The one and only Woodward Dream Cruise... 

     Mecca for every Hot Rodder, Gear Jammer, Grease Monkey and Backyard Mechanic... The Annual Woodward Dream Cruise.  Yep, over a million musclecar fanatics stretched across 16 miles of one of the most well known cruise strips of the '60s.  You just got to love it!

     The beginning of the day was a little anti-climatic.  We had just over 10 brave souls/cars willing to take the chance of getting a little dirty and caravan out to Woodward.  We started off at 8:30 AM... At 8:45 AM it started raining and didn't let up until 10 AM.  After 11 AM, it finally started drying up and getting crowded.  Little by little, most of the 72 cars who reserved a spot showed up at the lot. 

     Those who pre-registered for our show on Sunday were able to reserve a parking spot in the lot we rented on Woodward.  Now the lot itself was a little north of the bulk of the action, but there was still plenty of cars to see!  We intentionally reserved a lot further north of the action for one reason alone... You can actually still cruise!  In the heart of all of the action, it was just a parking lot.  Where we were, you could actually "stretch" the Goat's legs (or a little more for those with an abundance of bravado!).  I personally witnessed more than a few GTOs take advantage of the wide open road in front of them when they left the lot to go cruise.  Despite the shaky beginning, everyone had a great time! 

     I almost forgot...  We threw a Parking Lot Party at the host hotel in the early evening!  After a long day of hitting the pavement an outdoor buffet sure hit the spot.  For those who brought little ones with them, the hotel had a huge water park to fill their time.  For the rest of us, it was a long night of bench racing.

   - Joe Kozlowski