Posts Tagged ‘WoodwardDreamCruise’

Woodward Dream Cruise 2007: V6 ‘Vette, as in Chevette

Friday, June 15th, 2007
We saw a lot of cars during our weekend on Woodward Ave., but I only remember seeing one Chevette. And it just happens to be the only Chevette I've ever seen with a V6. Yeah, I know, it's not unheard of to stick a 6-cylinder in one of Chevy's first economy cars, but upon seeing this too-hot hatch I ......

Woodward Dream Cruise 2007: Reliving memories with options

Friday, June 15th, 2007
Charles Colombo learned to drive behind the wheel of his older sister's 1950 Chevy convertible on the streets of Rochester Hills, Mich. That was in 1962, and even then, it wasn't a bad first car. After high school, Charles left home for med school, leaving behind the Chevy, expecting one day to driv......

Debate rages over super-sizing Woodward Dream Cruise

Friday, June 15th, 2007
The Woodward Dream Cruise is officially 16 miles long, extending along historic Woodward Ave. from about 9 mile Rd. in Ferndale all the way into Pontiac. There's a proposal on the table, however, to expand the Cruise all the way into downtown Detroit where Woodward Ave. originates, rather than havin......

Woodward Dream Cruise 2007: A full plate

Thursday, June 14th, 2007
At Woodward it's easy to see how much everyone loves their cars. From a distance you can see the sheen on the 15 coats of hand-sanded paint or hear the roar of a blown small block. But get closer, pay attention to the license plates and you just might learn something. Some plates give homage to the ......

Woodward Dream Cruise 2007: The muscle

Thursday, June 14th, 2007
If there's one thing Detroit does really well, it's muscle. It was almost impossible to click a shutter without catching some marque's 1960s sports car. We found ourselves having to cut down a muscle car photo library from hundreds of photos to our select favorites, which you can enjoy by clicking t......

Woodward Dream Cruise 2007: The odd, interesting and fun

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007
After hours and hours and miles and miles of perfectly painted muscle cars and high-horsepower hot rods, it's refreshing to see the odd Isetta and stuffed-animal-covered van. So as a break from the nonstop Woodward action, we bring you Woodward's oddities.We're not sure who thought it was a good ide......

Woodward Dream Cruise 2007: STREAMING LIVE - RIGHT NOW!

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007
Stream ended at 5PM EST on Saturday, 8/18. THANKS FOR WATCHING!......

Happy Woodward! Chevy debuts 2008 HHR SS

Monday, June 11th, 2007
The Woodward Dream Cruise is right around the corner on this Saturday, but Chevy is arriving early with its 2008 HHR SS model that's just been revealed. Of course, we knew an SS version of the HHR was percolating thanks to countless spy photos of development mules testing here and on the Nurburgring......

And Chrysler’s reveal today is… the PT Cruiser Sunset Boulevard Edition

Saturday, June 9th, 2007
click image above for high-res versionWhile we harbored hope that Chrysler would break with tradition and formally launch the 2008 Dodge Caliber SRT-4 at Duggan's Pub on Woodward this morning, already the new Pentastar instead did what it's been doing for years: unveiled another special edition PT ......

Chrysler set to reveal new model at Woodward

Saturday, June 9th, 2007
Information is more than scant, but Chrysler will be kicking off the 2008 Woodward Dream Cruise by pulling the wraps off a new vehicle later this morning. Not just any new vehicle, but a limited production model. Judging from the fact that Larry Lyons, VP for the FWD product team, will be in attenda......