Ford Mustang fans of all generations can see more than 800 of the iconic pony cars in Ford Motor Co.’s Mustang Alley.
Jon Haber has his 1973 Ford Mustang on display at Mustang Alley.
Dream Cruise attendees in Ferndale can see Mustangs from 1964 to present east of Woodward Avenue on Nine Mile.
Jon Haber, a member of the Mustang Owners Club of Southeast Michigan, polished his banana yellow 1972 Mustang as foot traffic started to pick up on Saturday. Haber, who has managed to keep the car all original by only taking it on weekends, said he still remembers buying the car brand new.
“I asked one of my daughters to pick out the color and she picked pink” said Haber, 75, of Huntington Woods. “So I said ‘Pick another color and she said yellow, and I said OK.”
Mike Rutka, from Grand Island, N.Y., brought some new-school Mustang flavor into the mix with his 2002 Saleen Mustang — one of such super-charged convertibles. Rutka, who is participating in Mustang Alley for the first time, said the people are what makes the Cruise so special.
This is Michael Rutka's first time at Mustang Alley and he brought his 2002 Saleen Mustang.
“Everybody talking about the cars and where are you from and it just keeps going,” said Rutka, a member of the Western New York Mustang Club. “It’s a dream to be here, and I can say I’ll definitely be back, but I’ll bring the club.”
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