 Parking near Woodward Avenue...  Parking near Woodward Avenue is all but impossible to find, unless you happen to know someone who lives nearby. |
 Buick had a strong presence...  Buick had a strong presence at the Cruise, bolstered by its Blackhawk concept car. |
 Woodward coverage wouldnt...  Woodward coverage wouldnt be complete without a GTO in the mix. |
 Detroit has a strong Pontiac...  Detroit has a strong Pontiac contingent, which stems from the days of Jim Wangers and Royal Pontiacs supertuned GTOs. |
 Car Craft s next project...  Car Crafts next project car? We scoped out this 340 Duster and decided we didnt have the patch panel skills to fill the rusted voids in the body. |
 Only in Michigan would you...  Only in Michigan would you find a police-department-sponsored street rod. |
 Maybe sponsored...  Maybe sponsored is the wrong wordseized is more fitting. D.A.R.E. to keep hot rodders off drugs. |
 It isnt mandatory that...  It isnt 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. |
 Worlds fastest Chevelle?...  Worlds fastest Chevelle? We cant say for certain, but we sure cant think of any quicker than Doug Holmes EFId, twin-turbod, 604ci 70. Very low 7-second e.t.s are the norm for this machine7.03 @ 200 to be exact. |
 Ron Christensens 78...  Ron Christensens 78 Malibu was one of the cleanest weve seen. |
 Kurt Urban of Wheel-to-Wheel...  Kurt Urban of Wheel-to-Wheel Performance owns this bad 70 Chevelle wagon. |
 Fords SVT had a sizable...  Fords SVT had a sizable display alongside Woodward. |
 Federal-Mogul took over...  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. |
 Hey, clean Nova,...  Hey, clean Nova, we said. Owner Brent McFeaters showed us his 66 Super Sport is as fast as it is clean10-teens at 133 with 1.34 60-foot times. |
 Better do your homework before...  Better do your homework before you race a Motown gearhead, cause you never know what youll get...until its too late! |
 Street Lethal Performance...  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 racing stories from...  Street racing stories from Woodward Avenues musclecar-era heyday wouldnt be complete without mention of the Silver Bullet, this sedate-looking 67 Hemi GTX. |
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.