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2008 Woodward Dream Cruise Expands To Include Nine Days of Unofficially Unsanctioned Events

The Woodward Dream Cruise is a perennial favorite here at the house of Jalop and we're happy to see the joy of the event is spreading. For the first time in the Cruise's history, the festivities will be extending below 8 mile, though not by way of the official organizers of Woodward Dream Cruise Inc, but through the work of MotorCities National Heritage Area — an affiliation of the National Parks Department. WDC shot down a plan to modify the run from its current route between Pontiac and Ferndale, to Pontiac all the way into Detroit, but this unofficial change thankfully begins to chip away at the suburban-only aspect of the cruise. More »

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4:40 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
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Latest by mikedrawcar: sonofabitch i just realized i'll be out of town that whole time. f$@%ing weddings. more »

I think I walked by this spot like six times during the Woodward Dream Cruise. [Detroit News]

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First Newly Built DeLorean Shown On ABC Morning Show


Looks like the mainstream media's elbowing in like a French auto journalist on our new DeLorean story from the Woodward Dream Cruise (gallery of the DeLorean parade re-included below). As you can see from the video above, the good folks at the Texas-based DeLorean Motor Company decided to give the exclusive on the first completed brand-new DeLorean to ABC's morning show. It makes us sad that we didn't get it. But, we're happy to see the first one built from old parts looks exactly like the old one. We kind of expected as much. While it's nice — we're interested to see what, if any, changes are made to the new DeLoreans to be built from all-new parts rather than stock-piled mothball-smelling pieces they've been keeping in the back room.

11:00 AM on Mon Aug 27 2007
By Ray Wert
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Latest by Mouser_UK: Excuse me can they first pay back all that fracking money they stole from the UK Taxpayer more »

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A Trip Back To The Dodge Journey

I've never stopped believing in the Dodge brand, mostly because any car company that could have created something as awesome as the 1979 Dodge Journey has a strong heritage to build upon. You see, the parents of the kid down the street had one and I remember when we would play fortress with it. The Journey had all sorts of cubbies and storage spaces for us to hide our Transformers and G.I. Joes so they'd be ready to jump out and defend our little multi-person fort on wheels. I remember it was khaki-colored with a long brown stripe on the side. The only reason I bring this up is I saw one parked on the side of Woodward Avenue this past weekend, and I took its picture. The only problem is that I didn't realize I didn't have a memory card in my camera until two blocks later — and that was two blocks too far to go back. Much like my childhood.

6:00 PM on Wed Aug 22 2007
By Ray Wert
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Let's Do The Time Warp Again: The DeLorean Will Be Back In 2008!

That's the official word from the folks at DeLorean Motor Company anyway. We sat down with James Espey, veep of the DeLorean Motor Company, one of a large corporate contingent in Detroit on Saturday for the Woodward Dream Cruise. They were there to cater to the large number of DeLorean enthusiasts in town to cruise their classic flux-capacitor-carrying time machines. The burning question we had was whether the AP story was correct in hinting that DMC would again be building DeLoreans. His response was absolutely clear:
"Job one will begin the third quarter of this year, with delivery by Q1 of 2008. We're aiming for $57,500 as the sale price."
And yes, we're also told it will look like a DeLorean — square nose, gull-wings and all. This time, instead of attempting to mass produce the cars, the DeLorean folks will be building them by hand at their assembly plant in the li'l town of Humble, Texas. No word yet on issues regarding EPA testing or production numbers (we didn't think to ask), but the Detroit News is claiming it'll be one or two a month. The shots below were from the Saturday meet-up during the Woodward Dream Cruise where we spoke with Espey.

11:45 AM on Tue Aug 21 2007
By Ray Wert
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Latest by bluxed: for updated news on this check out www.bttfblog.com it is a Delorean and back to the future blog. more »

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2008 Pontiac G8 GT at the Woodward Dream Cruise

Well, look what GM rolled out for this year's Woodward Dream Cruise. It's a pre-production model of the Pontiac G8 GT, which debuted in concept form at the Chicago auto show this past February. Gone are the avant garde billet wheels, in favor of more workaday split five-spokes. Last we heard the showroom version will cost in the low to mid $30,000s and be powered by 6.0-liter V8, producing 362 hp and 391 lb-ft of torque, sport a limited-slip diff and get from zero to 60 in 5.5 seconds. Of course, a six-speed will be offered too, natch. [via GM Inside News]

10:35 AM on Tue Aug 21 2007
By Mike Spinelli
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Latest by Vanessa Paola - Brazil: I, as well, hope it looks better in person / machine... more »

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The Prowlers of the Woodward Dream Cruise

The Chrysler folks had a tenth anniversary party for their Prowler retro-rod this week to coincide with the Woodward Dream Cruise, and so there were a great many of them on Woodward Avenue for the cruise. While we're unsure if new CEO of "The New Chrysler," Bob Nardelli made it out to the main drag for the cruise, we know from the picture above he at least made it to the tenth anniversary celebration. Here's our quick gallery of a few Prowlers we caught prowlin' about Metro Detroit on Saturday.

3:00 PM on Mon Aug 20 2007
By Ray Wert
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Latest by hwyengr: @Davey G.: I'm actually more interested in the Europa stories... more »

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The Women of the Woodward Dream Cruise

The Woodward Dream Cruise ain't like a car show, and it certainly ain't like SEMA. You don't get the models, you don't get the college girls hoping to become models who'll then hope to become actresses. Nope, you get a cross-section of Metro Detroit gals. Oh, and you also get blow-up dolls and weird scary mannequins riding alongside their dorky drivers. Eeeewww. Here's the best of the ladies of Woodward Avenue (those who are not standing at 7 Mile, at least) There's still more coming — so just keep hitting refresh on our Woodward Dream Cruise tag and we'll have more your way throughout the day.

2:30 PM on Mon Aug 20 2007
By Ray Wert
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Latest by KingRoyale: @bob9: Absolutely classique. haha hi-larious! more »

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The El Caminos and Rancheros of the Woodward Dream Cruise

They may not be Cruisin' Classics or Sports Cars, but they're certainly prolific and always amazing — and it wouldn't be a Jalopnik round-up of the Woodward Dream Cruise without them. Whether Chevy El Camino or Ford Ranchero, there was a lot of truck-car action at the 2007 Woodward Dream Cruise. Here's our best-of gallery. And again, keep your eyes on our Woodward Dream Cruise tag throughout the day as we continue to show off our pics from this past Saturday.

2:00 PM on Mon Aug 20 2007
By Ray Wert
1,287 views, 11 comments

Latest by htrodblder: Not sure what I'm more upset about, a donked El Camino, or one that has had the roof butchered. I still say the only way youre going to make those Godzillas of the road interesting is to race them. With more »

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The Sports Cars of the Woodward Dream Cruise

OK, so maybe we should just call this our own version of "Corvette Alley" like the one the folks from Chevy had going on at the "Triangle" in Birmingham below the big picture of the Volt. True there's some other two-door fun in there, but for the most parts it was the bright chrome of the Corvettes that seemed to catch our eyes more than anything else on Woodward Avenue. As we continue our cruise-gasm today by tossing out our shots — keep refreshing our Woodward Dream Cruise tag to keep up with the hot pics of classic metal.

1:00 PM on Mon Aug 20 2007
By Ray Wert
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Latest by angelfast: The new, 2007 Honda CR-V is more powerful, more stylish and more comfortable than the previous-generation 2006 models. Its new suspension geometry delivers an improved ride and better, more responsive handling. The engine, still an inline four cylinder, employs variable intake more »

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What Would You Have Driven to Pebble Beach, Woodward Dream Cruise?

This week will be featuring a series of "What would you drive?" style questions. For today: Bumbeck and Johnson just terrorized the steak tartare and Dom Pérignon set south of San Francisco by rolling up to the "Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance" in a Kia. (God only knows how they reacted to Davey's ubiquitous (and orange) Husker Du shirt.) Meanwhile, Wert stalked the streets of Detroit, for once not at all overdressed, stalking the one perfect slice of American metal among the 55,000 cruisers out for the Woodward Dream Cruise. All of that begs today's question. What would you have shown up in?

12:30 PM on Mon Aug 20 2007
By Jonny Lieberman
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Latest by imoody: A black diesel dually with cow horns bolted onto the front and a freshly slaughtered cow's head precariously attached to the back of the cab. I mean, why not? more »

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The Classic Cruisers Of The Woodward Dream Cruise

While for the most part the majority of cars cruisin' down Woodward Avenue in Saturday's Woodward Dream Cruise were "classic" — which the Dream Cruise folks define as being older than 30 years from that Dream Cruise — there were some that were older and more "classic" than others. These would be the cars with fins, the cars that can be better defined as boats — basically any car not built for muscle or taking corners at high speed. They're the cars Grandma used to have — and here's our gallery in all of it's old timer beauty. Oh and somehow a VW van made it in there too — don't ask. Anyway, keep your eyes on our Woodward Dream Cruise tag throughout the day as we keep droppin' the shots like it's hot — or if you want to see everything that you missed if you weren't here this weekend.

12:15 PM on Mon Aug 20 2007
By Ray Wert
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Latest by n/a: I like the non traditional color on the Cadillac and how well it matches more »

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The Trucks And SUV's Of The Woodward Dream Cruise

We've got so much car-love on film from Saturday's Woodward Dream Cruise it's going to be hard for us to get it all up. But let's muster on anyway, and start off with the trucks and SUV's spotted along Woodward Avenue by the Jalopnik team and our helpful and quick-to-the-shot readers. From old school trucks by Chevy and Ford to new school SUV's with some fun custom work and big ol' tires — here's the best of what was around. Keep our Woodward Dream Cruise tag refreshed throughout today as we give you all the pictures we've got to sate your automotive McLovin' needs.

11:45 AM on Mon Aug 20 2007
By Ray Wert
427 views, 1 comment

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We think it's strange Detroit's not yet included in the Woodward Dream Cruise. Although unlike Mike Bernacchi at U of D Mercy, we don't think it's "criminal." Possibly tinged with a wee bit of racism, sure — but certainly not criminal. [Detroit News]

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The Jalopnik Virtual Woodward Dream Cruise Live Picture Gallery


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10:59 PM on Sun Aug 19 2007
By Ray Wert
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Ditto. [Detroit News]

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Freep takes to the skies in the Goodyear blimp to cover the Dream Cruise...and...forgets to take a camera? [Freep]

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Kawasaki Wants To Smother The Fires Of The Dodge Vs. Chevy Rivalry With Love

With "Maximum" Bob Lutz and Jason "Main Man" Vines continuing to try and turn the cold war between Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep and Chevy owners hot, someone's got to cool that heat on the street down. Who knew it would take the mighty ninjas of Kawasaki to get the job done? That's right — these two custom jobbers are going to take matters into their own hands by going stoplight to stoplight, Dodge riders hand in Chevy riders hand down Woodward Avenue together, until Dodge and Chevy enthusiasts see their blood no longer ready to boil over — or until everyone vomits from the sight of these two brazen un-beauties rattling down Detroit's main drag.

9:00 PM on Sat Aug 18 2007
By Ray Wert
1,238 views, 8 comments

Latest by TexanIdiot25: Flavor enhanced with A.D.D.: Ive seen this before at an art car parade, it was a Honda though, that front clip and rear end were welded together, to make one smooth trailer. more »

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