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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 »

08/18/09

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By Ben Wojdyla

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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By Ben Wojdyla

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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By Peter Orosz

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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By Ray Wert

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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By Ray Wert

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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By Peter Orosz

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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By Ben Wojdyla

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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By Ray Wert

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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By Ray Wert

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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By Ray Wert

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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By Peter Orosz

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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By Ray Wert