Like Mecca to true car enthusiasts, the Woodward Dream Cruise calls to all who have gripped a wheel, stomped on a gas pedal and gotten goose bumps admiring the curves of a steel body. So I wasn’t surprised when I saw Bill Caswell in the crowd at the curb. They are probably going to make … Continue Reading →
It took just one block in solid, slow Woodward traffic before IndyCar driver Ryan Briscoe began to get impatient. “I’m a race car driver. Not much of a traffic jam guy,” Briscoe said. I figured the guy who sat on the pole at this year’s Indy 500 would be more comfortable behind the wheel so … Continue Reading →
Jerry Carr is one of the “old school” classic muscle car aficionados who gather most summer nights at the Woodward Avenue Shell Station in Royal Oak. Carr lives the Woodward Dream Cruise life year-round. His friends, his grandchildren, everyone he knows are involved. It’s easy for him, because he lives just five doors away, in … Continue Reading →
For more than two decades, Greg Wallace has been discovering, collecting and stashing away historic and future General Motors keepsakes. I stopped this morning on my way to the Cruise at the GM Heritage Center, a not-open-to-the-public facility in a nondescript industrial park not far from the GM Technical Center in Warren. The place is … Continue Reading →
Brimingham resident Jeff Olson copes with Dream Cruise congestion by riding his bike. (Doug Guthrie / Detroit News) Birmingham — Some of his neighbors plan out-of-town vacations or just plain flee from the bustle of the Woodward Dream Cruise, but Jeff Olson continues to enjoy the spectacle. “When it first started I thought this … Continue Reading →