Woodward dream cruise

[tubbs]

I know this is a ways away (August 16th I believe), but I would like to know a little inside info. where to go, what to stay away from, sit or walk? anyone from the forum planning on going?

[ZTony8]

Make sure you stop at Pastiener's Auto Zone on the east side of Woodward just north of 14 Mile Road.No,it's not an auto parts store,it's car nut central with car books,videos,magazines, and models(a few kits but mostly die cast and other pre builts,many foreign).They also have free hot dogs,pop,and other snack goodies.

I always walk the cruise( in stages). I'll start down at 9 Mile road in Ferndale.Don't ask me why I do that because Ford has a large display area there and I'm not really a Ford guy.Glutton for punishment, I guess.If you walk west on 9 mile west of Woodward there's a little bookstore on the south side of 9 Mile called the Library Bookstore that always has some interesting old car books for sale.Then I hop in my car and go up to the 14 Mile/Woodward area to begin the second phase of my walk.I'll walk down to the Belmont shopping center at 13 & Woodward to see the Chrysler display and also a park on the other side of the street.That area(13 to 14 Mile) is the heart of the cruise and,as such,is VERY crowded and navigating it on foot is tedious.

Then I'll walk up Woodward and cross over to Old Woodward in Bimingham to see the cars displayed along the street.

Do bring a chair because if you get tired you can always find a spot to sit.Or,if you choose,just find a spot early along Woodward and watch the world's largest moving parking lot masquerading as the Cruise (the southern end of the cruise south of I-696 is far less crowded but fewer cars go there )

I've heard that the area around Pontiac is very active(though I've never been up to that area for the Cruise).The area between Birmingham and Pontiac is rather inactive as it's a high income residential area so there aren't too many places to see the cars.PM me for further details if you'd like to do that.

[Motor City]

Tony has some great suggestions. For something different, start at Michigan Avenue in downtown Detroit and head north. It won't be bumper-to-bumper traffic, and you'll get some appreciative looks since most cruisers ignore Detroit. If you like Mustangs, walk along 9 Mile in Ferndale. The parking lot behind the northeast corner there also has a lot of cool cars. Shrine of the Little Flower Catholic Church at 12 Mile has a good display, as does the west side of Woodward in front of Roseland Cemetery. You can usually get some speed north of Big Beaver, but it slows down again in Pontiac. The parking lots and medians there are full of great cars. I turned around in an old Pontiac neighborhood several years ago. This kid about 10 runs into the street after me yelling to his buddy (hey, it's a 'Rado!). I was driving my '77 Eldorado Biarritz with the wide whitewalls and Astroroof. I think he was in Heaven!

[ZTony8]

An observation about that Mustang display.In 2012 and 2013 there was every variation of Mustang there-except one.There was no SVO !Is it the red headed stepchild of the Mustang world?

Edited June 12, 2014 by ZTony8

[astroracer]

Just to make mention that, while Woodward is going on, so is Back To The Bricks in Flint. This show is an entire week long and has pretty much turned my head from the Dream Cruise.

http://backtothebricks.org/

Also the Sloan Museum show is June 28-29. This is a huge show with nearly a thousand cars attending. Well worth a day trip if you want to see what Flint is all about.

http://www.sloanautofair.com/

Mark

Edited June 15, 2014 by astroracer