Why You Should Check Twice Before You Pay A Loud Exhaust Fine
Most, if not all, U.S. states have laws on their books about how loud a vehicle’s exhaust is allowed to be. But sometimes they’re unjust. Even if fart cans are really annoying.
Wacky, Junky, Downright Gorgeous: Here Are The Coolest Cars I Saw At The Woodward Dream Cruise
The Woodward Dream Cruise is a celebration of car culture in all of its forms. Because of this, the cars I saw on Saturday in metro Detroit spanned the entire automotive spectrum from gorgeous Italian exotics, to America donks, to classic muscle cars, to shoddily-built homebrew kit-cars. It was glorious.
The Dodge Charger Scat Pack Brought Out My Inner Asshole
It took 485 horsepower and tires that were way too skinny to make me realize something profound: I’m a bit of an asshole.
The Weirdest And Sexiest Cars That Showed Up To The Woodward Dream Cruise
This year’s Woodward Dream Cruise, while dampened a bit by rain, still brought out some exceptionally quirky cars, along with some fantastically compelling ones. Here’s what I saw on Michigan’s M-1.
Everyone Relax, Papa John's Camaro Has Been Found
Remember how yesterday we told you some jackass stole that 1971½ Chevy Camaro Z28 we once helped pizza viscount Papa John find in the first place? Well, it’s been found again, and all is once again right in Pizzadom.
Racing Fords Are Everywhere
While most of us are watching vintage GT350s and GT40s at Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca, our man David Tracy is at the Woodward Dream Cruise watching the newer cars representing in Detroit. Either way, Mustangs are ubiquitous anywhere someone is celebrating car culture. As per usual.
Why Detroit Still Matters To Car Enthusiasts
From Jalopnik Detroit: "Do they still make cars in Detroit?" "Do they only drive American cars in Detroit?" I've had a year and a half of these questions in the comments of Jalopnik Detroit. If this doesn't convince you, I don't know what else will.
Woodward Dream Cruise Photo Explosion, Part 3
(Editor's note: Our guy Jerry Villagrana took a ton of Dream Cruise Photos, so as not to disrupt Kinja, we're breaking up the photo spread in multiple posts here and here.)
Woodward Dream Cruise Photo Explosion, Part 2
(Editor's note: Our guy Jerry Villagrana took a ton of Dream Cruise Photos, so as not to disrupt Kinja, we're breaking up the photo spread in multiple posts here and here.)
Why Detroit Still Matters To Car Enthusiasts
"Do they still make cars in Detroit?" "Do they only drive American cars in Detroit?" I've had a year and a half of these questions in the comments of Jalopnik Detroit. If this doesn't convince you, I don't know what else will.
The Fiat Lounge Is The Most Comfortable Place On Woodward
It's shady, it's got big, cushiony patio chairs and it's got cold drinks. If you're headed out to Woodward later, come here.
We'll See Younger Drivers And More Imports At Woodward Dream Cruise
...and that's not a bad thing. At all. As the historic car show cruises into its 20th year and the classics become newer, more and more younger enthusiasts will be around to keep the tradition alive.
Should The Woodward Dream Cruise Be Extended To Detroit?
Everyone asks this every year, but maybe it's time to have a serious conversation about it: Why hasn't the Woodward Dream Cruise been extended to the Motor City?
Build, Race, Party, Cruise: The Woodward Dream Cruise
I didn't really get it at first. In fact, it took me a few hours before I really understood what was going on. Sort of like a first time at Mardi Gras — you know you're doing something fun, and everyone else is having fun, you're just not sure why you're there, or how this whole thing even got started in the first…
Smushed Superbird beak a Woodward Dream Cruise casualty
The genius of Detroit's Woodward Dream Cruise is that it's mostly free, excepting fuel costs and if one avoids entanglements with Royal Oak's finest. But it was an expensive trip for the owner of this 1970 Plymouth Superbird, who got sandwiched on the ride home.
The 2011 Woodward Dream Cruise Jalopnik Staff Cruiser is the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
The Woodward Dream Cruise on Metro Detroit's historic Woodward Avenue is one of the top ten greatest car events in the world. Each year, Jalopnik picks a special car as its staff cruiser.
Metro Detroit's Historic Vinsetta Garage Is No More
The Vinsetta Garage, the historic neon landmark of Detroit's Woodward Avenue cruising scene and the oldest garage east of the Mississippi, has closed after 91 years in business, a victim of the tough choices facing its owner.
We've Come A Long Way Baby
A Ford Model T paces a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG at the Woodward Dream Cruise. Considering a stretch of Woodward was amongst the first concrete-paved road in the world, a more perfect illustration of automotive progress couldn't be asked for.
Hey Kiddo, Who Said You Could Wear That Color?
A Plum Crazy Purple Roadrunner looks on as a Plum Crazy Purple Challenger approaches. Somehow, we suspect the old-timer wishes its relative was a little more of a wild child.
How Convertibles Fight The Rain
The three-wheeled Lomax has a top installed over roughly three days by trained engineers,so when it started raining heavily at the Dream Cruise, improvisation was necessary, like just opening an oversized umbrella. A VW Karmann Ghia copied the idea.
