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Woodward 2008: Monday morning recap

by John Neff on Aug 18th, 2008 at 8:54AM Featured

Filed under: Time Warp, Misc. Auto Shows

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 that occurred in Monterey, we also took you to Detroit for the 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise. Below you'll find a comprehensive yet easy to navigate group of our posts and galleries from the Dream Cruise. Be warned, it may take longer than usual to absorb everything you missed this weekend, but it's absolutely worth it. Below you'll find booth tours for each of the Detroit Three, and there's lots more after the jump. Enjoy and we'll see you next year on Woodward Ave.

GM Booth Tour - Post | Gallery
Ford Booth Tour - Post | Gallery
Chrysler Booth Tour - Post | Gallery


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Woodward 2008: And the award for hydraulics overload goes to...

by Sam Abuelsamid on Aug 17th, 2008 at 4:07PM

Filed under: Euro


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 ability to this sort of dog-next-to-a-fire-hydrant maneuver, but it was rather pedestrian by comparison. Plus, this one is all sparkly-shiny! I suppose if you're going to add this much bling to your car's normally unseen undercarriage, just have to show it off.

Gallery: Woodward 2008: Misuse of hydraulics



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Woodward 2008: The Weird, Wild and Wonderful

by Noah Joseph on Aug 17th, 2008 at 11:31AM

Filed under: Etc., Misc. Auto Shows


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 tell you what compels people to create these oddities, but we're certainly glad they did. Check out all of the oddities we found on Woodward Ave. during the Dream Cruiser yesterday in the gallery below.

Gallery: Woodward 2008: Weird, Wild and Wonderful



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Woodward 2008: Hankering for Hot Rods?

by Jeremy Korzeniewski on Aug 17th, 2008 at 10:34AM

Filed under: Time Warp, Coupes, Misc. Auto Shows, Special/Limited Editions


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 to attract its fair share of gawkers, including those of us wielding cameras. Take a look at the gallery we assembled below for the coolest 'rods and customs we could find.

Gallery: Woodward 2008: Hot Rods



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Woodward 2008: Flexing the American muscle

by Jeremy Korzeniewski on Aug 16th, 2008 at 8:31PM

Filed under: Time Warp, Coupes, Misc. Auto Shows


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 Pontiac GTO ignited a trend that is just now starting to come back in style after decades of gathering dust in the corner. Still, those classic stoplight predators from the '60s and early '70s get their day in the sun today on Woodward Avenue. Take a look at all the classic American muscle we found in the gallery below.

Gallery: Woodward 2008: Musclecars



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Woodward 2008: Advance Automotive's Heldo

by Chris Shunk on Aug 16th, 2008 at 7:28PM

Filed under: Concept Cars, Misc. Auto Shows, Special/Limited Editions


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 Cadillac Northstar engine. According to the Advance Automotive website, the rear engine Heldo can reach 60 mph in a mere 4.1 seconds, take 12.2 seconds to hit a quarter mile, and pull north of 1g on the skid pad. We have no way of verifying those lofty performance statistics, but we can tell you that it looks very cool in silver. Some of our favorite features are the gull-wingish doors, crazy thin LED tail lights, and the exposed carbon fiber hood, but the crazy aqua duct side pods may have to go. Will we ever see a production Heldo on public roads? No, but we wouldn't mind if we did. Click on the high resolution gallery below to see the Heldo in all its odd glory.

Gallery: Woodward 2008: Advanced Heldo Concept



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Woodward 2008: Cruising on two wheels

by Jeremy Korzeniewski on Aug 16th, 2008 at 7:03PM

Filed under: Misc. Auto Shows, Motorcycles


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 occasionally stopped) traffic to grab a pretty good representation of what was out there, whether they be scooters, choppers or trikes... plus some things that defy classification altogether. Check out our complete gallery below.

Gallery: Woodward 2008: Motorcycles



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Woodward 2008: A license (plate) to thrill

by John Neff on Aug 16th, 2008 at 6:29PM

Filed under: Etc., Misc. Auto Shows


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 your car's snarky theme.. sans vowels. Below you'll find a sampling of the best vanity plates we ran across while walking up and down Woodward. Enjoy.

Gallery: Woodward 2008: Vanity Plates



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Woodward 2008: Modern and Exotics

by John Neff on Aug 16th, 2008 at 5:58PM

Filed under: Misc. Auto Shows


Click above for a high-res sampling of moderns and exotics

The Woodward Dream Cruise isn't all about vintage Detroit iron. Throughout the day you'll see a number of modern machines and expensive exotics wizzing by. The most prolific auto of all today, in fact, was the modern day Mustang (also see our tour of the Ford booth for more Mustangs), which was accompanied by a number of new Challengers and one lone 2010 Camaro kept company by a row of Corvette ZR1s. Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches, Panoz, Panteras... all accounted for. Check 'em all out in the gallery below. Your next desktop wallpaper might be in there somewhere.

Gallery: Woodward 2008: Moderns and Exotics



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Woodward 2008: Watch your step, you might squash someone!

by Sam Abuelsamid on Aug 16th, 2008 at 4:02PM

Filed under: GMC, SMART



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. Seeing a giant yellow high riding pickup truck with the front end of a Chevy Kodiak bearing down on a custom vinyl wrapped Smart is definitely an interesting sight.

Gallery: Woodward 2008: Smart vs Really big truck!



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