Woodward dream cruise


eBay Find of the Day: 1987 Ford RancheroStar

The last time that we spotted today's eBay find of the day, it was cruising along Woodward Ave in Birmingham, MI this past summer. The RancheroStar immediately caught our attention, but evidently the For Sale sign in the window didn't catch enough eyeballs from onlookers. Thus we now find it again. According to its eBay listing, the creator of this minivan-trucklet died before completing the project, although he apparently had some pretty serious plans for it going forward. The truncated 1987 Ford Aerostar currently has its stock front V6, ... Read more →

Motorsports Hall of Fame welcomes seven new inductees Noah Joseph

Talk to most gearheads about induction and they'll be picturing turbos and superchargers. But at this year's Woodward Dream Cruise, seven legendary figures from American racing were chosen for ...

Woodward 2009: Best of the Worst Edition Chris Shunk

The Woodward Dream Cruise attracts hundreds of thousands of people and some of the best and most creative metal ever crafted. Some vehicles are finished works of art, while others are, well, works ...

Woodward 2009: The Weird and the Wonderful Chris Shunk

Everybody has their own definition of cool, and the Woodward Dream Cruise may be the ultimate microcosm for the wide-ranging tastes of auto enthusiasts. While most cruisers show up with classic ...

Woodward 2009: Devil is in the details Chris Shunk

Woodward is always chock-full of interesting-looking vehicles, and in many cases the smallest of details will make all the difference between a good and great classic. Think about some of the ...

Woodward 2009: License plates - They're the original Twitter! 4 months ago on Autoblog

These days, Twitter is all the rage as a means for the digitally inclined to communicate their thoughts in bursts of 140 characters or less. However, that 140 character limit is positively verbose compared to an older and more established means of short messaging. Drivers long ago realized that ...

Woodward 2009: Muscle cars of the Motor City 4 months ago on Autoblog

As we've come to expect from the Woodward Dream Cruise, the vast majority of the vehicles taking part are classic muscle cars from Detroit's heyday in the 1960s and 1970s. Naturally, we had no trouble filling our memory cards with images of rumbling V8-powered Camaros, Mustangs, GTOs and Trans ...

Woodward 2009: Capturing the classics 4 months ago on Autoblog

What exactly determines if a car is a "classic?" That's probably an infinitely debatable subject that could spark any number of answers from a given group of enthusiasts. For the purpose of this post, a classic is anything that came before the 1964 GTO kicked off the muscle car era. Sure, it's ...

Woodward 2009: Dream Cruising on two wheels 4 months ago on Autoblog

Motorcycles, scooters and trikes make the annual pilgrimage to Woodward Avenue each year for the Dream Cruise right along with all the classic cars and trucks that we've come to expect. This being the case, we dutifully pointed our lenses in the direction of the most interesting two wheelers ...

Woodward 2009: A corral of Cobras and not a real one in sight 4 months ago on Autoblog

Someday, many decades from now, after all historical records of the late 20th and early 21st centuries have been extinguished by the great internet crash of 2012, someone will be trying to figure out what happened. As paleontologists are combing through the remainder of scrap yards for clues ...

Woodward 2009: You're not from around here, are you? 4 months ago on Autoblog

For the most part, the Woodward Dream Cruise is all about recognizing the best cars, trucks and motorcycles that America has to offer. That said, there's plenty of four-lane roadway to go around and cars from other countries are certainly welcome. For instance, we saw plenty of classic machines ...

Woodward 2009: High performance cars stuck in traffic 4 months ago on Autoblog

The Woodward Dream Cruise is generally considered the province of muscle cars and hot rods. However, the event is open to all comers... and come they do. So that means in addition to the usual assortment of classic machines and muscle cars, we get to see an array of exotics and other assorted ...

Woodward 2009: Past Chrysler savior meets the next one? 4 months ago on Autoblog

Back in the waning days of the Carter administration, Chrysler was in an all-too-familiar position. The company was on the verge of insolvency with a lineup of products that almost no one wanted. That time, they just managed to avoid bankruptcy court. But as the company got a batch of ...

Woodward 2009: Google watching the watchers! 4 months ago on Autoblog

As we strolled down Woodward Ave. this morning shooting all the the wild and wacky machinery idling along, we spotted a little gray Chevy Cobalt on the opposite side of the street. While everyone is welcome to participate in the Woodward Dream Cruise, this was no ordinary Cobalt. It sprouted an ...

Woodward 2009: Chrysler Booth Tour 4 months ago on Autoblog

Of the two American automakers put through a government-sponsored bankruptcy, Chrysler was the only one with a factory-sponsored booth here at the 2009 Woodward Dream Cruise. We took a stroll through the giant parking lot at 13 Mile and Woodward Ave. to see the sights and capture the views ...

Woodward 2009: We're streaming live video! 4 months ago on Autoblog

The Woodward Dream Cruise has become one of the largest car related events in the world over the last 15 years. But here at Autoblog we know you can't all get here to Detroit. We'll of course be providing you lots of posts and photo galleries all day long as always. In addition for the third ...

Event Alert: August Calendar of Automotive Events 4 months ago on Autoblog

Monterey, Meadow Brook, and Michael, oh my! This August offers plenty of action for all types of car lovers. The Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance launches the month in style, along with the SEMA Show 'n Shine half a continent away in Pasadena. For folks who are going to be near Reno, the annual Hot ...

Cashing In: Woodward Dream Cruise gets new name 6 months ago on Autoblog

High unemployment and plunging revenue for businesses has been toughest on the state of Michigan. Even the wildly popular Woodward Dream Cruise has been hit by the region's economic despair. Several sponsors have reportedly dropped out, and some participating cities have scaled back their ...

Shades of Champ Car/IRL: Birmingham exits Dream Cruise, starts own same-day event 6 months ago on Autoblog

At first blush, the city of Birmingham's decision to pull out of its official relationship with the Woodward Dream Cruise doesn't strike us as a big deal. After all, 40,000 or so classic cars are expected to descend on the historic Woodward Avenue just south of the Motor City whether Birmingham has ...

Woodward Dream Cruise retreating back across 8 Mile 9 months ago on Autoblog

Last year, organizers for the Woodward Dream Cruise teamed up with Motorcities National Heritage Area to bring the classic car festivities all the way from the southern suburbs in Oakland County to Downtown Detroit. Ironically, it was the first year that the longstanding event officially entered ...

Woodward 2008: Monday morning recap 1 year ago on Autoblog

If you're the type who disappears on the weekend only to spend your first hour of work on Monday morning going through all the posts you missed on Autoblog, well, then you missed a lot this past weekend. In addition to our extensive coverage of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and all the events ...

Woodward 2008: Details are everything 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of details shots from Woodward Ave. Sometimes the whole is not greater than the sum of the parts. Sometimes the parts are cool enough to stand on their own. We took a lot of pics - a LOT - yesterday while walking up and down Woodward Ave., though most were of cars ...

Woodward 2008: Foreign invasion 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the best foreigners on Woodward Ave. Traditionally, when people think of cruising, they visualize American muscle cars, hot rods and classics. What they don't think of is Smart ForTwos, MGs, Austin Healeys, Citroens, Lotuses, Opels and Jaguars. The Dream Cruise, ...

Woodward 2008: And the award for hydraulics overload goes to... 1 year ago on Autoblog

click for some high-res pics In the category for best misuse of hydraulics, this car definitely takes the trophy. There were a couple of honorable mentions but nothing quite as extreme as this example. The S10 with the 30-degree starboard list might have been in the running had it demonstrated the ...

Woodward 2008: A return to the classics 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of classics on Woodward Ave. Who could have imagined back in 1957 that so many contemporary Chevrolet Bel Airs would still be driving the roads of America a half century later. Something about those models seems to compel their owners to preserve them and then bring ...

Woodward 2008: The Weird, Wild and Wonderful 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the oddities on Woodward Ave. Honestly, we have no idea what you're looking at above. In fact, we couldn't tell you much about many of the vehicles in this gallery because they defy classification. A low-rider semi? A V8 Isetta? Widebody GTO? Seriously? We can't ...

Woodward 2008: Hankering for Hot Rods? 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a gallery of Hot Rods on Woodward Cruising amongst the various cars down Woodward this weekend were quite a few machines that fit into the Hot Rod genre. Starting with a classic old-school vehicle platform, adding power and lowering it to the ground, the Hot Rod ethos still manages ...

Woodward 2008: Flexing the American muscle 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more high-res images of muscle cars on Woodward It's with fond memories that we look back on the age of the muscle car, their big-inch V8 engines belching power and burning tires long before it was politically incorrect to do so. Starting with humble mid-size coupe origins, the ...

Woodward 2008: Attack of the airbrush! 1 year ago on Autoblog

click the V8 powered Isetta for a high-res gallery Wherever you find people cruising, you will always find lots of fancy paintwork. These run the gamut from metallic finishes that change color depending on the viewing angle to all kinds of intricate designs along with the standard issue flame jobs. ...

Woodward 2008: Advance Automotive's Heldo 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for the Advance Automotive's Heldo high res gallery We've seen everything from Challengers and Camaros to Vespas and Vipers today, but there was only one Heldo. Advanced Automotives' Heldo is a steel tube space frame concept with composite bodywork and a 350-horsepower 32V ...

Woodward 2008: Cruising on two wheels 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of motorcycles cruising Woodward Sure, the vast majority of vehicles cruising down Woodward Ave. this weekend are of the four-wheeled variety, but motorcycles were well represented as well. In between all the exotics, classics and modern muscle, we dodged (and ...

Woodward 2008: A license (plate) to thrill 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of vanity plates seen on Woodward Ave. After spending all that money restoring, customizing or just outright buying your ride for the Woodward Dream Cruise, you can't just screw on a license plate that says XBC 1764. No, you have to get a vanity plate that expresses ...

Woodward 2008: Not all replicas are created equal 1 year ago on Autoblog

As long as people have been willing to pay insane amounts of money for classic cars, there have been entrepreneurs and hobbyists creating reproductions of those cars. Unfortunately, the desire to reproduce a classic and the skill to do so in a faithful manner often do not go hand in hand. Such is ...

Woodward 2008: Watch your step, you might squash someone! 1 year ago on Autoblog

One of the cooler aspects of the Woodward Dream Cruise is that its completely open and unmoderated. It's the ultimate "run what you brung" event. Hundreds of thousands of people sit along the edge of the road and watch everything from bikes to trucks go by and the juxtaposition can be fascinating. ...

Woodward 2008: It's not a concours original, MINI VTEC 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click on the MINI V-TEC for a high res gallery While some of the machines trolling along Woodward Ave. today could easily compete in a Concours event, there are there plenty of others that would be shunned from such places. These machines that have been fixed up and heavily modified from their ...

Woodward 2008: Ford Booth Tour at 9 Mile 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of Ford's booth on Woodward Ave. Ford's display for the Woodward Dream Cruise used to be located at 15 Mile, but this year the Blue Oval picked up and moved all the way down to 9 Mile in Ferndale. And when we say 9 Mile, we mean the whole street. Ford's display is ...

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Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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