2001 Woodward Dream Cruise

Parking near Woodward Avenue is all but impossible to find, unless you happen to know someone who lives nearby.
Parking near Woodward Avenue is all but impossible to find, unless you happen to know some
Buick had a strong presence at the Cruise, bolstered by its Blackhawk concept car.

Woodward coverage wouldn’t be complete without a GTO in the mix.
Detroit has a strong Pontiac contingent, which stems from the days of Jim Wangers and Royal Pontiac’s supertuned GTOs.
Detroit has a strong Pontiac contingent, which stems from the days of Jim Wangers and Roya

Car Craft’s next project car? We scoped out this 340 Duster and decided we didn’t have the patch panel skills to fill the rusted voids in the body.
Car Craft ’s next project car? We scoped out this 340 Duster and decided we didn’
Only in Michigan would you find a police-department-sponsored street rod.

Maybe “sponsored” is the wrong word—“seized” is more fitting. D.A.R.E. to keep hot rodders off drugs.
Maybe “sponsored” is the wrong word—“seized” is more fitting. D.A
It isn’t mandatory that you cruise a cool car on the day of the Dream Cruise (the Bimmer convertible is evidence of that), but we think it should be.
It isn’t mandatory that you cruise a cool car on the day of the Dream Cruise (the Bim

World’s fastest Chevelle? We can’t say for certain, but we sure can’t think of any quicker than Doug Holmes’ EFI’d, twin-turbo’d, 604ci ’70. Very low 7-second e.t.’s are the norm for this machine—7.03 @ 200 to be exact.
World’s fastest Chevelle? We can’t say for certain, but we sure can’t thi
Ron Christensen’s ’78 Malibu was one of the cleanest we’ve seen.

Kurt Urban of Wheel-to-Wheel Performance owns this bad ’70 Chevelle wagon.
Ford’s SVT had a sizable display alongside Woodward.

Federal-Mogul took over the Starbucks Coffee at 13 Mile and Woodward and filled its parking lot with some of the trickest rides in the cruise.
Federal-Mogul took over the Starbucks Coffee at 13 Mile and Woodward and filled its park
“Hey, clean Nova,” we said. Owner Brent McFeaters showed us his ’66 Super Sport is as fast as it is clean—10-teens at 133 with 1.34 60-foot times.
“Hey, clean Nova,” we said. Owner Brent McFeaters showed us his ’66 Super S

Better do your homework before you race a Motown gearhead, ’cause you never know what you’ll get...until it’s too late!
Better do your homework before you race a Motown gearhead, ’cause you never know what
Street Lethal Performance (www.streetlethalperformance.net) and Motown Muscle (www.motownmuscle.com) filled a parking lot with mostly fourth-gen F-bodies to flank their plea to Bob Lutz.
Street Lethal Performance (www.streetlethalperformance.net) and Motown Muscle (www.motow

Street racing stories from Woodward Avenue’s musclecar-era heyday wouldn’t be complete without mention of the Silver Bullet, this sedate-looking ’67 Hemi GTX.
Street racing stories from Woodward Avenue’s musclecar-era heyday wouldn’t be

The Woodward Dream Cruise is an event that every car crafter must attend at least once; preferably more than once; ideally, every year. On the third Saturday of August, Woodward Avenue is packed with cars along a 16-mile route through the northern suburbs of Detroit. Berkley, Birmingham, Ferndale, Huntington Woods, Pleasant Ridge, Pontiac, and Royal Oak are the official host towns of the event, and all of them are stuffed to the gills when the million-plus car freaks show up for the cruise.

Weve never made a religious pilgrimage, but this has got to be its gearhead equivalent. Our entire weekend was comprised of car stuff. Every minute. Car talk at breakfast time, bench racing during the day, yelling for burnouts in the evening, watching a little street racing at night. Get your street machine out of mothballs and make the trip to Detroit in 2002. And reserve a hotel room now, or youll have a long commute ahead of you next August. Check out dreamcruise.org if you still havent made up your mind.