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    Woodward 2009: A corral of Cobras and not a real one in sight
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    Kirkham FIA 289 Cobra replica - Click above for high-res image gallery
    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 ...

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    Woodward 2009: You're not from around here, are you?
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    Woodward 2009: European cars – Click above for high-res image gallery
    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 ...

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    Woodward 2009: High performance cars stuck in traffic
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    High performance cars – Click above for high-res image gallery
    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 ...

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    Woodward 2009: Past Chrysler savior meets the next one?
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    Fiat Topolino - Click above for high-res image gallery
    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 ...

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    Woodward 2009: Google watching the watchers!
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    Google street view car watching the watchers - Click above for high-res image gallery
    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 ...

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    Woodward 2009: Chrysler Booth Tour
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    Woodward 2009: Chrysler Booth Tour – Click above for high-res image gallery
    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 ...

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    Woodward 2009: The Ford Booth Tour
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    Woodward 2009 Ford Booth Tour - Click above for high-res image gallery
    Ford, as you likely already know, didn't enter bankruptcy this year, and the Blue Oval didn't need government funds to remain afloat, either. That's a good enough reason to throw a party, and that's precisely what Ford did at ...

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    Woodward 2009: We're streaming live video!
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    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 ...

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    Cashing In: Woodward Dream Cruise gets new name
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    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 ...

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    Shades of Champ Car/IRL: Birmingham exits Dream Cruise, starts own same-day event
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    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 ...

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