’t cut it—but driving two is far beyond the reach of human anatomy. Click through to see a gallery for a solution to this maddening problem: a Mustang and a half. More »
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How To Tart Up Your Mustang GT500 In Just 15 Easy Steps
Ford's Woodward Dream Cruise presence each year is called "Mustang Alley" and it's found in downtown Ferndale. This year they're showing different ways to aftermarket accessorize your FoMoCo Mustang. They've labeled 15 of them on two new GT500s. Gallery below. More » -
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Woodward Dream Cruise: A Plague Upon All Your Movie Houses
Awesome as the Woodward Dream Cruise is, many businesses on Woodward Avenue harbor a Biblical hate for it in their hearts. The marquee of the Magic Bag theater in fabulous Ferndale is going all Old Testament on us. [DetroitNews]
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Woodward Dream Cruise: Show Us Your Pics!
We've shown you what we're cruising in at this year's Woodward Dream Cruise, but now it's time for you to show us yours. Add a shot of your cruiser in the comments below or alternately, use Twitter!
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Woodward Dream Cruise: Good Morning From Woodward!
Jalopnik’s Euro-flavored team is already here on Woodward. Keeping with our theme of driving a movie car at the Woodward Dream Cruise, we’ll be cruising in a Transformers logo-emblazoned Camaro after driving Knight Rider's KITT last year. More » -
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Woodward Dream Cruise: What You May Have Missed Last Night
If you're here in Metro Detroit and weren't on Woodward, then you, our friend, missed out. We were there and so was Detroit's ABC affiliate. Here's their video of what Woodward looked like. My god, it's full of cars! [WXYZ] -
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Hey Guys, Where's The Fire?
Care for lots of sirens? Ford Mustang police cars? Half-tracks on a public road not in Croatia? John has a long mustache? Hit the jump for five minutes of emergency vehicles cruising the pre-Woodward Dream Cruise. More » -
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Every Corvette Grand Sport Ever
There's apparently a Corvette Grand Sport club in Birmingham, MI for Woodward Dream Cruise festivities. No idea which one, but it certainly makes for a pretty picture, don't it? (Hat tip to Josh!)
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2009 Dream Cruise To Feature Seven-Foot Cupcake
The Detroit News claims there'll be a seven-foot cupcake here at the 2009 Woodward Dream Cruise raising money for breast cancer research. We're hoping it looks at least as good as this wheeled one outside the San Diego Comic-Con. [DetNews] -
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Woodward Dream Cruise: We're Here
And despite appearances, we couldn't be happier being here at the Woodward Dream Cruise. We're just dumbstruck - veterans and first-timers alike are reeling with sensory overload. Share a bit of that with us below. More » -
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Birmingham Throws Tantrum, Withdraws From Woodward Dream Cruise
Low on cash, the Detroit suburb of Birmingham's decided not to play nice anymore, packing up its classic cars. It's gonna have its own Woodward Dream Cruise right next door instead. Right after nap-time. [DetNews, Photo Credit:Bill Pugliano/Getty Images] -
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What's The Over/Under...
...on screamin' chickens showing up on hoods of new Chevy Camaros before August's Woodward Dream Cruise? Just something we were thinking about today. -
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Twelve Near-Classic Cars Under $10,000
The Carpocalypse has left us wondering what cheap near-classics we can dredge up for this year's Woodward Dream Cruise. We found twelve — all for a price under $10,000. More »
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Pervert Charged With Taking Upskirts At Woodward Dream Cruise
With a million-plus people showing up for the 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise, you know there's bound to be at least one pervert, and that pervert's name is Michael S. Searle. For those of you who thought our Women of Woodward post was something, Searle actually went around with a camera in a bag, equipped with some kind of remote lens device, trying to look up women's shirts and skirts. Shockingly, the women who noticed had a problem with it and got the cops involved. Searle is on bond awaiting prosecution; the fact that he's from Ohio almost makes this a non-story. [ClickOnDetroit] -
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The Sports Cars And Exotics Of The 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise
We've mentioned already the Woodward Dream Cruise attracts all types of cars. In addition to locally-brewed sports car stars like the Chevy Corvette in every imaginable model and engine flavor, and a couple of Dodge Viper ACRs, we're also talking about rarified objects hailing from Italy, Germany and Great Britain costing more than your house. Exotic cars are definitely few and far between on Woodward, but we snapped a smattering of high-buck machinery — and some lower-buck but still just as special — idling alongside the Detroit iron this past Saturday at the 2008 running of the cruisers. More » -
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The Hot Rods Of The 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise
We've given you the muscle and the customs of the 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise. Now it's time for the hot rods. — Ed. More » -
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The Custom Cars Of The 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise
We started with the Muscle and now we're taking you to another end of the spectrum of the cult of cars at the 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise, the Customs. — Ed. More » -
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The Muscle Cars Of The 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise
One day, 40,000 cars and over a million people spread out on a ten mile stretch of Woodward Avenue in Metro Detroit. Yeah, the sheer size of the Woodward Dream Cruise is hard to express unless you've actually been there. Luckily, one good way's through photos, so here's our first of a series of round-up galleries we'll be running this afternoon showing off the best of the metal from Saturday on Woodward. First up are the muscle cars. — Ed. More » -
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Flame-Shooting Party Bus Cruises Woodward
We're not so sure this is legal, but the cops were so busy hassling people doing burnouts that they probably didn't even notice the giant flames spewing into the sky from this party bus. By the sounds of it, we'd guess the fire-spitting mechanism was the sort of rig you'd find on a hot-air balloon, but maybe it was just the bartender doing his fire-breathing routine. -
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DeLoreans With Doors Up Parade Down Woodward
Many car clubs converge at the Woodward Dream Cruise, but none are quite as impressive rolling down the strip as the DeLorean DMC-12 owners. Not only do they blind onlookers with their glaring stainless-steel body panels, but they also show off their totally rad gullwing doors by driving in formation up and down Woodward with the doors in attack position. -
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Woodward Isn't The Best Place For A Turbo Buick Burnout
This guy in his Buick Grand National at the Woodward Dream Cruise clearly hasn't seen our How To Do A Burnout video. If he had, he would've known to pick a better location — one where he wouldn't get in trouble. Then again, maybe that friendly person in the uniform was just giving him kudos. Either way, he seems to have the rest of the steps down pretty well. -
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Are You Concours, Dream Cruise Or Sonic Parking Lot?
As you may have noticed, we divided our time this weekend between the 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise and the Monterey Historics. Both events are full of the kind of people who love cars, though the people themselves are often as different as a 1967 Mazda Cosmo 110S and a 427 Cobra Limo. The greatness of our car culture comes from the variety of our interests, backgrounds and ideas. And while we celebrate this oil-stained plurality, we understand that your ideal car show may not be our ideal car car show. So, what is your ideal car show? More » -
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Community College-Built 550 HP Ford Five Hundred Wrecked Returning From Dream Cruise
In a sad follow-up to a story we brought you during our 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise coverage, the Ford GT-powered Ford Five Hundred built by Washtenaw Community College students was involved in an accident returning home from the Saturday event. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but newspaper reports of the incident state that the trailer containing the Five Hundred and a motorcycle swerved out of control and flipped, requiring both vehicles to be "cut from the trailer." To WCC and the entire automotive community, we mourn your loss today. Perhaps a GT500KR-powered Focus project would make you feel better. [MLive; Thanks, Mike the Dog] -
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The 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise: What You May Have Missed
- Surprise, surprise: Wert has a KITT-gasm driving the Knight Rider KITT Shelby GT500KR. Or maybe KITT had a Wert-gasm. We're still sorting it out.
- Classy cars and not-so-classy ladies are a match made on Woodward.
- A 2010 Mustang GT tries to sneak through the traffic unnoticed.
- 2009 Cadillac CTS-V police car is really giving the cops the wrong idea.
- Classic rods are more than the sum of their parts, but those parts are damn important.
- A local community college answers the question of whatever happened to the engine from Jeremy Clarkson's Ford GT by mounting it in a Ford Five Hundred. The result — a 550 HP Five Hundred.
- Who says you have to keep engine parts tucked in an engine block? Not Buick!
- The Ramchargers drag car shows you how it was done: Sitting on a metal chair.
- The Devil's Joke may not be funny, but we bet it's fun to drive.
- Nothing says mullet quite like a Turbo Trans Am Pace Car.
- Despite what the Detroit News thinks, wagons are awesome and we've found one of the best.
- There's more coming, but for the moment hit the 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise tag.
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The Bits And Pieces That Make A Classic Hot Rod
The difficulty in building a classic-style hot rod comes in knowing the code. The difference between a garden-variety clapped-together rat rod and a "patina'd" hot rod with $50,000 worth of engine parts is about being familiar with what's rare and desirable. We got our first taste of that difference two years ago when we chatted up Bill Jagenow of Brothers Custom Automotive about his rod. These days, on a steady diet of Autorama and Billetproof, we're culturing our classic hot rod palette and find some of the Dream Cruise cars here to be quite tasty. Incidentally, Bill's rod is the one with the 24-stud Flathead. More »
